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Medical health questions : How to make cold sore disappear?
Medical health Answers :
Cold sores sometimes resolve on its own within a week or two, but if
they don’t then you definitely need to take help from your GP. You have
mentioned that you have been already prescribed some medications for
this.
Your GP might have prescribed you medicines to fight against the virus. This is called antiviral medicine. It can help reduce pain and make your symptoms go away sooner. Medicines used to treat mouth sores include Acyclovir.
Famciclovir and Valacyclovir.you might have been prescribed with any of these. Antiviral skin creams such as 5% acyclovir ointment (Zovirax) and 1% penciclovir cream (Denavir) may also be used.
Though they are little expensive, often they help to shorten the course of outbreak. In addition to these medicines to treat the herpes simplex virus, a variety of home remedies can be used to address the symptoms of a herpes outbreak, as well as to prevent the frequency and severity of occurrences.
I would suggest you to follow your GP’s prescription, take those medicines as prescribed; it will definitely help you for sooner recovery and I will also give you suggestions on to deal with some aspects of the problem yourself to help you reduce the physical pain and other symptoms that go along with having herpes.
The following steps can also help make you feel better:
1. Apply ice or a warm washcloth to the sores to help ease pain.
2. Wash the blister gently with germ-fighting (antiseptic) soap and water. This helps prevent spreading the virus to other body areas.
3. Avoid hot beverages, spicy and salty foods, and citrus.
4. Gargle with cool water or eat popsicles.
5. Rinse with salt water.
6. Take a pain reliever such as paracetamol. You can take upto three paracetamol 500 mg, three times daily 4 hours apart.
7. Apply sunblock or lip balm containing zinc oxide to your lips before you go outside.
8. A moisturizing balm to prevent the lips from becoming too dry may also help.
9. Stress and feeling run down can trigger recurrent episodes of cold sores. Taking measures to prevent yourself feeling this way can also help reduce your risk of having an outbreak.
Medical health questions :
I just had a surgical procedure done where my urethra was streached due to a slite blockage of scar tissue. Because of the procedure I now have a catheter in my penis till monday. My issue is at night after falling asleep I'm awakened to a very painful, unwanted erections. How can I prevent this from happening.
Medical health Answers :
Early morning erections are the indication that you have intact testosterone levels and a proper neuro hormonal mechanism. However this can be sometimes painful especially after a surgical procedure.Since the catheter is there only till Monday, I recommend you to try some short term measures.
1. If the catheter is attached to thighs with a tape, please make sure, it is loose and flexible enough to accommodate an erection.
2. Keeping a wet, but clean sterile cloth round the penile shaft while sleeping might help. (Please note this is not evidence based suggestion, but this does seem to work in some patients)
3. Avoid sexual / erotogenic stimuli in general for a week and especially before going to sleep.
Ketoconazole (an anti fungal) drug is used for this purpose ( to prevent unwanted painful erections). If the above measures are not working, you can get a prescription for Ketoconazole from your Doctor. It is usually taken as 400 mg single dose in the night.
Medical health questions :
I had intercourse 2 weeks ago, right after my period. The day after intercourse, I noticed blood in my urine. This has been happening ever since, and especially during intercourse. Otherwise, there is not blood throughout the day. I have a 10 yr, non-hormonal IUD. I had a clean pap a few months ago, I recently tested negative for all STDs and so has my partner. I have no pain, but very slight, mild period-like cramps. The blood is bright red, and like I said, there is A LOT of it during intercourse. There is a small amount of blood if I use a tampon, but it is not as saturated as it would be during my period. During intercourse, there is more blood than during menstruation.
A few additional things... I think it is odd it happened so soon after intercourse. It was the first time I had had intercourse in about a month. My friend in PA school said she was taught blood in urine without pain is cancer, but I feel like it was prompted by intercourse. I frequently lift heavy weights for exercise. I have a healthy diet, drink over a gallon of water/day. Per my online research, I think I may have a hemangioma. Could a loose IUD cause this much bleeding? I have checked and felt the IUD still secure. From here, I would like to know whether to see a urologist or gyno.
