Shingles Pain Relief And Treatment At Home

Shingles pain causes, symptoms and remedies. Shingles is a skin condition in which a painful rash appears on the skin. The shingles rash is usually encircling a small region of the body. Shingles is caused by a virus and it is known as herpes zoster. Shingles is quite painful at the rash. However, the rash resolves in some time and the body starts to experience random pain on the skin. Some people become so sensitive that their skin pains even when the skin touches a cloth or someone touches it. This extreme sensitivity of skin to touch is caused the virus. in fact, the virus stays in the body even after the outer rash has vanished. Then it causes nerve damage which is results in pain on the skin.
Shingles pain on the skin due to nerve related issues is usually long lasting.In some people, it becomes a chronic pain and thus a part of life.
Symptoms of shingles pain : 

• The pain in the rashes is localized. These rashes cause a burning sensation.  As time passes on, rashes turn into blisters filled with liquid. Slowly the pain goes away as the blisters heal. 
• However, pain after shingles rash is usually tingling and electric in nature. It is called post herpetic neuralgia.  
• In between bouts of pain, there is pins and needles sensation in the skin. It is painful to touch the skin at selected places. This pain is caused by changes in the functionality of nerves. It can get severe with time or diminish in intensity. 
• The skin becomes very sensitive to everything. There can be pain due to sunbathing, sitting in the car, pain during a strong breeze or even when touching something.  
• Other symptoms of this condition are weakness, lack of energy and fever. 
• In severe cases, shingles virus affects the trigeminal nerve or the optic nerve, both of them are in the face and affects vision. This is dangerous as vision needs to be prevented from such dangers. 

Shingles is a complicated condition, mainly because it is caused by a virus. It usually diminishes in intensity after about 1 year of its occurrence. That means, even the most stubborn shingles virus infection and pain last at most for about a year. But, it causes lot of trouble during the time it stays. Every year, millions of people face shingles disease. The pain due to shingles can be relieved to some extent using home remedies. 
Shingles pain relief and treatment at home : 

• Shingles blisters can be reduced by eating papaya and pineapple. They contain certain enzymes which are beneficial in this condition. These foods help to alleviate the pain at the blisters. 
• Eat more of anti-viral foods. This list includes lemons, black currants, honey, garlic, dandelion greens and tea. Make it a habit to drink tea many times a day. This really helps with overall health and the nutrients in tea have an antioxidant and anti-viral effect. For many people, it provides relaxation, comfort and delicious taste. All kinds of tea , like black, grey, green etc have anti-viral effect. The effects of these foods help the immune system in suppressing the virus.