When Is the Best Time for the Shingles Vaccine, and How Much Does It Cost?

When Is the Best Time for the Shingles Vaccine, and How Much Does It Cost?

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Do you know about shingles?

It is characterized by suddenly appearing one day and accompanied by severe pain.

Let’s take a look at shingles, known as the king of pain, said to be on par with the pain of childbirth.

What Is Shingles?🤕

If you have had chickenpox in the past or have received the chickenpox vaccine,

varicella-zoster virus becomes latent in the body's ganglia.

When the immune system weakens, the latent varicella-zoster virus reactivates and characteristic band-like blisters appear.

It is characterized by causing severe pain by inducing inflammation or necrosis of the nerves.

What Causes Shingles?🤕

Shingles mainly occurs in people who are overworked or stressed, immunocompromised patients, and those in their 50s and older.

The chickenpox virus from childhood becomes dormant in the body. It lies dormant in the ganglia along the nerves.

In this case, even if the virus is present in the body, there are no visible symptoms.

However, when immunity in the body decreases, the dormant varicella-zoster virus travels along the nerves and appears on the skin,

causing inflammation. In severe cases, it can spread throughout the body, and these symptoms are

called the shingles virus.

What Is the Treatment for Shingles?🤕

The goals of shingles treatment are, first, to suppress pain and prevent the spread of the virus and secondary bacterial infection.

After that, the treatment goal is to minimize complications such as neuralgia.

The golden time for treatment is within 72 hours (3 days) after shingles develops.

After discovering the condition, visit a clinic and take oral antiviral medication.

If treatment is carried out within the proper time, the treatment time for the skin rash and the duration of pain can be reduced, so be sure not to miss the golden time.

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The most important thing with shingles is prevention.

Healthcare professionals strongly recommend that people in their 50s and older get the shingles vaccine, and if shingles occurs, pain treatment and antiviral treatment within 72 hours

are strongly recommended.

What Foods Help Relieve Shingles?🤕

Shingles is a condition related to immunity, so it is good to consume foods that help boost immunity.

Foods containing artificial fructose, such as snacks and bread, rapidly increase blood sugar in the body and cause inflammation.

Eating a nutritious diet that includes a variety of nutrients helps maintain immunity.

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What Foods Help Relieve Shingles?

1️⃣ Carrots

2️⃣ Fruits such as tangerines and oranges

3️⃣ Onions

4️⃣ Balloon flower root

5️⃣ Chili peppers

6️⃣ Cheonggukjang

7️⃣ Tomatoes

8️⃣ Broccoli

9️⃣ Mushrooms

Is the Most Feared Complication of Shingles?🤕

The reason shingles is frightening is not only the pain, but also because complications can occur.

The form of complications differs depending on the affected area.

Shingles around the eyes can cause glaucoma, uveitis, and keratitis.

Because of this, it can also affect vision, so special care is needed. If shingles occurs in the ear, it can cause not only pain but also tinnitus, hearing loss, and facial paralysis.

Prevent Shingles Like This 🤕

Shingles = symptoms that appear when immunity is weak

Therefore, it is good to make an effort to improve immunity.

Regular exercise, stress management, prevention of chronic fatigue and overwork, and the shingles vaccine

are the best ways to prevent shingles in advance.

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