Is apple cider vinegar good for shingles? Easily one of the most debatable and underestimated questions related to shingles – probably, among the appalling skin conditions.
To be honest, shingles are more about management than the treatment, as there is still no cure for this annoying infection. Your doctor may prescribe a combination of antiviral medication to reduce the severity of symptoms. And several home remedies can also reduce discomfort and pain.
ACV is also “assumed” as a very effective treatment for shingles, more by netizens than medical experts or researchers. Apple cider vinegar for shingles is a topic of debate, and the internet is flooded with a lot of content backing ACV as an effective home remedy for shingles. But what is reality?
In this article, we will try to know in detail about shingles and apple cider vinegar. Also, we will find out whether ACV is good for the skin condition or not.
What is Shingles?
Also known as herpes zoster, shingles is a common viral infection characterized by painful red rashes. It is caused by the Varicella Zoster virus, which is also responsible for causing chickenpox. If you developed chickenpox in childhood, the shingles virus remains dormant in your body. It can get reactive anytime to cause red, painful, itchy rashes at any part of the body, typically small and covered parts.
Although it is not a life-threatening infection, it can surely make you feel very uncomfortable, as the rashes are very painful, and at times, itching as well. Postherpetic neuralgia is one of the most common shingles complications and may develop if shingles are ignored or not treated properly.
How are Shingles Developed?
When the virus varicella-zoster invades your body, more often than not, you suffer from chickenpox. It is usually a childhood condition, but the chances of adults suffering from it can’t be discounted.
Once the chickenpox course is completed, the virus changes its place, travels to the nerve tissues around your spinal cord and brain, and remains dormant.
We are still not sure about this, but, in some people, the virus becomes active again and starts moving from nerve fibers to skin. And that’s how you suffer from the second and more painful punch and develop herpes zoster. And we can say that “reactivity of dormant varicella-zoster is the sole cause of shingles.”
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