i have a lot of phlegm and i need to get rid of it to sing, i heard that water with lemon works, can it be substituted with lime? and how much lime should be added, what are some other things i can do? i don't have a cold, im not sick.
2006-09-08 04:11:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Stop smoking if you do! Also cut back on dairy. Drinking water (lemon or lime aside) and keeping hydrated with help to thin the secretions and make then easier to cough up. I'm not aware of any health benefit from lemon or lime juice, but taking a medication that contains guiafenisen (like robitussin) also make phlegm easier to break up and cough out.
2006-09-08 04:19:21 · answer #1 · answered by IAINTELLEN 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drink lots of fluids. Breathing hot steam helps - pour hot water into a bowl. Put your head above the bowl, and cover your head w/ the bowl with a towel. Inhale deeply. Going to the sauna will achieve the same effect as well.
2006-09-08 11:15:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ths is a surefire way!!! you have to try it. Take HOT SALT WATER and suck it up through one nostril. The phlegm will come pouring out of the other nostril. If you can't suck it up through one nostril then then do it from both. This is a surefire way.......believe me!
BEST OF LUCK!!
2006-09-08 11:21:34 · answer #3 · answered by Diya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow... is dat hw u spel it!?
2006-09-08 11:18:19 · answer #4 · answered by Carefree? Noway! I wish! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spit it out
2006-09-08 11:14:53 · answer #5 · answered by kari45385 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