By Catharine L. Kaufman — (a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink)
Once I laughed at Woody Allen’s joke identifying his then wife in a photograph taken in front of their house, as “she is the one with the shingles.” But when my childhood chickenpox virus came roaring back recently with the excruciating pain of shingles, that story wasn’t funny anymore, just cruel.
Nor did I find comfort in knowing I wasn’t alone, but merely one of about a million U.S. adults attacked every year by the suddenly awakened Varicella Zoster virus.
Following Hippocrates’ sage advice, “Make food thy medicine,” I jumpstarted my self-healing campaign by taking daily doses of the best food-based probiotic supplements I could find, to replenish the friendly flora in my gut and boost my immune system.
All the above contain various amounts of essential bacteria, most brimming with billions of lactobacillus varieties, acidophilus and bifidobacterium.
The next step in my ‘self-healing campaign,’ was to drink one-to-three cups of calming chamomile tea the first few days to lower the stress that is known to be the main trigger of shingles outbreaks. I also found that a combination of chamomile and ginger tea fortifies both calming and digestive processes. Deep breathing exercises, yoga and meditation two or three times a day is known to increase the teas’ relaxing effect and help ease the pain and other symptoms of shingles. This, in turn, encouraged me to look for more information about nutritional remedies recommended by trusted holistic healthcare experts, which not only reduce the symptoms of shingles, but also shorten the course of this painful illness.
Weather you are in the throes of a shingle attack right now, or merely want to arm yourself with information about self-healing methods, just in case, you probably won’t mind if I put on my Kitchen Shrink hat and guide you through some self-healing information you could adapt for your own ‘campaign’:
- Increase foods rich in stress-reducing B-vitamins, since the chickenpox virus that causes shingles ratchets up pain by tinkering with nerve endings. So crack some (organic) eggs and prepare them in your favorite ways; add goat cheeses to your grocery list; check out our other ‘Recipe’ pages on this site for ‘fast-and-easy’ chicken and turkey meals rich in B12’s; and look to bananas, brewer’s yeast and potatoes for calming B6’s.
- Load your diet up with foods brimming with vitamins A, B, C, D and E rich foods to prevent shingles, while also dialing up those with high folate, zinc and iron content. Reserve a meal or snack for the Mighty C, built around one or two selections such as oranges, pineapple, kiwi and lemons.
- Less acidic choices include broccoli, bell peppers and cabbage. Leafy greens provide a shot of Vitamin D to ward off invading viruses, while pomegranates and blueberries are dual-purpose weapons protecting cells from oxidation, along with revving up your immune system’s disease-fighting soldiers.
- A treasure-trove of essential nutrients harvested from oceans, provide minerals and vitamins (B complex among the most important) that have been found to be effective in the war against shingles.
- It is no exaggeration that the humble garlic is more powerful than any Marvel superhero. Chock-full of allicin—a potent antiviral compound of sulfur, vitamins A, B6 and C; selenium, magnesium, potassium calcium and zinc—this much praised “stinky rose” is also a busy antioxidant, immune system BFF and efficient healer of blisters caused by shingles. Sliced raw onto buttered toast, it’s a might anti-flu remedy, too. Crushed raw and added to vinaigrette dressing or yogurt dip (recipe below) is an ideal companion to salads and Mediterranean appetizers. Sautéed with broccoli rapini and olive oil, simmered in soups and sauces, or roasted whole and used as a spread on bread or baked potatoes, it is both a multi-tasking healer and celebrated flavor-enhancer.
- Other foods to avoid shingles pain are the ones filled with lysine, an amino acid that puts the skids on the cellular proliferation of the Zoster virus. To increase your lysine intake, go for wild-caught sardines, herring, salmon and other small and medium-size fish and deep-sea scallops. Also helpful in tamping down the pain and blisters of shingles are lamb (preferably pasture-grown in New Zealand), organic turkey, beans, dried apricots, raisins and figs.
- Remember to drink plenty of water to flush dead viruses and other toxins out of the body.
- Now for the equally important DO NOTs: foods to avoid during shingles attack, and even during the two or three weeks after symptoms disappear, it is best to avoid foods during shingles attack containing the amino acid arginine, which have been found to actually stimulate the replication of the herpes virus, a genetic relation to its shingles counterpart. Arginine-containing foods to stay away from are nuts, seeds, soy products, oats, coconut, wheat flours and, alas, chocolate.
