Coldsores - Kansas City,MO

I'm not an expert, but having lived with that nasty virus myself all my life, I would bet that your daughter is just getting so many because she probably is still relatively new to the virus. It seems like outbreaks hit more often early, and then not so much as your body gets more accustomed to the virus. Plus, if she's 3, she probably gets colds and runny noses often (again, because she doesn't have immunity built up to the various viruses), which creates an environment for the herpes virus to hit the chapped or sore skin around mouth & nose. Check with your doctor about your daughter's age, but I love Abreva! It really does shorten the time between first sign and healing. Like I said, I've lived with these my whole life, and Abreva is the best OTC treatment I've ever found. It works nearly as well as the prescription pill that has way too many side effects for a little one! Good luck with this. I HATE cold sores!

Welcome to the world of food allergies! As a person who loves to cook - what a challenge GFCF (gluten free/casein free cooking) can be, but exciting, too. Our son also has MANY allergies. MY take on these herpes simplex outbreaks is that your daughter's immune system is low due to all the allergies which are keeping her gut in a state of inflammation. As her diet improves and her gut heals, her immune system will become stronger. Now that the virus has reared its ugly head, you can almost bet that anytime she is stressed (yes - even infants - imagine the discomfort her gut is in!) they will try to make an appearance. The virus lives in the spine and never goes away - cousin to the chickenpox virus. So - here we try to decrease stress (both outside and inside) and then treat the lesions as they appear. My son is older and we do use Abreva for him a soon as the symptoms start. I would check with your ped, though, before using it on an infant. Good luck and have fun trying new recipes (I finally did convince myself it IS fun!)

M. in Anderson

Watch the amount of acidic foods she eats, fruits, even ketchup is extremely acidic.
She may have very sensitive skin...my two youngest would have reactions to ranch dressing and even cinnamon.
She may just be very prone to them. If I were you I would see what is safe to use at her age, there are some incredible products that are otc that shorten the life span of cold sores. I am not sure if keeping her lips moisturized would help or not, but I am sure the weather contributes, causing chapped lips etc.
Hope it gets better = )
B.

Are these inside or outside her mouth?

If they are inside: I've suffered from these since I was a teenager. I once had a dentist tell me it comes from a lack of Vitamin C. So I would go home and drink and drink OJ or Tang...whatever I could get the max amount of Vit C in the fastest way possible.

Also, anything acidic or salty will hurt to eat BUT it will also speed up the healing process.

You can get your Dr. to prescribe an oral lidocaine product to help or you can just go to Walmart/Walgreens and get a product called KANKA...it's a small tube with a wand and you just spread the medicine over the sore and it will make a barrier. Best to do at bedtime so she's not rising her mouth out and diminishing the results of the medicine.

If it is external: I haven't had a lot of experience with these but I do believe that there is a topical medicine that you can put on it that will help diminish and curb the pain. I also believe it speeds up the healing process...but I would check with a pharmacist as to what the name of the product is. Good luck

When my brother was little he got coldsores all the time. They didn't stop until he had his tonsils taken out. So if she is prone to sore throats or strep talk to her Dr.