my throat has been so sore for the past 2 days! when i swallow it hurts. what should i eat, drink or do to make it better?
2006-07-11 15:54:45 · 15 answers · asked by Dancer 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
You need to go to the doctor; it could be tonsilitis or strep throat.
While you are waiting, gargle with salt water. Also, drink hot tea with lemon and honey. Another good home remedy is grate some fresh ginger (get it in the produce section) and make some hot tea with it in the water. Sweeten with honey.
2006-07-11 15:59:34 · answer #1 · answered by shoppingontherun 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Is your throat red or have white blotches? If so, you probably have strep and need to see a doctor immediately. If you don't, it can turn into mononucleiosis, which has it's own short and longterm complications. If nothing like that is there, sure, warm water and salt, and echinacea, as well as slippery elm (at the health food store) extract. Make a nice tea with lemon, echinacea, and slippery elm and drink it nonstop until you are full or it goes away. Emergencee is also good if you get sick of the tea to alternate with. But make sure you watch for any visual changes. EDIT: It is true that if you have strep, the salt water trick won't help at all, it will kill, and you will definitely know that's what it is. Only normal sore throats don't hurt, but strep actually produces open sores, so there's no mistaking the pain!
2006-07-11 23:02:18 · answer #2 · answered by da chet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gargle with warm salt water. Call doctor in morning. Drink hot or cold drinks and take an advil to help alleviate pain so you can swallow a little. But if gets worse, call dr now and see what they advise. You may be told to go to urgent care center or Emergency room. But try gargling first. But you need to call doctor.
2006-07-11 23:01:04 · answer #3 · answered by mom of girls 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gargle with warm salt water. Use a small glass and about 1 heaping teaspoon salt with a little warm water. Garlge as long as you can, spit it out and repeat until the salt water is gone. You feel results immediately. If not, go to the doctor
2006-07-11 23:13:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DONT GARGLE SALT WATER! IT WILL TEAR YOUR THROAT UP!
Swallow honey, inhale the steam from boiling water, suck on a peppermint, drink alot of water, pulp-less orange juice helps some people.
2006-07-11 23:04:22 · answer #5 · answered by Patient Paws 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sore throat..drink lots of juice ( hich in Vitamin C ) or water (if juice is not available ). Ask your doctor to prescribe an antibiotic.
2006-07-11 22:59:34 · answer #6 · answered by justurangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Popsickles....[a nurse told me that those things you buy FOR a sore throat just make it worse]
if it doesnt clear up in a couple of days..see a doctor..you may be showing signs of a strep infection.
2006-07-11 22:59:02 · answer #7 · answered by G-Bear 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to any pharmacy with a pharmacist and ask for "difflam" it's a kind of lozenges but with antispetic, wonderful cure for sore throats.
2006-07-11 23:04:36 · answer #8 · answered by Stephen L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try gargling 1 cup of h2o, 1/2tsp of tumeric & 1/2tsp of salt.
Do it twice a day. It works.
Have a speedy recovery.
2006-07-12 02:49:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anji 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should try a warm salt water gargle, if this doesn't help, try a visit to your doctor, it could be from a sinus infection, or some other type of infection
2006-07-11 23:00:26 · answer #10 · answered by once40 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