Shingles Pain Relief – Home Remedies And Natural Treatments Which Help

Shingles pain relief may require prescription medications; however, there are steps which you can take at home that relieve the misery which this viral illness causes.

Let’s examine what helps.

Eat Well to Provide your Body with the Tools it Needs to Heal

If you have shingles, it is because you had chicken pox in the past. The virus remained in a dormant state, usually for several decades. Suddenly the virus became activated and shingles developed. Often this is due to stress.

You must eat a healthy diet. I recommend an organic diet of easily digestible foods rich in whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Avoid processed foods and limit your intake of meat, as these foods cause inflammation. They also require your body to use up energy detoxifying and utilizing the unhealthy foods. That energy is needed for your body to heal.

Include two tablespoonfuls of freshly ground flax seed in the diet each day. Flax is a source of fatty acids which reduce pain and inflammation. In addition, the essential fatty acids aid repair of your skin.

Take supplements of fish, borage, black currant, hemp, or evening primrose oil each day. They offer concentrated amounts of essential acids similar to those in flax.

Take Your Vitamins

Even if you eat a healthy diet, take a good quality multivitamin and multimineral stress formula supplement. Frontier Natural Products offers supplements from a wide range of reputable manufacturers.

Take a total of 2000 milligrams of vitamin C each day. Vitamin C strengthens tissues and promotes healing. It offers protection from secondary bacterial infections.

Bacterial infections sometimes arise due to the breaks in skin. Having a bacterial infection complicates the condition and certainly increases pain. Interventions must be employed so that a secondary infection does not arise.

Keep the Lesions Clean

Gently wash the lesions at least once or twice daily if they are open or crusty. Determine the frequency by the amount of drainage seen. Wear loose fitting clothing. Often shingles appears along the bra line. Do not wear a bra if you have open lesions on the bra line. Wear natural fabrics which are soft to touch.

Until very recently, experts felt it was best to leave skin lesions uncovered so that they could dry out. Some of the most recent recommendations by health experts are to cover wounds and lesions to protect them from secondary infections.

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