If you want to know for sure how to get rid of cold sores, learn what causes cold sores first. Then give these simple methods a try. You will be glad you did.
The herpes simplex virus, type 1 and type 2, causes all cold sores and fever blisters.
This virus is very contagious. Once infected, it will take up residence in the nerve fibers nearest initial infection. It will stay with you for life.
Usually the herpes simplex virus is latent and not causing any trouble. About a third of those infected will never get a cold sore in their lifetime. The other 65% will get at least one cold sore every 11 months.
Stress weakens your immune system, and the herpes virus can often become active. It moves to the surface, enters nerve cells there, and forces those cells to create new clones of itself. …show more content…
This is what creates the open oral herpes cold sore. Your body then must create replacement cells and skin over the top to heal the sore.
How quickly you heal depends on your level of health. It also depends on the availability of proper materials, such as vitamins and minerals, for the rebuilding process.
The focus of this article is to explain how to get rid of cold sores that are currently active. But, you also will see how to get rid of cold sores before they happen.
1. BEGINNING OF A COLD SORE
Your cold sore has started when you feel an itching, tingling or burning sensation.
A great way to delay the cold sore from appearing is by applying ice or other cold object to the spot. At times it may actually stop the sore from developing. And that would be the best news.
2. KEEPING THE COLD SORE CLEAN
Your body knows how to get rid of cold sores.
One important part of the healing process is the thick fluid that weeps from your sore. This is your body getting rid of as much of the new virus as