Overcoming Shingles Symptoms

Hi Hannes

I like the question and here you go.

Cause
Shingles can be due to chicken pox (in children), pleurisy, Bell`s palsy, herpes simplex, appendicitis, colic, gallstones, colitis, trigeminal neuralgia, or contact dermatitis. All of these conditions must be screened for and, if present, properly treated to provide lasting relief from shingles.

Caution: Shingles eruptions that last longer than two weeks can be a sign of underlying immune problems or cancer (particularly Hodgkin`s disease), and therefore require immediate medical attention. In addition, see an ophthalmologist immediately if herpes zoster occurs near the eyes or on the forehead, as it can cause blindness.

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Natural Cures

Aromatherapy: Massage the essential oils of lemon, geranium, bergamot, eucalyptus, tea tree, lavender, or chamomile along the affected area.

Cleanse: be sure to do a colon/liver cleanse to rid of the toxins.

Diet: Eat an organic, whole foods diet that emphasizes fresh fruits and vegetables and minimizes carbohydrates (avoiding refined carbohydrates and sugars altogether).

Flower Essences: Crab Apple.

Herbs: Combine equal parts of oat straw, St. John`s wort, and skullcap tinctures and take one teaspoon of this mixture four times a day. Peppermint oil applied topically can also help reduce pain, unless the skin is excessively dry, in which case it is contraindicated.

Homeopathy: Useful homeopathic remedies include Arsen alb., Rhus tox., Sepia, Natrum mur., Hepar sulph., Caladium, and Acidum nit.

Hydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is the application of water, ice, steam and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation and the application of hot and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program. Many Naturopathic Physicians, Physical Therapists and Day Spas use Hydrotherapy as part of treatment. I suggest several at-home hydrotherapy treatments.

Juice Therapy: Drink carrot and celery juice with one tablespoon of parsley juice once or twice each day.

Nutritional Supplementation: At the first sign of outbreak, apply zinc oxide along the path of the affected nerve area two to three times daily. Other helpful nutrients include L-lysine, vitamin B-complex, vitamin B12, BHT, calcium, and high doses of vitamin C plus bioflavonoids. Topical application of vitamin E can also be helpful. Snake vaccine made from venom has also been known to take away the pain of shingles.

Topical Treatment: Apply apple cider vinegar to the affected area.

Alternative Professional Care
If your symptoms persist despite the above measures, seek the help of a qualified health professional. The following professional care therapies have all been shown to be useful for treating shingles: Acupuncture, Biofeedback Training, Detoxification Therapy, Energy Medicine (Light Beam Generator, Ondamed, TENS), Magnetic Field Therapy, Naturopathic Medicine, Neural Therapy, Orthomolecular Medicine (Vitamin B12 injections combined with adenosine monophosphate), Oxygen Therapy (Hydrogen Peroxide Therapy, Ozone), and Reflexology.

Best of health to you

Cheers

A few days ago I woke up with a horrible headache that lasted all day but toward the night time it went away.
The next day I woke up with one area of my left side of my back hurting really bad– it felt like a certain muscle was just throbbing and no matter how hard I tried or how many positions I laid in, it would not relax.
Now, about 3 days after I woke up with the headache, I still have a little headache but the pain in my left side has stretched from the left side of my spine to my side and my ribs on the left side.
I feel very tired but for some reason I can’t fall asleep.
I don’t have a rash at all, however.
The pain isn’t unbearable but it just feels very sore and sometimes my stomach and chest area get random pains of soreness.
Nothing itches either, though.

Does anyone have any advice or suggestions as to what this may be?
Also, it’s seems like there’s an area where all the pain is caused and in the area it hurts very bad even with the slightest touch but everywhere else that the pain is stretched is just sore, it doesn’t hurt like this certain area along my spine.

see this http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/08/01/health/adam/19687.jpg if u have something like that on ur body then its shingles and visit a dermatologist as soon as u can and its hurt it doesnt make u feel wanna rash and it makes u feel sleepy and tierd and its so painful and i didnt feel any headache and i had some on my chest and back and they were all paralleles cz it comes from one nerve in ur body

If my friend has had shingles for 10 days, and it is clearing up, how contagious is it? I have never even had chicken pox…

Shingles are contagious when there are new blisters forming and old blisters healing. Once all the blisters have crusted over, the virus can no longer be spread.

