Cold sores! The most irritating thing in the world! How do you cope?
By Andrew
@AndrewFreyne (6281)
United Kingdom
December 13, 2017 10:34am CST
Oh well, finally I have something to discuss! I woke up this morning and when I made my way to the kitchen in order to have my first cup of tea of the day I was instantly reminded that I had a couple of pests bugging me! Cold sores!
Cold sores are a real nuisance and I have two of them, one on each corner of the mouth. It is always pretty bad when the time arrives to eat something and you have to open your mouth and those two sores start screaming as the skin stretches and then a fresh wound opens. You have to eat and you have to drink so I try and ignore the pain.
I have been using some kind of lip therapy which is like a form of lip balm and you rub it over the sores and it does the trick, for a short time at least and then the same cycle repeats itself: irritating pain. How do you deal with cold sores? They are like two devils that you just want to assassinate! 
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I have had these for two days straight and they are not disappearing anytime soon!
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I have had these for two days straight and they are not disappearing anytime soon!2 people like this
4 responses
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
14 Dec 17
Avoid taking any kind of spicy or sour food for the time being. Also, avoid anything salty, if possible.
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@AndrewFreyne (6281)
• United Kingdom
14 Dec 17
Thanks for that information. Yes, it's day three and there's no change. Guess my body is sending out slow healing signals!
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
14 Dec 17
@AndrewFreyne I think such soars should disappear automatically after few days. If soar persists, it would be better to take the advice of a Doctor.
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@AndrewFreyne (6281)
• United Kingdom
14 Dec 17
Thanks, that's what I'm hoping that it disappears shortly. For the present I am still having to stretch my mouth when I try to eat and there is a little pain there! Such is life!
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
15 Dec 17
I hate cold sores too. I've used baking soda, it helps relieve the irritation and helps to dry the sores. You can put a few drops of water onto the baking soda so it would form a paste and then dab it on the affected spots.
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@AndrewFreyne (6281)
• United Kingdom
15 Dec 17
That's a good tip. Many thanks. It is weird how they suddenly appear like that though!
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
15 Dec 17
@AndrewFreyne No problem, yeah they're a pain. Just make sure you drink a lot of water too!
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32748)
• Calgary, Alberta
13 Dec 17
Gargle bactidol to kill treat the infection and take mefanamic acid to ease the pain.
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@AndrewFreyne (6281)
• United Kingdom
13 Dec 17
Okay, great, thanks for that information. It seems fine or at least it is improving. Thanks again.
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
14 Dec 17
I hate cold sores. Sometimes I treat with an essential oil blend called Olbas. It burns a bit but helps them go away. I've heard Cinnamon, but I guess that really hurts. Good luck getting rid of them
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@AndrewFreyne (6281)
• United Kingdom
14 Dec 17
Thanks Faye, guess this is a temporary milestone that I am going through. Hopefully all will be well within the next few days!
