Really, I think I'm dying. I'm out of that spray stuff and gargaling salt water isn't working. I don't want to drive to the story cuz I'm hopped up on cold meds. THIS SUCKS SO BAD!!!!!!
2006-09-10 02:39:13 · 15 answers · asked by rishathra7 6 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
thanks for all the suggestions, i'm gonna see what i can dig up in the kitchen. being sick is the worst. :(
2006-09-10 02:51:20 · update #1
Gargle with Listerine a lot to kill the germs. Drink a lot of fluids especially orange juice - it will feel good on your throat. If you're congested, rub Vicks on your chest. Hot chicken soup.
Hope you feel better soon. Stinks to be sick.
2006-09-10 02:44:39 · answer #1 · answered by DeeDee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of the treatments I have tried (and they all work) is hot tea with some honey, or boil up some ginger root and drink the decoction from that. The ginger soothes the throat and the taste may be a bit too strong but other than that, you could stomach it. Don't put in sugar, though. Sugar just makes your throat feel parched, hence more of the itchiness that you feel when you have a sore throat. Or, you could have some nice, hot broth and herbal tea. Don't drink carbonated, sugary, or fatty foods as they only help to irritate. Plus, drink in some real fruit juice like orange because the vitamin C content helps in strengthening your immune system and fight off the bacteria in your throat causing you to have that sore throat in the first place.
2006-09-10 09:56:08 · answer #2 · answered by caelum 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Mom taught me the best remedy for sore throats Gargle with apple cider vinegar, It taste horrible but it kills the bad bacteria in your throat , you mix just 2 Tbs of the vinegar and a glass of water and gargle as often as you can I promise it works the more you do it the better.
2006-09-10 09:48:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always find ginger mixed with honey to be very helpful. Just take a bit of ginger root and squeeze it in a clean garlic crusher to extract the juice. Mix it with a little bit of honey and then add boiled water. Hope this helps.
2006-09-10 09:42:04 · answer #4 · answered by Skymir 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Caramel milk: you put 2 spoons of sugar on the heat and you must be by the stove so it does not get burnt. You add milk when the colour of sugar gets caramel and liquid. Drink in with help of a spoon a bit hot.
2006-09-10 09:46:52 · answer #5 · answered by pikapoka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can gargle with aspirin.
On the real side, I think you should go to the doctor. A bad sore throat is not a good sign.
2006-09-10 09:42:53 · answer #6 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, this is the best immediate soothing thing you can get - taken an ordinary spoon and get it full of HONEY swallow it slowly making sure it touches your throat as much as possible.... get well soon
2006-09-10 09:42:43 · answer #7 · answered by rheckels 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like weak tea(herbal no caffeine) with fresh lemon juice, a chunk of lemon and some honey. Its nice and you can feel it working like cough syrup.
2006-09-10 09:45:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warm milk with honey. You could also try chamomile tea with honey and lemon juice.
2006-09-10 09:42:45 · answer #9 · answered by ducky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honey, Lemon, Bourbon, hot tea,
Heat all and drink it down, You don't have to use the tea.
2006-09-10 09:45:29 · answer #10 · answered by damsel36 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