Alcoholic beverages, too, are on the NO list since they interfere with the body’s immune responses; as are all caffeine-containing foods and beverages that intensify the already jangling nerves of shingles.
Fatty foods, sweets, empty (junk food) calories and processed foods tend to ratchet up shingles symptoms; as are foods and beverages served too hot or cold, which jar the nervous system. Although many dentists and other health practitioners recommend eating and drinking warm or room-temperature foods and beverages to protect the delicate tissues lining the mouth, throat and digestive track, this advice goes double during a shingles attack. Foods and beverages should be consumed at Baby Bear temperatures—not too hot, not too cold, just right—to prevent the already jumpy nerves from turning up the pain.
RECIPE: This zippy yogurt and garlic sauce is a Mediterranean wonder—not only does it make taste buds sing, but also lends each meal an anti-viral oomph.
Tzatziki Garlic and Yogurt Dip
1 ½ cups plain Greek or goat yoghurt
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 Persian cucumbers, diced
Juice and zest from one Meyer lemon
1-tablespoon each fresh dill and mint, chopped
1-tablespoon olive oil
Sea salt and cracked pepper to taste
Blend ingredients in a glass bowl. Chill. Serve as a dipping sauce for fresh vegetables, drizzle on burgers, pitas or kebabs.
67 Comments on “Foods That Knock Shingles Pain Off The Roof”
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Hi Catharine , thank you for your information here. I have shingles now, 😩
On the right side of my head, face and shoulder and neck. I’m wondering if you think gently rubbing coconut oil on the rash is good, I did this yesterday. But as I read your article I noticed on your list of foods to avoid you mentioned coconut.
Thank you
Lorna
Great article just what I needed! I have had singles for 6 months and it is getting worse not better. This article is a big help thank you do much!
Just got broken out with shingles. In alot of pain. I am on a anti viral medication but doctor has noting for pain so i just get to suffer i guess. Was glad. to find your website. Will take all advice you can give.
You mentioned blueberries as a food to eat because they are so nutritious. They are but the argenine ratio far exceeds the lysine. These two amino acids compete for entry in a cell. If lysine is higher in a food, it gets to enter the cell. Arginine triggers replication in shingles virus. Eating properly for Shingles should include.making a list of foods where lysine exceeds arginine and plan your menu from there.
DEAR SIRS. I HAD SHINGLES A MORE THAN A MONTH AGO USING CICLOVIRAL TABLETS THE CASE IS A BIT BETTER BUT STILL HAVE THE PAIN FROM A SCAR ON THE LEFTSIDE OF MY FORHEAD AND TEMPLE . BY THE WAY I HAD THIS SHIGLE A FACIAL ONE ON THE LEFTSIDE AND IN MY SCALP . ANYHELP
So appreciate your article on shingles. I found it to be full of great information. And now two weeks later even though the lesions have abated the pain in my eye, headaches, itchiness and exhaustion still remain, the novelty worn off and I am definitely feeling defeated I’m finding inspiration and hope rereading your article. So thanks!
Have you heard of low light red laser
machines that works for shingles?
Most chiropractors have them. They just don’t know it works for PHN shingles.
Please look into it. Marlene
My heart goes out to you all. Thank you for an insightful article. I have lived with bi annual shingles for 20 years and spend most of the year with phn at various points around the body. Always down the left side. It is an awful disease and pain that is hard to describe! I swear by blueberries and spinach and bananas but will increase my kefir and lamb intake. I know vitamin c has always been recommended but foods for stress are very important too. Thanks again.
