[Mommabean]

I only seem to get these when I'm pregnant. Never figured this puzzle out, but well I have one again. This stinker is right in the middle of my top lip.<br><br>
My lip is all swollen and driving me bonkers! Is there any tricks that anyone knows to reduce the swelling? I have abreva that I've been putting on it, but the swelling is whats making me crazy.<br><br>
Thanks!!

 

[lguse]

Time is the only thing that I know of. Sorry, mama. That stinks <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/greensad.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="greensad"><br><br>
Hopefully someone else will know of something <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/redface.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Embarrassment">

 

[ASusan]

l-lysine supplement - at higher doses than a typical bottle recommends.

 

[choli]

Lemon balm chopped up and frozen in a tea bag. Apply frozen bag to the sore for about 10 minutes. Refreeze and reapply every hour or so. It can completely stop the sore if applied early enough.

 

[MommytoB]

Just get a tea bag get it into warm water rub it along your cold sore any tea bag will work it will heal it quickly and if you feel a cold sore coming on you just rub it in that area it will stop it from coming up.<br><br>
My aunt told me to do that and I decided to do that because I always got such huge cold sores that would look so big and scabby .<br><br>
So my first cold sore i decided to do the tea bag trick it worked & went away by the next day .<br><br>
I felt another cold sore coming on then I used the tea bag it never came up ! So I was like woohoo.

 

[JessicaS]

I agree with L-lysine. Also eating more yogurt helps. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile"> You can find lip balm with L-lysine in it.