Shingles is a viral infection reactivated even years after the patient had endured
and survived chicken pox infection.
This virus remains somewhere in the body only to suddenly surface many years later in the form of shingles.
Any attack on the nerves is usually very painful. Shingles is not an exception. Shingles attack the nerves and leaves the patient with excruciating pain.
Pain that you cannot describe. The treatment of shingles usually takes a long time - sometimes months if not years.
Doctors will normally recommend pain relief medicine and other relevant drugs to the patient. A pain relief drug has major side effects. It is therefore not advisable to rely on them throughout the duration of shingles.
The best pain relief for shingles is a very simple solution which you can prepare at home.
What you will need:
25% Alcohol
Table salt
Water
Bottle
What to do:
Mix alcohol, salt and a little water in a bottle.
Shake well
Keep this solution with you and use cotton balls to dab this solution over the area affected by shingles.
This treatment lasts about 2 hours. This means that after 2 hours or a bit more time you will start feeling like the pain is coming back.
Apply this solution on the area again.
This treatment really helps and you will notice that it will be easier for you to get on with daily activities and manage the pain throughout the duration of shingles.
There may be times that you feel that despite using this DIY pain relief solution, the pain persists.
At this point you can take a pain relief medicine prescribed by your doctor.
