What causes snake sores?

Herpes zoster is a name for shingles, a herpes caused by a viral infection. It is also contagious to a certain extent. Patients generally cannot appear in crowded public places at will. There are two main causes of shingles, namely respiratory tract infection and decreased immunity. In addition, shingles patients also need to pay great attention to their diet. In addition, when the disease occurs, correct care measures must be taken to care for the patients!

1. What causes snake sores?

Shingles is also known as herpes zoster. Strictly speaking, it is a type of viral herpes. When the human body is exposed to viral infection during growth, chickenpox will develop, and chickenpox is also a phenomenon of immune regulation. The main causes of shingles are:

Respiratory tract infection: Many causes of shingles are caused by respiratory tract infections, and bacteria spread throughout the body through organs.

Decreased immunity: When immunity is reduced, encountering cold wind may lead to shingles.

2. What should not be eaten when having herpes zoster

1. Avoid spicy and hot foods

Spicy and hot foods such as alcohol, tobacco, ginger, chili, mutton, beef and fried foods can easily increase fire and generate heat after consumption. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this disease is caused by the accumulation of dampness, heat and fire toxins in the skin, so patients with this disease should avoid eating the above-mentioned spicy and hot foods.

2. Be careful when eating fatty and greasy foods

Fatty meat, maltose, milk and sweet foods are mostly greasy and fatty, which can easily cause the damp-heat toxins of the disease to accumulate inside the body and cause the disease to linger and not be cured.

3. Be careful when eating sour and astringent foods

Sour and astringent foods include peas, water chestnuts, pomegranates, taro, spinach, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this disease is mostly caused by emotional distress, liver qi stagnation, long-term stagnation turning into fire, and the invasion of toxic evil. Therefore, treatment should focus on promoting qi and blood circulation and removing blood stasis. The sour, astringent and bitter foods mentioned above can easily cause blood circulation obstruction, retention of toxins and aggravate pain.

3. Prevention and care of herpes zoster

1. Strengthen physical fitness and improve disease resistance. The elderly should adhere to appropriate outdoor activities or participate in sports to strengthen their physical fitness and improve their ability to resist disease.

2. Prevent infection. Infection is one of the causes of this disease. Elderly patients should prevent infection from various diseases, especially in the autumn season, when the weather alternates between cold and warm. They should add or remove clothes in time to avoid upper respiratory tract infections caused by cold. In addition, inflammation of the oral cavity and nasal cavity should be actively treated.

3. Prevent trauma. Trauma can easily reduce the body's disease resistance and lead to the occurrence of this disease. Therefore, elderly patients should be careful to avoid trauma.

4. Avoid contact with toxic substances. Try to avoid contact with chemicals and toxic drugs to prevent damage to the skin, affect your health, and reduce your body's resistance.

5. Improve nutrition. The elderly should pay attention to the nutrition of their diet, eat more soy products, fish, eggs, lean meat and other protein-rich foods and fresh fruits and vegetables to keep their physique strong and prevent various diseases that are directly or indirectly related to this disease.