Medical health Answers :
I can understand your problem and will try to help you the best possible.
Bleeding after intercourse can occur for several reasons. When you have an IUD, however, bleeding after intercourse may mean that the IUD has moved from the top of the uterus to the lower part, which may render it ineffective. So you could use an alternative method for contraception, until you get it confirmed from your doctor that IUD is in the correct place it should be. Another cause for such bleeding is Infection.
Anything from a yeast infection to a sexually transmitted disease like gonorrhea or chlamydia can irritate the cervix to the point where trauma from sex can lead to bleeding. However, you have mentioned that you have been tested for STD, and it was negative, it is less likely to be the cause.
Next possible cause is benign polyps of the cervix (small projections of tissue) that may also bleed from the friction caused by sexual intercourse. Sometimes, if your vagina is too dry, then a sexual intercourse can cause tears in vagina causing fresh bleeding. So, firstly, it is important to make sure that IUD is in place, because if it is displaced a little, it can cause more serious problem.
Consult with a Gynaecologist, the doctor will examine for the position of IUD and correct it if possible, or remove it and advise you for alternative method for contraception. And a gynaecologist will also be able to check for any lesion in the cervix or vagina causing bleeding such as polyp, erosion, tears and infection.
Polyps can be detected and removed. If a tear is found, usually lubricants or changes in style of intercourse will be recommended. In any case, you must not ignore bleeding after intercourse, especially if it happens repeatedly. So I would recommend you to consult with a Gynaecologist, and sort out this problem.
It is very likely to be a cancer or hemangioma, since you’ve had a clean pap few months ago, it almost rules out cancer. You can repeat pap, if you have done it before more than two months’ time, otherwise it is not necessary. It is not a very serious problem so do not panic. I would recommend you to consult with a gynaecologist to further diagnose and treat this problem.
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Medical health questions : How to make cold sore disappear?
Medical health Answers :
Cold sores sometimes resolve on its own within a week or two, but if
they don’t then you definitely need to take help from your GP. You have
mentioned that you have been already prescribed some medications for
this.Your GP might have prescribed you medicines to fight against the virus. This is called antiviral medicine. It can help reduce pain and make your symptoms go away sooner. Medicines used to treat mouth sores include Acyclovir.
Famciclovir and Valacyclovir.you might have been prescribed with any of these. Antiviral skin creams such as 5% acyclovir ointment (Zovirax) and 1% penciclovir cream (Denavir) may also be used.
Though they are little expensive, often they help to shorten the course of outbreak. In addition to these medicines to treat the herpes simplex virus, a variety of home remedies can be used to address the symptoms of a herpes outbreak, as well as to prevent the frequency and severity of occurrences.
I would suggest you to follow your GP’s prescription, take those medicines as prescribed; it will definitely help you for sooner recovery and I will also give you suggestions on to deal with some aspects of the problem yourself to help you reduce the physical pain and other symptoms that go along with having herpes.
The following steps can also help make you feel better:
1. Apply ice or a warm washcloth to the sores to help ease pain.
2. Wash the blister gently with germ-fighting (antiseptic) soap and water. This helps prevent spreading the virus to other body areas.
3. Avoid hot beverages, spicy and salty foods, and citrus.
4. Gargle with cool water or eat popsicles.
5. Rinse with salt water.
6. Take a pain reliever such as paracetamol. You can take upto three paracetamol 500 mg, three times daily 4 hours apart.
7. Apply sunblock or lip balm containing zinc oxide to your lips before you go outside.
8. A moisturizing balm to prevent the lips from becoming too dry may also help.
9. Stress and feeling run down can trigger recurrent episodes of cold sores. Taking measures to prevent yourself feeling this way can also help reduce your risk of having an outbreak.
