hey guys so in light of spring break just so yall don't forget, cold sores are herpes! canker sores are not!
i repeat, COLD SORES ARE HERPES.
if you kiss someone with cold sores, they have herpes, and now so do you.
Fun fact, frequent canker sores are a little-known symptom of celiac disease and vitamin deficiencies
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Anonymous6d
More people need to share this important PSA! Its appalling, every time i go to get tested they look at me like im crazy when i say add hsv1 and 2 on the panel because ive never had a cold sore
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Anonymous6d
Herpes is HSV-2. Cold sores can also be caused by HSV-1. Just don’t kiss anyone with an active cold sore and don’t speculate on why they have one.
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Anonymous6d
And fun fact, mouth herpes CAN transfer to genital herpes if someone performs oral with a cold sore. Stay safe out there yall
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Anonymous4d
If you have a cold sore go get L-lysine and it will be gone in a few days
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Anonymous#11w
I used to get them all the time when I was younger, not so much anymore, but I’ve alway had issues my digestion, I did not realize these two lines up
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Anonymous#16d
Would you happen to know which vitamin deficiencies? I’m on my 4th or 5th canker sore of the year 😔
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Anonymous#36d
A variety but the ones I’ve heard are b12 and iron. Have you been tested for celiac though?
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Anonymous#16d
Personally no because I almost certainly don’t have celiac but I think I have a vitamin deficiency or two for various reasons so this was helpful!
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Anonymous#16d
they can also be caused by stress and nutrient deficiency.
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Anonymous#36d
are you overly stressed
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Anonymous#46d
They are both herpes dawg. Cold sore= kind term for mouth herpes lol
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Anonymous#46d
HSV-1 is Herpes Simplex Virus type 1.
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Anonymous#36d
you could try to switch your toothpaste too! i haven’t had one since I stopped using toothpaste with sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS)
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Anonymous#36d
My cousin was totally blindsided by her celiac diagnosis. She said she was just tired all the time, no gut pain or anything. It’s worth asking for the blood test if you can
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Anonymous#16d
Also if you have multiple vitamin deficiencies you should get checked out for celiac. It’s actually crazy how many people have it without classical symptoms. It can silently wreak havoc for years