Re: [CH] Not a lovely subject: Cold sores.
Richard Williams (phandaal@attbi.com)
Sat, 15 Dec 2001 15:23:42 -0800
VoodooChile wrote:
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>
> I can't remember who, but there was someone on this list - may still
> be on the list - who, I thought, said she often/sometimes was plagued
> by a cold sore or something similar on the inside(s) of her mouth.
> Quite painful, as I'd imagine, but she (the memory sez) claimed she
> was desperate once and put the interior side of a cut habanero
> against the sore. Wickedly painful, of course, but claimed the sore
> went away in a mere couple of days. Was quite pleased with the
> result.
>
> Anyone else remember this post? I've never tried it as the only sore
> I get in my mouth comes from my biting my own cheek (oral stupidity?
> wait, let's not go there...). Would be an interesting science
> project tho...
>
Yup, I remember that post from a few years back, and it does indeed
work. Hellishly painfull, but only for a few minutes, and the cold
sore clears up much quicker than normal. What's more, the cold sores
don't seem to happen as frequently now. Dunno if there is any
correlation, but I'll take what I can get...I believe that same post
also mentioned that some South American women use cayenne powder on
their nipples to encourage weaning...break those kiddies in right!
Richard
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