Since you have never had chicken pox, you would not get shingles, you would get chicken pox. That’s how the virus works. Shingles itself is not contagious – no one will get shingles from your friend. These sites explain how it works.

http://hubpages.com/hub/ShinglesContagious

http://www.webmd.com/solutions/sc/shingles/contagious

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/shingles/DS00098/DSECTION=symptoms

my daughter is 6 months pregnant and we just found out her older brother who doesnt live with us has shingles,,,should he avoid contact with her?

Shingles is a form of the herpes virus, so yes, it is contagious. However it is easy to take precautions. As long as she doesn’t come in contact with his weeping wounds, she should be safe. That is, have her avoid doing his wash or his linens, and avoid physical contact unless she is wearing gloves. If she must handle him, have her wash her hands afterwards.

Hi Von

I believe there are cures for Shingles. Here are some solutions.

Definition
Shingles is a disease caused by an acute viral (varicella-zoster virus) infection of the central nervous system. It affects areas of the skin.

Symptoms
Typically, three to four days before skin outbreaks occur, symptoms of fatigue, fever, chills, and, sometimes, gastrointestinal upset, start to manifest, followed by the affected area of the skin becoming sensitive to touch. Then small, crusty, painful blisters erupt along a nerve path so that the reddened outbreak affects a strip of skin, forming a line. This most commonly occurs over the ribs in the thoracic area and is usually limited to one side of the body. In rare cases, shingles can also affect the lower part of the body or the face. During shingles outbreaks the pain can be severe, but the eruptions usually heal within five days without further complications. In some people, however, especially the elderly, pain can last for months and even years, and be recurring.

Cause
Shingles can be due to chicken pox (in children), pleurisy, Bell`s palsy, herpes simplex, appendicitis, colic, gallstones, colitis, trigeminal neuralgia, or contact dermatitis. All of these conditions must be screened for and, if present, properly treated to provide lasting relief from shingles.

Caution: Shingles eruptions that last longer than two weeks can be a sign of underlying immune problems or cancer (particularly Hodgkin`s disease), and therefore require immediate medical attention. In addition, see an ophthalmologist immediately if herpes zoster occurs near the eyes or on the forehead, as it can cause blindness.

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Natural Cures

Aromatherapy: Massage the essential oils of lemon, geranium, bergamot, eucalyptus, tea tree, lavender, or chamomile along the affected area.

Diet: Eat an organic, whole foods diet that emphasizes fresh fruits and vegetables and minimizes carbohydrates (avoiding refined carbohydrates and sugars altogether).

Flower Essences: Crab Apple.

Herbs: Combine equal parts of oat straw, St. John`s wort, and skullcap tinctures and take one teaspoon of this mixture four times a day. Peppermint oil applied topically can also help reduce pain, unless the skin is excessively dry, in which case it is contraindicated.

Homeopathy: Useful homeopathic remedies include Arsen alb., Rhus tox., Sepia, Natrum mur., Hepar sulph., Caladium, and Acidum nit.

Hydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is the application of water, ice, steam and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation and the application of hot and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program. Many Naturopathic Physicians, Physical Therapists and Day Spas use Hydrotherapy as part of treatment. We suggest several at-home hydrotherapy treatments. Please seek the advice of your alternative health care practitioner before undergoing these procedures to make sure they are appropriate for you.
*Purified water is essential for any hydrotherapy treatment. Remedies for Treating Chlorinated Bath Water offers clear instructions and recommendations.

Juice Therapy: Drink carrot and celery juice with one tablespoon of parsley juice once or twice each day.

Nutritional Supplementation: At the first sign of outbreak, apply zinc oxide along the path of the affected nerve area two to three times daily. Other helpful nutrients include L-lysine, vitamin B-complex, vitamin B12, BHT, calcium, and high doses of vitamin C plus bioflavonoids. Topical application of vitamin E can also be helpful. Snake vaccine made from venom has also been known to take away the pain of shingles.

