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How do you prevent Herpes?

You can take care to help to prevent and avoid getting genital herpes or any other sexually transmitted infection.
  • Safe sex
  • Use condoms 
  • Take antiviral medicine 
  • Take care during pregnancy
  • Ask your doctor if you have been suffered to genital herpes or have had an outbreak in the past.
  • Eat viral fighting foods like apple, pears, figs, apricots, mangoes.
  • Eat vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, beans. beats.
  • Herpes blisters can be related to an imbalance of the acid-base relationship so that drinking more lemon water and reducing caffeine can help to improve your alkaline pH levels which tone down the nasty effects of an acidic pH.
  • Wash your hands after using the bathroom or having any contact with blisters or sores. 
Notes: Last point is especially important for people who is caring for babies?

Acidic foods to avoid :
  • Junk and processed food 
  • Caffeine
  • Alcohol 
  • Added sugar 
  • Excessive red meat consumption
Home treatment :
  • Take warm sitz baths or wash the area with warm water 3 or 4 times a day.
  • Keep the sores clean and dry.
  • Using a hairdryer to dry off the sores may be more comfortable than using a towel.
  • Wear cotton underpants so that it can absorb moisture better than those made from synthetic material. 
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