Medical health questions :
I just had a surgical procedure done where my urethra was streached due to a slite blockage of scar tissue. Because of the procedure I now have a catheter in my penis till monday. My issue is at night after falling asleep I'm awakened to a very painful, unwanted erections. How can I prevent this from happening.
Medical health Answers :
Early morning erections are the indication that you have intact testosterone levels and a proper neuro hormonal mechanism. However this can be sometimes painful especially after a surgical procedure.Since the catheter is there only till Monday, I recommend you to try some short term measures.
1. If the catheter is attached to thighs with a tape, please make sure, it is loose and flexible enough to accommodate an erection.
2. Keeping a wet, but clean sterile cloth round the penile shaft while sleeping might help. (Please note this is not evidence based suggestion, but this does seem to work in some patients)
3. Avoid sexual / erotogenic stimuli in general for a week and especially before going to sleep.
Ketoconazole (an anti fungal) drug is used for this purpose ( to prevent unwanted painful erections). If the above measures are not working, you can get a prescription for Ketoconazole from your Doctor. It is usually taken as 400 mg single dose in the night.
Medical health questions :
I had intercourse 2 weeks ago, right after my period. The day after intercourse, I noticed blood in my urine. This has been happening ever since, and especially during intercourse. Otherwise, there is not blood throughout the day. I have a 10 yr, non-hormonal IUD. I had a clean pap a few months ago, I recently tested negative for all STDs and so has my partner. I have no pain, but very slight, mild period-like cramps. The blood is bright red, and like I said, there is A LOT of it during intercourse. There is a small amount of blood if I use a tampon, but it is not as saturated as it would be during my period. During intercourse, there is more blood than during menstruation.
A few additional things... I think it is odd it happened so soon after intercourse. It was the first time I had had intercourse in about a month. My friend in PA school said she was taught blood in urine without pain is cancer, but I feel like it was prompted by intercourse. I frequently lift heavy weights for exercise. I have a healthy diet, drink over a gallon of water/day. Per my online research, I think I may have a hemangioma. Could a loose IUD cause this much bleeding? I have checked and felt the IUD still secure. From here, I would like to know whether to see a urologist or gyno.
Medical health Answers :
I can understand your problem and will try to help you the best possible.
Bleeding after intercourse can occur for several reasons. When you have an IUD, however, bleeding after intercourse may mean that the IUD has moved from the top of the uterus to the lower part, which may render it ineffective. So you could use an alternative method for contraception, until you get it confirmed from your doctor that IUD is in the correct place it should be. Another cause for such bleeding is Infection.
Anything from a yeast infection to a sexually transmitted disease like gonorrhea or chlamydia can irritate the cervix to the point where trauma from sex can lead to bleeding. However, you have mentioned that you have been tested for STD, and it was negative, it is less likely to be the cause.
Next possible cause is benign polyps of the cervix (small projections of tissue) that may also bleed from the friction caused by sexual intercourse. Sometimes, if your vagina is too dry, then a sexual intercourse can cause tears in vagina causing fresh bleeding. So, firstly, it is important to make sure that IUD is in place, because if it is displaced a little, it can cause more serious problem.
Consult with a Gynaecologist, the doctor will examine for the position of IUD and correct it if possible, or remove it and advise you for alternative method for contraception. And a gynaecologist will also be able to check for any lesion in the cervix or vagina causing bleeding such as polyp, erosion, tears and infection.
Polyps can be detected and removed. If a tear is found, usually lubricants or changes in style of intercourse will be recommended. In any case, you must not ignore bleeding after intercourse, especially if it happens repeatedly. So I would recommend you to consult with a Gynaecologist, and sort out this problem.
It is very likely to be a cancer or hemangioma, since you’ve had a clean pap few months ago, it almost rules out cancer. You can repeat pap, if you have done it before more than two months’ time, otherwise it is not necessary. It is not a very serious problem so do not panic. I would recommend you to consult with a gynaecologist to further diagnose and treat this problem.
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