Genital warts though harmless, are embarrassing problem. These are nothing but extra growth seen around the genital area resembling the vegetable, cauliflower. These genital warts are transmitted through unprotected sex and because of that reason people who have this problem don t discuss it to others. In this article let us discuss about the strategies that help to fight the genital warts.
Generally people think that these genital warts are very difficult to remove from the body. In reality it is not so. There are different treatment approaches that help to get rid of genital warts from the body of the person. The doctor is the best person to decide about the best treatment approach for a person, because the same treatment does not produce the same results in all the persons. There are certain things which the person need to do to help the body to fight against the genital warts, in addition to the treatment offered by the doctor. Let us discuss about them here.
If the immune system of the person is at its best, then the possibility of genital warts development is very minimal. Even when the person is having the problem, if his/her immune system is tuned then the rate of disappearance of the warts will be faster.
The doctor will follow any one of the popular methods such as cryotherapy, laser surgery, loop surgery etc in order to remove the genital warts once for all. But only when the immune system of the person is kept at good condition, there won t be any recurrence of the genital warts problem.
What to do to improve the immune system? One may wonder. Improving the immune system is very simple. All one has to do is to follow healthy diet and regular exercise. The protein intake of the person must be sufficient and there should not be any deficiency in that as the antibodies are nothing but protein.
The healthy diet is the one that has sufficient, energy, protein, vitamins and minerals along with water. In addition to this people can consume immune boosters such as Echinacea, vitamin C, and tea tree oil.
There are so many over the counter drugs available for the treatment of genital warts, but one should be very careful to buy the best one. Because genital warts are different from the one people get in the other parts of the body. Salicylic acid is good to treat warts present in the other part of the body such as hand, feet etc. but the same can t be used to treat the genital warts.
Hence the best thing is to visit the doctor as soon as one gets genital warts. Especially females should not waste time in approaching the doctor, thinking that it is harmless. These genital warts can become cervical cancer over a period of time, if untreated.
As per the statistics, nearly eighty percent of the cervical cancers are triggered by genital warts. But prevention is better than cure. Every body is aware of this proverb. Hence maintaining healthy diet, following regular exercise and practicing safe sex are the best if any one wants to keep the genital wart problem at bay.