Thank you for your input; I’ll try everything you wrote about except the meat. I get recurring shingles at least twice a year, every year. I’ll be 62 next week. I’ve never had worse nerve pain this year and what angers me the most is that I got the old school shingles vaccine in 2014 thinking it would protect me. They had live viruses in that vaccine. Why do healthcare professionals still think people will only get shingles once or twice when that simply isn’t so? Thank you.,
Hi I have the shingles right now and I’m in pain but I just don’t what to eat anymore it mentioned not to eat chicken or eggs so what more can I eat in the morning thank you for your article too it help me
I have been struggling with Shingle’s pain for 5 weeks now…the rash went away after 2 weeks but I still deal with pain especially at nights…I take Advil/Tylenol alternatively plus Gabapentin that my primary doctor ordered and of course I have to take sleeping pill for which I take Benadryl which is much safer with no dependencies otherwise I won’t be able to sleep…lots of water, plenty of Vitamin C about 6000 per day if not more , spread out of course on full stomach…I took frozen organic wild Blueberries but it made me worse because of Arginine…if u still have rash, besides use the Calamine lotion, u can also use Herbal Aloe Gel, its very soothing…I didn’t have that much itching , but more pain and burning sensation….Ice packs help a great deal, it numbs the virus…its best to get Shingle’s vaccine once the rash and the pain is over because you can get it a few time…the new vaccine that’s given in 2 sessions is 99% effective….my rash was on my left upper back and my left breast….the pain is unexplainable…I tell everyone over 50 to get the vaccination…wish you all lots of health….don’t forget Zinc, B12 & D3.Kathy
I have used plain yogurt in treating shingles. I have had one outbreak which was around my waist. At the first sign I applied the yogurt directly on the rash. Three days later they were dried and gone. A few years later my husband broke out in a severe case. He went to dr and took the anti viral meds and nothing helped. I kept trying to rub yogurt on his back. He just laughed at me. Finally, in desperation he allowed me to apply yogurt. About a hour later he was amazed that the itching had stopped. About four days later, shingles had dried and were gone. Sister in law later tried it, as hers were in her head and nearing her eyes – another success. It is worth a try for all of you who are suffering. Try plain white yogurt
Cant begin to describe the pain of my facial shingles. So sick on my stomach. Have only had liquud soups and mashed potatoes. Now i know thats wrong foods. Have my husband going after all the good foods. Praying for anyone else suffering
I just received the shingles on my face left side of my face and on my lip bottom lip. Couple days ago it is so painful I never had this before or will I have to suffer with it for 4 weeks I hope not because it’s on my face and my throat hurts and my left ear is hurting real bad
I have suffered all over body tingling every day since 2006 then got shingles in 2012 and had the blisters on and off since then. I just wonder could the all over tingling sensations be internal shingles running around my immune system? My Doctor patronises me by saying i have anxiety but i know i dont.
I have shingles at the moment and here in the UK we use Aciclovir tablets 800mg 5x day.
I also find shingles gives me bad diarrohea and fatigue.
As to the shingles diet i am confused as some say brown bread and cheese is bad where others say cheese contains Lysine which stops the shingles multiplying. who is right here? A lot of sites on here confuse me as to what i can and cannot eat?
I’ve had back pain for almost a week now. No rash but the left side of my back is numb and was itchy in the beginning. I thought it was just a bug bite. Then the pain started. I thought it was a popped rib around a muscle. I saw a Chiropractor who thought he fixed the problem. He did not. Pain is still there. I’m told shingles may not show a rash it could be internal. I don’t exactly know what’s going on. Any suggestions?
I finally figured out I have internal shingles and the pain is so severe through out my whole body , my throat lungs and ears and eyes.i am doing a lot of studying on it and will be glad to put more input later. Kristy
I broke out with shingles on Saturday, I smothered it with Aloe Vera gel from my plant and also put plain yogurt on as Phala did in a previous comment, today it is Friday and for the past 2 days the rash has not been itchy or sore or burning. I also sprayed it with Hydrogen water too. I cut out coffee, sweet products and basically anything with caffeine in. (Chocolate which was a killer for me) I think I’ve had withdrawals from them too. So not too sure what pain was from what!
I have mild attack of shingles. It started with pain in the beginning, at the red spot where I had itching sensation. I started treatment with my physician who prescribed Acyclovir with antibiotic tablet and multivitamin tablet. The red spots developed blisters and now the blisters are breaking open. I read somewhere on internet to apply baking soda and corn starch on the open blisters, to aid dry up of blisters. It works well to dry up the blisters. There is no itching or pain now.
I would like to know what diet to follow for speedy recovery. Whether meat can be included in diet along with eggs, as a source of B vitamin?
