What triggers genital herpes? What are some foods that help them go away?

Certain foods and activities can trigger outbreaks. People with herpes tend to learn what triggers outbreaks for them, and learn to avoid those certain activities and foods. Stress, menstruation, and diet (such as foods high in arginine, like chocolate, peanuts and walnuts) are main triggers for herpes outbreaks.

Everyone is different though. What triggers outbreaks for some, doesn't trigger them for others. I am personally fine with chocolate and peanuts, but for others those foods can cause outbreaks.

There are no foods to help outbreaks go away though. The only thing that will help outbreaks go away sooner are anti-viral medications. Even when the sores are gone the person still have the virus though. There is NO cure for herpes. Source(s): Personal experience. I have had genital herpes for 6 years.

I dont have herpes but if u do i would say take your medicine and wash down there. i am brave to answer this so you better vote me best of answer lol
the 'cold' sore often follows a cold, stress or anxiety. So try not to get sick, build up the immune system. Garlic and orange juice, my folk remedies for general health. Don't eat them together though yuck.
the first, most important recommendation, is to completely AVOID any diet products containing aspartame and Splenda as these ingredients can trigger a herpes outbreak (both oral and genital) within 30 minutes. Yep, no kidding. While you're at it, you might also avoid all synthetic sweeteners... none of them are any good for the body.

Sucralose, by the way, is another name for Splenda. Be careful, Sucralose appears to be a common ingredient in most diet food and drinks these days.

Eat broccoli and you could ward off Herpes ~ Preliminary lab studies of monkey and human cells conducted by researchers at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Rootstown, Ohio show that a compound found naturally in broccoli, cabbage, and brussels sprouts-- indole-3-carbinol--may be a key to inhibiting the herpes simplex virus. And it works really well. The compound blocked the virus from reproducing by an amazing 99.9 percent--essentially 100 percent effectiveness.

Falxseed oil is also a wonderful help, but all this should be COMBINED with your physician's recommendations!