does food affect outbreaks ?
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I have a friend who had terrible psoreasis. He did homeopathy treatment and its gone with the wind! I had horrible eczema and homeopathy cured my eczema (I had tried everything else you can think of and nothing else worked). Give it a try!!\n\nAlso, if you try homeopathy, please persist with it. My eczema outbreaks got so much worse before they went away, but I decided I wanted to get rid of them, no matter how hard it was!
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Yes\n\nThe Indian style of cooking kills all the virus/germs and what not.\n\nSo you can eat as much as you want
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It is not wheat and dairy that you have to careful of. You should avoid or cut down on the consumption of spicy food, fried food, chocolates and coffee for a while. I tried it and they disappeared. Try it!!
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Outbreaks can happen at any time not only when you have intercourse.   \n\nSometimes outbreaks can occur and not be noticed by the individual who has the condition - this is fine but it also means that you can infect another person and not be aware of it.
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Yes, it affects smell and taste, in men and women. Avoid things like onion, garlic, asparagus, and I suppose different spices could do it too.
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No, you are at no risk at all from Salmonella unless you ate the contaminated food also. Assuming that Salmonella is all the infection they have you should be fine.
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No, that is why it's so important to wear protection, no matter what 'they say...'\nSorry to hear of your bad encounter. Talk with your doctor about how to deal with any outbreaks.
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I would think it is no longer contagious once it becomes dry.Go to your local pharmacy in the natural vitamins and pick up a bottle of L-Lysine tablets.Take one daily during an outbreak. It will dry up quickly. To prevent them again, take 2 a week.Maybe take one on Sat., and another onTues.
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The ZOMBIE is right,IT IS INTERESTING;) \nCurrent International Research suggests that the virus is killed within seconds of reaching 70 degree C. Avoid food that conatins raw meat or eggs!any properly cooked chicken or egg poses no threat!\n\nBon Apetit
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Yes they should as they are not sick from a virus are they, it will teach them not to eat too many sweets, they should still go.
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food and bacteria particles
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YES! it happened to my little girl. The doctor told me that the outbreak would be very mild and it was about 2 or three small spots that looked like bug bites.
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I don't think so. While eating fruit and veggies is good for you, too much can cause diarrhea. Definately include more fruits and vegetables in your daily diet. Also, make sure you are drinking at LEAST two eight ounce glasses of water (not juice, soda, hi-c) a day. It will help keep you hydrated and flush out impurities. Add walking every day for a half hour to get your blood pumping helps too!
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Cold Sores are  another name for Herpes Simplex 1The Amino Acid Lysine Controls Herpes\n\nIs it true that the amino acid called lysine, is good for preventing herpes outbreaks? \n\nYes!!! Supplementation with free-form lysine has shown to be beneficial in controlling herpes along with a diet high in lysine and low in arginine. "This suggests that physicians in a position to study the effect of lysine in herpes simplex infections should do so. It appears to do no harm and may be a useful therapeutic measure." \n\nTissue culture studies have demonstrated a beneficial effect on viral replication when the amino acid ratio of arginine to lysine favors arginine. The opposite, preponderance of lysine to arginine, suppresses viral replication and inhibits cytopathogenicity of herpes simplex virus."\n\nL-Lysine appears to be a very effective agent for reduction of occurrence, severity and healing time for recurrent HSV infection.\n\n\nWhat foods are high in lysine and low in arginine?\n\n\nFish, chicken, beef, lamb, milk, cheese, beans, brewer's yeast, mung bean sprouts and most fruits and vegetables have more lysine than arginine, except for peas. Gelatin, chocolate, carob, coconut, oats, wholewheat and, white flour, peanuts, soybeans, and wheatgerm have more arginine than lysine.\nSupplementing your diet with L-Lysine helps to assure that you tilt the scales toward the lysine side, helping to prevent outbreaks. (See Nutrition) \n\nWhat are Lysine's Method of Action?\n\n\nNine proteins have been identified in the enveloped herpes simplex viron. In addition to the capsid proteins, the naked virions contain two additional proteins (VI and VII). Protein VII is an arginine-rich protein of the viral core. It is also known that the proteins synthesised by the herpes simplex virus infected cells contain more arginine but less lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryrosine, and isoleucine relative to leucine than the proteins synthesised by unaffected cells.\n\nL-lysine 390 mg. was given orally at the first indication of onset of herpetic oral lesions in eight patients and vulvar lesions in two patients, with uniform rapid resolution of the lesions. This suggests that physicians in a position to study the effect of lysine in herpes simplex infections should do so. It appears to do no harm and may be a useful therapeutic measure. \n\nDosages:\nThe amount of lysine required to control herpes varied from case to case but a typical dose to maintain remission was 500 mg daily and active herpes required 1 to 6 g between meals to induce healing."
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Be cautious just in case I would say...\n\nI once was in Northern China with my husband and a whole group of Chinese-Singaporeans. We were told by our Chinese guide that we should not eat nor drink in restaurants (all kind of hepatitis A,B etc and all). The local population was not bothered though.\n\nBut us, Caucasians and Singoporean-Chinese alike were warned not to eat anything nor drink any water in restaurants. Just in case......and that was from a local Chinese guide.\n\nWe all had all our numerous shots before-hand though..but did not take the risk.\n\nSo, basically :  I don't know but better consult other expats over there..
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Yes, diseases can transfer through those mediums. Actually, the virus or bacteria can stay alive and active even if the fruits or vegies are well-rinsed.
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It usually takes 2 to 4 weeks for the first outbreak to appear.  It is  usually the worst and longest lasting outbreak.  Encourage him to see a doctor.  I would avoid intercourse.  Good Luck!