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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Herpes / July 2006Stopping itching and discomfort
Hello, I wanted to share another way to combat itching and soreness from an outbreak. There is a cream designed for hemroids called Nupercainal and its sold OTC at any pharmacy in the section with the hemroidal stuff. Its got a small amount of 1% Dibucaine. I tried it because I am about ready to climb the walls from this outbreak which is going on a week and a half probably from the Prednisone I was taking. Strangely this outbreak decided to come out between the buttocks and its itchy and raw feeling as heck! My ex girlfriends gynocologist recommended this to her (because my ex also had genital herpes). It seems to help a little but not as good as the listerine in my book. The only problem with the listerine is that it tends to wear off fast. I might try the tea tree oil another time to see if that makes any difference. If anyone has any other good anti itch and/or soreness remedies for an outbreak please share, because right now I am not a happy camper and this is my vacation of all times for this to happen. Al I'm wondering if Benedryl cream would work? It's for itching, isn't it? However, I would suggest reading the package very carefully as I'm not sure if women should use it vaginally. ar > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Al > Hello, > > I wanted to share another way to combat itching and soreness from an > outbreak. There is a cream designed for hemroids called Nupercainal and > its sold OTC at any pharmacy in the section with the hemroidal stuff. > Its got a small amount of 1% Dibucaine. I tried it because I am about Well this has interesting observations with dibucaine and HSV....first line says it all.... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstra ct&list_uids=2556981&query_hl=12&itool=pubmed_docsum How much use it is in vivo I dont know but it seems interesting to wave at yer doc and say 'well how about....' Tim -- When playing rugby, its not the winning that counts, but the taking apart ICQ: 5178568 > > Hello, > > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > How much use it is in vivo I dont know but it seems interesting to wave at > yer doc and say 'well how about....' Okay Tim, well I read the article, so my understanding is that Dibucaine can cause a higher HSV viral population? That means it would be worse in the long run. That could explain why my ex was having so many outbreaks even though she had HSV1 genital. My mother told me to use Cortisone cream and I let her know that wasnt a good idea! I will go to CVS and see if the benedryl cream has any cortisone. I am actually seeing my doctor today for bronchitis, so I'm going to ask him. Al >Okay Tim, well I read the article, so my understanding is that >Dibucaine can cause a higher HSV viral population? That means it would >be worse in the long run. This is what *I* read (first line): "The infectivity of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) was found to be markedly reduced by treating virions with the tertiary amine local anesthetics lidocaine, dibucaine and tetracaine" .... sounds to me as if they're saying treatment with dibucaine might be a good thing. At least it might cut down on transmission (infectivity) risk. .......................on the other hand, I've read stuff wrongly before. M2 > This is what *I* read (first line): > "The infectivity of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) was found to [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > M2 Okay thanks. So I would assume that using benzocaine would work about the same and not only lower the herpes virions and infectivity, but also remove some of the bothersome itching and irritation. This has been about the worst itching to date, but using this stuff I feel a little better. Al >>> its sold OTC at any pharmacy in the section with the hemroidal stuff. >>> Its got a small amount of 1% Dibucaine. I tried it because I am about [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Okay Tim, well I read the article, so my understanding is that > Dibucaine can cause a higher HSV viral population? I was flagging the first line of the abstract which dewcribes a marked reduction in infectivity.... > use Cortisone cream and I let her know that wasnt a good idea! I will > go to CVS and see if the benedryl cream has any cortisone. I am Off the top of my head isnt it an allergy cream...that suggests an antihistamine is likely to be the ingredient to me. Tim -- When playing rugby, its not the winning that counts, but the taking apart ICQ: 5178568 > > use Cortisone cream and I let her know that wasnt a good idea! I will > > go to CVS and see if the benedryl cream has any cortisone. I am [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > When playing rugby, its not the winning that counts, but the taking apart > ICQ: 5178568 Yes benadryl is an antihistamine, and I think its more for heat rashes and insect bites etc. I used the Zinc Oxide powder two days now and noticed a good improvement in comfort. The area is not as itchy today, but still pretty irritated, so maybe the outbreak is on its way out...thank God!!!! Al What I found interesting was the mention of alkaline PH. As most of you know, I'm a vegetarian raw foodist. That means my diet is mostly alkaline. Part of the raw food dogma is that disease grows only in an acidic body. And by keeping your body alkaline, most disease will not be able to thrive/survive. Cool. ar >> Hello, >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > When playing rugby, its not the winning that counts, but the taking apart > ICQ: 5178568 > What I found interesting was the mention of alkaline PH. As most of you > know, I'm a vegetarian raw foodist. That means my diet is mostly alkaline. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > ar I do see where it says that PH and CA2 can make for light HSV particles, but it also says that dibucaine can cause heavy particles so I am thinking that would mean that if a person with herpes had eaten yogurt which is high in calcium and had other foods causing a higher PH, the herpes would reduce, and using anesthetics would increase the herpes load? I do tend to eat alot of yogurt, but I am not a vegetarian at all. I do have alot of acidic foods and being italian and loving pasta and tomato sauce that can't help. I asked my doctor about remedies for genital and anal itching today. He said I should try Cortizone cream, so apparently he is not in the "know" about herpes. I knew for a fact I wasnt going to get that, so I went to the store, looked at benadryl cream, and it looked like it would be good for itching only. Then I went to the womans isle and looked at something called Vagi-Gard, and this was for itching, burning, irritation and pain in the vaginal area, so knowing that it was not for yeast, it seemed almost like this was an OTC for herpes. I bought it, and tried it and so far so good, and only $3.99! Its got 5% benzocaine, 0.13% benzalkonium chloride (an alkali i think) and aloe vera and vitamin E. Al Hey Al, Thanks for that info about the Vagi-Gard. I've never heard of it. But a cheap remedy is always welcome. Let us know how it continues to work for you because I know it will be great information for new people who come in looking for help. And by the way, a lot of flavored yogurts aren't vegetarian because they contain gelatin--and that ain't vegetarian. ar >> What I found interesting was the mention of alkaline PH. As most of you >> know, I'm a vegetarian raw foodist. That means my diet is mostly [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Al > Hey Al, > > Thanks for that info about the Vagi-Gard. I've never heard of it. But a > cheap remedy is always welcome. Let us know how it continues to work for > you because I know it will be great information for new people who come in > looking for help. Sure. > And by the way, a lot of flavored yogurts aren't vegetarian because they > contain gelatin--and that ain't vegetarian. I didnt know that it wasnt vegatarian, but I usually get all natural ones like Lite and Lively, Danon and Yoplait. Strangely I always thought that high alkalinity would cause a better chance of yeast infections, but maybe I heard wrong. Al :) Hi, I also wanted to mention that there is a powder that I have called Caldesene Zinc Oxide powder. Someone in this group recommended it to me a long time ago. It works pretty well for the itching and keeps the area dry, but doesnt seem to work as well on the irritation and soreness. It has a cooling effect like the tea tree oil also. It might be a thought for someone with alot of itching or irritation down there. You can get it OTC at any pharmacy I would think. Al |
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