I started to wonder today after eating a meal that included tomatoes if this was the right thing for me to eat because I have shingles. It has been three weeks, starting the first four days with extreme pain that I couldn’t relate to anything but did notice that my skin was very sensitive to the touch on my left side, back and around to the breast bone. When I finally saw a rash it was almost a relief but not any more the pain has been really bad and the rash so very sore. I have been taking extra strength Ibuprofen as directed by my doctor, which does give some temporary rest bite. Today has been a bad day as the pain killer didn’t kick in but I don’t want to take another too soon. I am going to be really careful from now on with what I eat, the thought of this coming back on a regular basis fills me with horror. I am 75 and didn’t have the vaccine and nobody seems to know if once getting the shingles if a shot is even applicable afterward. Thank you for brilliant suggestions (I am buying some plain yogurt tomorrow) I will try almost anything for my life to get back to normal….
Thank you for this article just realized that I am eating all the wrong foods. I was recovering nicely but had a set back this weekend which I now attribute to my diet. I received the old vaccine 10 years ago and was diagnoised 3 weeks ago with shingles. Mine began with 2 weeks of itching that I attributed to dry skin on my back. Eventually a rash appeared on my back a small band appeared on my waist. The Dermatalogist prescribed an antiviral and prednisone. I have not experineced any pain but horrific itching, sleepless nights. and misery at work. The itching has been relieved somewhat by caladryl clear, ice, and emuaid. Most effective is a continous ice machine that keeps the rash on my back cool eliminates itching. and allows me to sleep. Never again! Eligible for the new vaccine In 6 months.
If you are over 50, get the shingles vacinne ! I wish my doctors or someone would have emphasized this to me when I turned 50. Horrible pain that never seems to go away. Get the vaccine !!
THANK YOU, Phala Hay, for recommending the yogurt. I’ve had this sticky rash, on again-off again for about 5 weeks. It began with an earache in my left ear and a raised blistering rash on the back of my neck which eventually spread (in a less horrendous fashion) to the front of my neck.
Treated the earache immediately with drops of boric acid/alcohol solution for about three days. Took activated charcoal (in case I was having an allergic reaction – had no idea it was shingles). Then took Benadryl as well, again because I thought it may have been a food allergy.
It was not until my husband came down with the chickenpox about two weeks later and finally had THAT properly diagnosed, that I realized he had gotten the chickenpox from my shingles – the same virus. We both took prescription antihistamine for about two weeks and that helped immensely with the itching.
Thankfully, His chickenpox is healing quickly – my shingles rash, less so. With the cooling soothe of just one yogurt application, however, I am now more hopeful of eventual recovery and IMMENSELY GRATEFUL to Phala Hay for writing of her and her husband’s experience.
There is relief.
I have shingles on my right arm, I am taking the antiviral tablets aciclovir the rash is healing, but the itching and pain is constant especially at night I changed my diet.. some are saying u can eat eggs others are saying u can’t i really need help with the pain and itching.. any suggestions because this can most likely send u crazy
Take l lysine supplement then you don’t need worry about lysine and arginine ratio in foods. People take lysine for cold sores so it’s not hard to get hold of
I see lots of comments but no responses. Do you answer people questions. My question is the diet. Some say eat eggs and chicken , others say not to eat these foods. Which is the correct diet ?
I was told that acupuncture will help with the nerve pain. I also was told that far infrared light also helps with a nerve pain and closing the nerve endings could you respond to these two questions thank you
The article provides the answers to your question.Thank you for reading!
Just gone down with shingles on the left hand side of my forehead above my right eye including my eyebrow and my eyelid. it is also spreading into my scalp. The pain is awful, I cannot sleep properly and am in a lot of pain during the day also. I had chicken pox when I was a child. I have never experienced anything like this before, it is just horrendous, I will do anything to get rid of this and hope and pray that once gone it will never reappear!!
Thanks for this info, I do take VIT D, lysine and what helps me the most during the pain is ice wrapped in a napkin it numbs the pain for me, definitely recommend.
Castor oil poultice (soft flannel soaked w oil)
I’m horrified with what I’m reading ,never experienced anything like this before. going on five weeks now , going to be 65 next month Lord willing ,wondering if I’ll ever fully recover , can’t imagine living like this for the rest of my life ,yes eat eggs don’t eat eggs ,eat bread don’t eat bread I’m using aloe Vera from plants in my garden ,im from florida ,it’s been a life saver so far not sure about yogurt ,I’m eating it plain , the rash is not going away , burning forehead , numb , scalp itching , at least I’m sleeping for the first time in a month
Does it get into your nose too?
