Living with herpes isn't easy. But, there are some strategies for living a more comfortable life.
This includes day to day hygiene as well as interaction with your friends, family, co-workers and other people you come in contact with on a daily basis.
And don't forget your love life as herpes is not a death sentence for your existing relationship or if you're looking for a new one.
If you have the disease you must understand it. This involves understanding what causes your outbreaks. Doing this will enable you to manage your herpes more effectively.
You must learn to recognize and monitor your symptoms and be able to treat them fast. Statistics show that herpes sufferers have symptoms that are not as clear cut as medical textbooks would tell you. Statistics will also show that most herpes sufferers don't even have symptoms of an outbreak. You have to be smart!
Personal hygiene is essential if you are herpes positive. Showering at least once daily, and twice daily when symptoms of an outbreak are present would be wise.
You must use a clean washcloth every time you bathe. When you have cleaned your infected area do not use the same washcloth to clean the rest of your body. It would be smart to wash your outbreak area last during a shower to avoid spreading the herpes.
Broken blisters should be cleaned with soap and water to kill any viral fluid that may seep from the lesions. This also promotes healing. Try to keep the infected area as dry as possible, except when bathing.
Another tip for clothing is to wear lose garments that help stimulate airflow.
Never touch any lesions you have without washing your hands after wards. If you don't wash, anyone who comes in contact with the viral fluid left behind by anything you touch will contract the disease too.
Using good hygiene makes sense and will keep your outbreaks too a minimum as well as preventing anyone you're in contact with from contracting the disease too.
And, if you're looking for a new love interest, doesn't it make sense to use a dating site especially for people with herpes and other sexually transmitted diseases?
No need to lie or hide behind a false front. Everyone on the site has the same problem. This way, you can really get to know someone without worrying about telling them about your affliction.
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