# Cure for cold sores?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cure-for-cold-sores/153025>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 5, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cure-for-cold-sores/153025 "2003-02-05T19:29:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cure-for-cold-sores/153025/41 "2003-02-07T03:20:11Z")

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Note the aforementioned mixture of Oragel and medex…it’ll kill the pain and keep it from splitting. The vE helps it to heal. Plus they’re all over the counter.

works for me

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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cure-for-cold-sores/153025/42 "2003-02-07T04:59:15Z")

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If you can stand one more…

Open a can of sauerkraut, press a spoon down on the contents to scoop up some juice, then slosh it around for a while like mouthwash. I’ve never actually had to do it, but some swear by it.

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