| A viral infection which is caused by a virus | | | | reduce the complications or shorten the infection if you |
| varicella-zoster, the same virus which causes chicken | | | | think you are suffering from shingles. You must consult |
| pox is known as shingles. Any person, who had | | | | immediately some physician if rash appears near the |
| chicken pox, is not cleared completely from the body. It | | | | area of eye because it may result into permanent or |
| lives in the nervous system and after many years later | | | | temporary loss of vision. Some of the natural |
| the virus which had become dormant in the nerve | | | | treatments for shingles: |
| tissue reactivates and result into shingles. Usually the | | | | 1. Pancreas produces proteolytic enzymes which are |
| person with weak immune system and between the | | | | naturally produced and help in the digestion of protein |
| age group of 60-80 years suffers from this problem. It | | | | we eat. These enzymes are also available in certain |
| is just like rash. The virus of shingles also reactivates | | | | foods like pineapple, papaya and it is also available |
| due to emotional stress, immune deficiency like | | | | from animal pancreas. Supplements derived from |
| chemotherapy or AIDS, any person suffering from | | | | these things are available in some grocery, drug stores, |
| cancer. The exact cause in many cases is yet to be | | | | in health food stores and can be found online. There |
| found but the person suffering from chickenpox is at | | | | are some side effects also with these enzymes like |
| higher risk. Medically shingle is termed as Herpes | | | | digestive upset and allergic reactions. |
| zoster. | | | | 2. The area affected by shingles must be kept clean |
| Some of the important symptoms of shingles are | | | | and dry. |
| severe burning pain, sensitive skin, rash with small | | | | 3. Pain caused due to shingles may be reduced by |
| blisters with red base. Usually it takes three to four | | | | applying wet, cool compresses. |
| weeks from start to finish but sometimes a person | | | | 4. It is very necessary for the patient suffering from |
| may feel pain occasionally even if the blister is present | | | | shingles to take plenty of rest. |
| or not. | | | | 5. Acupuncture is also very helpful to overcome from |
| Shingles is contagious also. It can be spread from | | | | this problem of shingles. |
| affected person to adults or children. But instead of | | | | 6. Application of peppermint oil or geranium oil over the |
| developing shingles they develop chickenpox. | | | | affected area regularly may reduce the problem of |
| Besides giving natural treatments it is also necessary | | | | shingles. |
| to consult physician as soon as possible in order to | | | | |