Topical Treatment: Apply apple cider vinegar to the affected area.

Alternative Professional Care
If your symptoms persist despite the above measures, seek the help of a qualified health professional. The following professional care therapies have all been shown to be useful for treating shingles: Acupuncture, Biofeedback Training, Detoxification Therapy, Energy Medicine (Light Beam Generator, Ondamed, TENS), Magnetic Field Therapy, Naturopathic Medicine, Neural Therapy, Orthomolecular Medicine (Vitamin B12 injections combined with adenosine monophosphate), Oxygen Therapy (Hydrogen Peroxide Therapy, Ozone), and Reflexology. (See Glossary for descriptions of these Alternative Therapies.)

Best of health to you.

Cheers

lumpy spot thing came up on my neck earlier thought at first was midgie bite but bigger than that hurts my friend said it might be shingles didnt think anything of it until bit later when i realized i got one on my arm yesterday and one on palm of my hand same but not as big as one on neck!
squeezed the one on my neck just bled wish i hadnt it really hurts now!

they usually form like small blisters and can have a yellow head on them,you can only get them if you had chicken pox already ,it is very painfull .you could check out nhs direct it will answer your question better but you should see your gp for pain relief and possibly anti depresants to surpress the pain receptors in your brain.you tend to get them in clumps aswell vaseline will cool the pain a bit dont burst them!

Shingles… I have had shingles twice in my life. The first time I had shingles I didn’t know what they were until my husband told me that I had shingles. The second time I had shingles I knew right away what it was.
I used the vygone and it relieved the pain within minutes of the first applications. I recommend this to all my everyone who is going through this horrible experience. you can find it at www.vygone.com

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Inparticular, the early stage symptoms. I am aware of the latter ones, but what is the first sign? He has a very red and inflamed throat. Thanks…x

Shingles is a VERY painful disease. I suffered it about two years ago (At the young age of 18! Look at that.)

I did not have any physical symptoms except for severe, agonizing shooting pains underneath the skin. They would move like waves and come and go. My skin was supremely sensitive to the touch, making showering excruciating.

I wish your father luck — No one should have to suffer shingles. It’s supremely painful and takes a long time to heal.

I was recently diagnosed with shingles. It is extremely painful and I can barely function. They started me on Valtrex yesterday. My problem is that I am due with a baby is 2 1/2 WEEKS. The Doctor said that if my Shingles are not gone then my baby will get chicken pox. Does anyone know how long it should take to go away with my Valtrex. I am so worried. Thanks in advance.

I am sorry you have to deal with this when you are pregnant I am sure it is very scary for you, and Lord knows it is extremely painful!
If you have to have Shingles or Chicken Pox while pregnant, you are in the better of the time periods right now. Before 30 weeks there is a chance of birth defects, if acquired just before birth it can cause very serious complications. If acquired during this time period your body has a couple of weeks to deal with the virus and to help protect your baby, and that is what it will attempt to do. In the next couple of weeks your body will build up what they call antibodies. These antibodies will be passed on to the baby and will help the baby deal with the virus should it still be present at the time of birth. They say that if you have an outbreak of shingles or Chicken Pox 5 – 21 days prior to birth then you will have the opportunity to build up these needed antibodies anything more than 21 days and I suppose you clear the virus and anything less than 5 days does not allow for you to build up the needed antibodies. You are so close to the far end of this time table with 2 1/2 weeks to go. If I were you I would feel more comfortable than not. Combined with the fact that you are on the anti-viral drugs, I would try to relax and enjoy the last couple of weeks of your pregnancy. Try to make a calm and nurturing environment for you and your unborn baby. Do not feel like you have to be superwoman! Do what you have to do to make yourself comfortable physically and this includes taking your medication. Your child is mostly developed, so if you need something for the pain take it. Your doctor will not prescribe anything that will harm you or your baby so if he says it is OK to take then by all means take it. Listen to what your doctor has to say. He will be honest with you. He/ she will tell you up front of the potential complications of this situation. They are not in the habit of sugar coating or lying about important issues such as this.If you have questions make sure you ask, and if you feel that you can’t get his/her attention, make sure to demand it!
Good luck.