Cold sore's during pregnancy

**mel_cur** · July 10th, 2013, 04:09 PM

My sister is 25w pregnant and has a massive cold sore all along her bottom lip. It is so sore but the chemist would not give her anything for it. Just wondering if you guys have heard of anything that works or that she could take when pregnant?

Thanks!

**LysnDan** · July 10th, 2013, 04:24 PM

Sm33 gel.

**little_mrs** · July 10th, 2013, 05:22 PM

I tried all the creams and stuff over the years and the one thing that works best is aftershave. Stings but just dab some on the cold sore and it'll dry it out overnight. Perfectly fine while pregnant

**Nai** · July 10th, 2013, 06:00 PM

Vodka from the freezer! Dab it on with a cotton ball. The cold and alcohol combination works wonders. I had them with dd2 and can testify that it works.

**danita** · July 10th, 2013, 06:41 PM

Ice can help soothe it. I too use aftershave

**Artechim** · July 10th, 2013, 07:56 PM

Also tell her to check her diet. When you have a cold sore you need to avoid the protein Arginine that is a building block for the virus replication. The protein Lysine will block Arginine. So you want to have a google of Lysine and Arginine containing foods, eating more of the former and less of the latter.