I am not vegan, but I have gone through phases of it for cleansing purposes, and even done the raw thing before. I am super into herbs, supplements, teas, etc. and this is going to be my main mode of treating my HSV-2. Never say never, but at this point anti-virals and not of interest to me for a variety of reasons.
I think herpes provides an opportunity for someone to really focus more on their health and get healthy which is just a damn good thing to do in general. Eating more whole foods, less processed foods, pay attention to what foods your body likes (and certainly ones you think triggers an outbreak). The key is to get as in tune with your body as possible, as we have the best answers for this, but talking about food triggers with others like this thread is awesome too.l
For me personally, I think the biggest things (not really shocking to anyone I am sure, haha) is get good sleep, be careful with alcohol (key, sugar/alcohol feeds infections), watch foods with high arginine/low lysine, practice something to help manage stress (meditation, yoga, walk in nature, do art, whatever is your thing).
Vegans traditionally do a ton of nuts, so those of us who do need to see if that seems to trigger outbreaks or not. Here is a good link - https://www.ondietandhealth.com/foods-to-avoid-with-herpes. The difference between coconut meat and coconut oil/water is interesting, but makes sense.
Also, look into oil pulling, especially if you have oral HSV. You swish around sesame or coconut oil in your mouth and it is really good for your teeth, gums, and oral heath in general. Coconut oil has anti-viral qualities, so can only help really.
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