So where are the answers to all of these wonderful questions? Some places say eat as many eggs as you can and other sources say don’t eat eggs! Omg every article is different! Help!
I am in terrible pain – following doctor’s orders.
I was just told by the Dr I have shingles and she prescribed galaxy lover so far which is only three days later I see not difference except for now I feel a numbness on the left side of my face and am hoping it will not spread there. It started with a itchy rash on my left side hip in the back itched at first then the next day the pain set in.the second day same side it went to the front same symptoms . It is horrible the pain that this can cause and that in this day and age they can’t find a cure that can cure this faster and finally! I am also confused as to what to eat each article says something different WHY? I AM A POSITIVE THINKER AND AM A STRONG GUY I am hoping once I rid this that it will never come back. So for all you people out there that have this as well do what I do to keep strong keep repeating to yourself “this to will pass”!
to all my sincere sympathy i am in the eighth week of this nightmare and yes i am sure the virus feeds on vitamins as well as certain foods of which i am still confused as to which are the best or least harmful to eat cheers and courage to all who have are suffering this enduring pain
I have a mild case of shingles. I am 71 years old and find the iodine droplets on the shingles is helpful. I have seven small like reddish puncture wounds my left leg. I did have a brief period of earache that lasted less that 30 minutes. I am in pain but it is not severe pain. I am a vegan and hardly eat any protein that is plant based. I only consume 700 calories of food per day. My height is 5’8′ and I weigh 123.The low calorie diet and my lightweight is helping me stay in good health. I will get the shingles vaccine asap.
A dermatologist confirmed I have Shingles and prescribed an ointment and a pill to take. Nothing more! After reading about Shingles online, I decided the medications are not something I want to put in my body. I also read about foods not to eat, so apparently there is a specific diet to follow and foods to avoid. Can someone please help me in that vein.
While looking for relief from this brutal pain like everyone else here, I also found this: https://youtu.be/-Xu4BWF-jC0
Some comments report very good, immediate results.
Hi all! This is my debut with shingles and I wouldn’t wish this on anyone! My pain is absolutely unbearable at night. I’m literally on my head with tears flowing toward my forehead because NOTHING works. Now I have a bloated abdomen and pain but I only have 2 very small rash patches in the left groin and “dotting the i” on my rear. I just drank a small cup of ginger peach tea and I feel SO much better! I’ve been eating fruits but this tea with an extra dash of ginger has brightened me up. The worse part is I can’t see my siblings as they had chicken pox and my oldest sister has shingles once a few years ago. I need a hug! So glad I found this site, I felt so alone.
My husband although very active in surfing and exercise got the virus. Shingles. Its the most horrific/confusing thing any human should never have to go through. I don’t have it, but I too have sleepless nights etc with him. I don’t like seeing my husband in pain. Today we put some calamine lotion and Wow it actually help him. So, we now know that although we thought the shooting pain was internal..that the external relief will trigger and trick the brain and confuses the virus. Just try it. Its really works. Tomorrow we’re trying the yogurt. So mad at this virus. I gotta win the virus. We gotta. Its nit gonna beat us. Keep investigating. Fix your weakened immune system and kill it. Eat the right nutrients. Kill it. Don’t let it take you. Kill it.
GOOD advice FROM ALL BUT. LOTS OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION. WHAT IS THE BEST BOOK ABOUT THIS THING? 2 WEEKS FOR ME AND NO MORE OATMEAL SO I AM NEVER FULL. SOMEBODY PLEASE WRITE A BOOK!
I had to get a shot in my back and the next day the pain started, I never knew I had chicken pox now it’s a month and the pain is a burning pain and it’s bad all I can do is nothing. Reading some of these comments I have been eating the wrong foods so thanks for all the information I have to try something this is bad.
