Household remedies for minor episodes

  • If urination is painful, try urinating in the bath.
  • Pour luke warm water over the painful area as you urinate.
  • Try lying in a bath that has 2-3 tablespoons of salt in it.
  • Use a hairdryer set on low to carefully dry the sores after bathing.
  • Wear cotton underwear (or none at all) with loose clothing on top.
  • Try mild pain-killers such as aspirin or paracetamol.

Fast fact

Genital herpes can be treated episodically (when an outbreak occurs) or suppressively (every day to help prevent outbreaks)