Question: Herpes and alcohol?

[Guest]

If I'm in my first herpes outbreak that started around Thursday can I drink vodka today??? Can that make my outbreak worse?

[mr_hopp]

Anything that weakens your immune system won't help. Vodka is certainly one of those things. Not guaranteed that it'll make it worse, but it certainly won't help your body heal.

[Guest]

Is there some kind of trick to drinking when you have herpes...???

[mr_hopp]

It's ultimately your decision whether you drink or not ... I still drink occasionally and it doesn't lead to an outbreak, but I'm also very healthy otherwise. AND I know plenty of people who aren't the least bit healthy, drink like fishes and are completely asymptomatic (never have outbreaks). It's a total individual thing. It's how your body is made up, it's how your immune system functions, it's a lot of things. I'd say that if you're still going through your first outbreak to try to only put healthy stuff into your body. Give your body a break. It's already battling herpes, so if you put alcohol in your system, it's just weakening its defenses. But again, it's totally your call. Vodka may be worth taking the chance of a weakened immune system. But have you considered some fresh-juiced carrot juice? Yummy. ;)