Is there a way to prevent warts?

Question:

I started getting a tiny wart here and there a few years back when I went through a stressful and depressing time in my marriage. I never had a wart prior to this and I am in my late twenties. I thought maybe it was because my immune system was down from everything going on. They were so tiny - it was hard to tell what they were until it was diagnosed. I would just have a brownish spot smaller than the size of a pin. Rarely, they would grow and I would have to have them frozen off by the derm. Well, I have been laid off for several months and am under tremendous stress. I am having an "outbreak" that is the worst I can recall. It seems like they keep coming back bigger and stronger. Instead of having 1-3, I have at least 6-8 large ones. I try filing them down, using the liquid, and I even bought Dr. Scholls Freeze Off. I would like to boost my immune system and PREVENT these from coming. I am interviewing and am so self-conscious.

Answers:
No, there are some several hundred variations of the HPV virus. It's more of a family, than one specific virus- it's just that they all cause warts. Some prefer certain body parts to others, and the way the warts look can be different. There really isn't any way to prevent them, aside from the genital variety that will be blocked with a condom. Even then, you can still get them in other spots in the area. The over the counter preps work as well as anything the doctor uses, even the Freeze Off is the same liquid nitrogen. It will take a while to get them shifted off, though- anywhere up to a few months sometimes. It works faster if you scrub the dead cells off before applying more, but if you are patient it will still work. And cheaper than the dermatologist as well. You are quite human, because the virus only attacks humans. The varieties that attack animals don't affect us, and vice versa. Some folks are just more susceptible to the viruses, that's all. Other than attending to your overall health, there isn't really anything you can take that will help much. Although stress can lower the immune system, it wouldn't be a significant thing to explain warts. You could certainly up your B complex vitamin intake, as that's the one most depleated in stress, but really just an ordinary multivitamin/mineral supplement and a balanced diet will do well. But otherwise, just pick your favorite over the counter wart remover, and plug away at them. They will shift off with patience and daily treatment.

Most of the time, treatment of warts on the skin is successful and the warts are gone for good. Your body's immune system can usually get rid of any tiny bits of wart that may be left after a wart has been treated. Genital warts are more likely to come back because there's no cure for the virus that causes them and because warts are more difficult to control in a moist environment. If warts come back, see your doctor to talk about other ways to treat them.

Is there a way to prevent warts?

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