Strengthening The Immune System
If your mouth is sore and have difficulty eating, drinking and sleeping. If you have a slight fever, a sore throat or swollen lymph nodes, it is likely that you have a cold sore. Cold sores are blisters on the lips and the edge of the mouth that are caused by an infection with the herpes simplex virus (HSV). About 6 to 48 hours before a cold sore is visible, you may feel tingling, burning, itching, numbness, tenderness, or pain in the affected area. The condition is triggered by a long list of factors that include stress, allergy, dental treatment other infections and taking of certain medication.
There are over the counter medication that is effective cold sore remedy. There are also home remedies being recommended such as a cold compress, applying moisturizers, petroleum jelly and using herbal remedies such as tea tree oil and sage. These may not work immediately but cold sore blisters usually break open, weep clear fluid, and then crust over and disappear after a few days. Recurrence can be prevented with supplements such as lysine and zinc. Vitamin C is also a good supplement to strengthen the immune system.