Can I drink alcohol if I have genital herpes?

Genital herpes is a common disease. It is highly contagious and easy to get infected because the male genitals are very important organs. They not only need to discharge urine, but also need to complete sexual intercourse. If genital herpes is not cured, the male's sexual life cannot continue, and the male will be in pain. So can you drink alcohol if you have genital herpes?

Genital herpes should not be consumed in order to prevent infection. Alcohol itself is spicy, especially in summer, when the temperature is high and sweating is high, coupled with local scratching, it is easy to get local infection. It is necessary to clean the genital area with clean water every day. When local infection occurs, it is necessary to clean the area with disinfectant in time to avoid local scratching, and do not use drugs that are too irritating.

Patients with reproductive infections usually need to pay attention to a lot, especially during the treatment period, they cannot eat many things, such as spicy, overly sour, and various irritating foods. Smoking and drinking are not good for recovery, especially drinking. So drinking is not recommended.

Herpes zoster is caused by viral infection, and the main treatments are antiviral, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and local symptomatic treatment. Antiviral drugs include acyclovir, polymyxin B, etc. For patients with severe pain, analgesics are used, such as indomethacin, carbamazepine, cimetidine, etc. Immunomodulators, transfer factors, α-interferon, thymosin or immunoglobulin can be used as appropriate. It can also be combined with Chinese medicine and acupuncture treatment.

Daily care:

Herpes zoster should be treated promptly and regularly to prevent post-herpetic neuralgia. Antiviral, nerve nutrition and analgesic treatment are the main treatments. Oral administration: valacyclovir tablets, cefuroxime tablets and Liushen pills; external application: recombinant human interferon a2b gel. Generally, the symptoms can subside and return to normal after 2 weeks of treatment. Skin infections are common. Daily diet should be light, with more fresh fruits and vegetables, and spicy and irritating foods should be avoided. Avoid drinking alcohol, seafood, beef and mutton, etc.