Fever blisters.

[ListenToCKY]

Exactly two weeks ago, I had a fever blister come up. I used Abreva on it whilst it was small. It went away in a couple of days. So I'm here two weeks later and another one came up!!! I hear fatigue causes them. This is probably what's caused it because I've been having to set my alarm clock to wake me up in the middle of the night to win auctions. This causes me not being able to go bac kto sleep.

 

[zurgswife]

Fatigue, stress and TOM (for women)....are all causes of reoccuring fever blisters...

 

[Angelrose]

Instead of getting up in the middle of the night for your auctions why not use Hammersnipe? You just put in what you want to bid and they automatically place your bid within I think it's 5 seconds of the deadline. I use it all the time. That way you get a good night's sleep.

 

[ListenToCKY]

I've used sniping tools and ended up losing way too many times. Plus if it's something really rare (CKY Volume 2 first print) I am willing to get up in the middle of the night.

 

[Evil Princess]

I've had them my whole life. I currently have two in my mouth right now. My dentist just said I'm one of those people who gets them often. Avoid spicy and citrus-y foods when you have them. I still can't figure out how to make them go away, mine usually last a full week. I get ones that are as big as dimes, the dentist said they're small ulsers..so I feel your pain.

 

[jaccceee]

I ate at ohanas a couple of weeks ago. there dessert is pineapple. I never eat pineapple but it was so good that i ate a huge amount. Right afterwards my throat had a slight burning sensation. I ended up with 2 huge cankers and they hurt every time I swallowed. i looked up cankers on the internet and they said that pineapples were triggers.
I don't think cankers are the same thing as fever blisters though.
I also got them when I was nursing my son and forgetting to take my prenatal vitamins. My son got them all the time when his braces would cut his mouth from sports.

 

[tinaw]

There is a vitamin/supplement you can take to help these go away. It is called L-Lysine. Whenever I start to get a fever blister I take 2 pills ( I think they are 500 mg each) then 1 pill everyday until it is gone. I have been told that if you take the supplement every day you won't get them anymore.

 

[Evil Princess]

Not true TinaW. I've tried it, they don't work...

 

[off2disney]

Over-exposure to the sun, digestive upsets or the use of antibiotics can also cause fever blisters. I used to get horrible fever blisters - they would cover my entire mouth - and mostly when I was constipated or had to take antibiotics. One doctor told me that these things could upset the natural bacteria in your digestive system and allow the virus that causes fever blisters to flurish.

When I first start to get the burn or sting that indicated a fever blister is starting to form, I take LACTINEX (it can be purchased at the pharmacy without a prescription (it's kept in the refrigerator). I chew 4 tablets to begin with, then 4 tablets every four hours for a couple of days, and they usually don't even develop. The reason it is kept in the refrigerator is that if replaces the good bacteria in your system and the cold prohibits the growth of the bacteria until you ingest it.

I very seldom even get them anymore, and I'm not lllying when I say I used to get horrible ones -- my junior year in high school, starting at a new high school, they were so bad my lips turned inside out - I looked like a Ubangi! It would take two weeks to heal! Needless to say, I really impressed my new classmates. NOT!

 

[AlexandNessa]

I get them fairly often too. Whenever I go for my annual check-up, I have my doctor renew my prescription for Zovirax, which helps a lot if you nip it in the bud. I always carry it with me!

Also, I've heard that eating yogurt with acidophilus works too.

They're dreadful, aren't they?