2006-09-01 19:27:29 · 18 answers · asked by dgl5252 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
* Increase your liquid intake. (Warm tea with honey is a favorite home remedy).
* Use a steamer or humidifier in your bedroom.
* Gargle with warm salt water several times daily: ¼ tsp. salt to 1/2 cup water.
* Take mild pain relievers such as acetaminophen (Tylenol®, Datril®, Tempra®), ibuprofen (Advil®), etc.
* Take non-prescription throat lozenges
2006-09-01 19:38:03 · answer #1 · answered by doon19462000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is an old fashioned remedy which has helped most people I have told in the past.
Hope you like green peppers though - because raw green peppers are the answer. If you eat raw green peppers it seems to have some magical effect. I don't know why it works but it does. Just like garlic is fantastic for colds and chicken broth is wonderful for flu systoms.
Give it a try, if you can't get to the chemist for a few hours. In fact you may not need a prescription.
2006-09-02 02:39:08 · answer #2 · answered by AnneMarie C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
crack 25 black peppers (do not crush them to powder) take half a glass of water and pour into a vessel and pepper and boil for 1 minute cool it (do not add salt or sugar) filter the the contents and drink it in one gulp. Note it will burn for few minutes but after that your sore throat , cold etc etc will vanish. You can do this as often as you can and there are no side effects.
2006-09-02 02:38:12 · answer #3 · answered by ssmindia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chiropractic adjustment C3 on side that is sore. Acupuncture, bleed the throat point (3 drops).
Zinc lozenges. Vitamin C.
Personally I like warm lemonade.
2006-09-02 02:30:14 · answer #4 · answered by sandcatsle 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try zinc throat lozenges. or if youre wanting alternatives, put a teaspoon of salt in hot water and gargle. try doing that every morning, afternoon, evening or every after meals. try slippery elm bark. use the dried one and add it to a cup of boiling water. cover it for at least 10 mins. then strain.
2006-09-02 02:40:36 · answer #5 · answered by saccharine baby 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ice chips - crush up a bunch and put them in some juice or something if you'd like, and then eat them. You can put ice on your throat, too, if you like (make sure and wrap it first, though).
2006-09-02 02:35:01 · answer #6 · answered by Cedar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy some epsom salt at the drug store and gargle 3 times a day with the salt water, warm water
2006-09-02 02:29:38 · answer #7 · answered by babygurl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drink plenty of fluids hot and cold, take some advil, try some throat lozenges.
2006-09-02 02:30:17 · answer #8 · answered by susie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DRINK plenty of fluids and drink some orange juice, anything with viatim c is the best
2006-09-02 02:30:06 · answer #9 · answered by sxylips24 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lemon and honey in hot tea works really well for me. Gargling with saltwater also helps.
2006-09-02 02:29:57 · answer #10 · answered by dropkickchick 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