I have shingles and have pain on my left back no rash there but on side and under left breast and center of chest it gets so painful you cant sleep but the hurting is on the left back where there aren’t any rashes it is absolutely the worst pain one can get help please
34 year old male here; gym rat for the past 15+ years; “healthy”… 1st time getting shingles about a week ago; about 7 days into it now and rash dissipating but still sensitive and some nerve pain, but no where near the level of pain I was experiencing first few days; i eat mostly plant based + do intermittent fasting daily; i was quite aggressive on the fasting when I was diagnosed, which may have contributed to the mild case and faster healing, but this is just speculation.. thanks for everyone’s suggestion and this article; will need to do more research and gather more data on foods to avoid/load
dad and mom had shingles 40 years ago. mom loved almonds. the shingles fierce painful bad 2 months, doc told her arginine in those nuts, quit eating nuts. they cleared right away. I just got shingles grieving stressed over lost loved one. I did not take valAcyclovir OR prednisone. I took shingles nosode, chaga, noni, elderberry zinc, probiotic. I fast regularly. I fasted 3 days drinking tart cherry juice and lemon only with suppliments, and they scabbed over already no pain no itch at all. plus I read that occasional fasting kickstarts your immune system makes it better than before.
don’t fast if you have diabetes, bulimia or anorexia
Can I use blended yogurt to apply directly to the rash. Having first out break now on left side. Dr gave me gabapentin and it is helping alittle with the pain
I have suffered from shingles several times a year for years now and have tried many natural products and yes diet is important and have found eating oats triggers an outbreak, I take lysine daily now and my last breakout I used a product called sovereign silver first aid gel and Ohhhh my gosh it healed it within 2 days!! I was amazed, I encourage anyone to use this, you can get it on Amazon or a local health food store! God’s blessings to you all!!
Hi, I’ve had shingles for about 12 years and it has progressively worsened so much so that I devote all my free time into alleviating the PHN. I have acupuncture every week which helps for a few hours. I rely heavily on plant -based remedies that I’ve gleaned from much reading on the internet. I have found that the single, best alleviator of my pain is a high dose of l-lysine to counteract the l- arginine in ‘bad’ foods such as chocolate and sweets. I no longer eat these.
I recommend Deborah Beecker’s book on shingles management; it contains lots of tips. I take a cocktail of vitamins( A,B,,C,D & E), olive leaf, reishi mushroom powder, liposomal vitamin C( better absorption), garlic, ginger , zinc and magnesium. I’m not suggesting that it would work for anyone else but I fed up with waking ar 3am inpain that prevents me from sleeping. I use a massage gun on my lower back where it hurts the most plus a tens machine which gives me about 30 minutes respite. My sympathies to everyone who suffers likewise. I’m 72. Good luck!
I am 2 weeks into my shingles voyage brought on by pain from 2 slipped disc’s. The burning is crazy. I am taking Valtrex and gabapentin for pain. I am going to try the yogart previously mentioned. Sweet prayers for us all
I had shingles 2 weeks ago on my right face,the rash had crust over and closed up but my mouth,tooth and area next to the nose below my right eye is still numb.what should I use,how long is this gonna take.
Thanks
I’ve had Shingles….Acyclovir caused horrible pain from waist down to my ankles. I now take L-Lysine every day and that seems to keep it at bay..when I feel it is going to break out, I put Lidocaine ointment on it..stops the pain immediately and starts to clear it up.
I’ve had shingles for 30 years now I’m a very active 70 yrs old. Diet, exercise and sleep are critical.
Lysine everyday along with niacin ( the one that makes you flush) works best. Double up on it when you feel the shingles coming.
I’ve had shingles for 40 yrs I’m now 70 ayrs old. Diet, exercise and sleep are critical.
Lysine everyday along with niacin ( the one that makes you flush) works best. Double up on it when you feel the shingles coming.
Appreciate your question. In addition to the foods listed in our FreeRangeClub article you cited above, our advice is to apply the homeopathic Arnica Cream (ARNICARE) made by “Arnica Natural,” at least 3 times a day on the skin affected by the shingles outbreak, gently rubbing it in & letting it be absorbed by the skin; also, take 5 of the little “pearls” of homeopathic Arnica Montana — 6-c (potency) made by BOIRON— 3-5 times a day—depending on the level of pain you feel in the affected areas (i.e. 3 times a day if it is moderate, & up to 5 times a day if the pain is acute). Arnica is both a natural (herbal) pain killer & healing agent. Hope this is helpful. Feel free to contact our expert researcher Dina at [email protected] whenever you have questions.
Hi. I’ve had shingles for about a month now. I have been to doctor anot 4x already and nothing seems to help. I’m going to try some of your suggestions and I hope it works. The blisters were unbelievably painful but nothing compares to t hurt the nerve loan. I have shingles that was dormant in my spine and started to show itself in my back and my entire right side. Sleeping is a nightmare.
Lynette Reddy
South Africa
I am male, eighty two years old, and this is my third outbreak of shingles. I get weekly intravenous vitamin C, fifty grams, to which I ride my bike, and it dries up and I feel peppy, or, alternately, I abstain from food and drink and sleep the rest of the day, and feel better for a day or so. Does anybody know anything against applying nattomoto spores to the sores? My guess is that they would love to leave their little hard shells behind in a warm environment, such as my weeping sores, and eat up everything bad they find, but nothing good that I should keep. English soldiers used to have grubs put in their wounds to eat away the rot. Bacillus subtilis, which is what the spores are, has been declared harmless by standard medicine. In the only case where the bacteria were associated with an infection, it is suspected that the spore fell out of the sky and found faithful pasture! Workin’ nice today!
KEFIR — I got shingles and happened upon a lady who said she smeared yogurt on the skin and the shingles went away. I make my own kefir and so I spread about a spoonful of kefir on the rash and felt instant relief from the pain.
Put the kefir directly on the rash over and over again and with every day there was less and less pain. After a few weeks the shingles went away completely.
Try smearing kefir or yogurt (unsweetened, quality natural yogurt) directly onto your skin — it works!!!
I have shingles in my right arm and hand. Rash gone.
6th week.Unbelievable pain in arm and numb hand. Please help 07798846543.
Sending love and good vibes to everyone stumbling on this and reading it.
I’m 36, was healthy a few yrs ago but this pandemic hit hard, had it and took the vaccine sinovac. I noticed my immune system went down from there. For context i was an athlete in college and years after working, so i was as similar as the guy above “healthy”
Noticed itchy bumps on my forehead eyebrow and eyelid, thought it was bed bugs
Got diagnosed shingles, 4th day now (i think)
Pain is present around 2 to 5 on a scale of 10. And itchy.
Prescribed valacyclovir for the bumps and levofloxacin for the eye antibiotic.
Will try the kefir and yogurt as above, that really gave me hope. Looked in Low Laser Light Theraly as future proofing. Now careful with what i eat, im targeting high vitamins foods. Fish, and this okinawan food (sea grapes) is a hyperbooster for immune system. Gonna start those too. Hoping the best for all of us. Thank you for sharing. I still want to live the rest of my life productively for my wife and 1 child (hoping to add more)
Love lots
I got diagnosed with Shingles 10 days ago. I was told it can be due to stress and was prescribed Valacyclovir. Strange thing is I was in the best health of my life, had dropped weight slowly and safely and had brought my blood pressure way down to normal levels. I am convinced this is connected to the Covid vaccine. I just hope treatment and good diet/good self care will resolve this situation.
I’ve just been diagnosed with Shingles. Doctor tells me it’s a virus so have to let it take its course. Only given pain relief and immune booster.
Am hoping a change of diet will help me as in pain and very itchy.
Thanks all for sharing your journey. Shingles Sufferers must surely be the most compassionate people on earth! I’m absorbing your tips. I’m a first-time shingles soldier (70 yrs old). It’s on lower spine, lower right-side of back and some on lower right side. I’m two weeks in. Incremental progress. Taking a militant stand regarding above-mentioned no-no foods/drinks going forward.
If the outbreak is on your forehead, tip of nose or eye area plz get to an MD or an experienced eye doctor.
Shingles in this area, not treated promptly and properly can damage the optic nerve and in worst case scenario, if left untreated causes blindness
I’ve been water fasting once I realized so many foods make it worse. Yesterday and today. I’m currently on Day 6. No pain except where the rash is on my arms.
I can’t go without food for two weeks though. This info is very helpful! Thank you so much. I did wake up yesterday with a very small head ache, but drinking lots of water all day, doing things I love, listening to favorite songs, singing, dancing, watching comedy and laughing out loud. And being positive, and God’s grace, so far no pain. Just itchy arms and tingly pain from scratching them. A few new bumps showed up today, but was taking a hot shower, I’ll be sure and take just warm ones going forward.
Your the best for sharing all.this.
Another site said blueberry are bad and gluten yet you mention eating toast and Blueberries. Am I miss informed? Thanks!
Our researched showed what we stated in the article. Blueberries are a superfood (as well as Brussel Sprouts).