I want to know why, it's just really interesting. I never had a sore throat in a while though.. In a long while.. But when I do get a sore throat, salt water helps alot, it goes away better than any medicine i've ever tried. Why's that?
2007-01-16 10:01:10 · 5 answers · asked by bugme n 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
The answer lies within the very nature of salt. It's a natural dehydrator commonly used in food preservation and preparation. Its ability to draw out the water in foods is the reason pickles retain their tartness and crunch after months in a jar, and also how salmon lox is made. While salt doesn't exactly pickle your throat, the same principle applies. A sore throat is usually inflamed due to bacteria and other germs wreaking havoc on your soft tissues or mucosa. These inflammations (known as edemas) are usually filled with water, and the salt works its way into your throat. Through osmosis, the salt draws out the edema fluid, killing the bacteria, which requires a warm, wet environment.
2007-01-16 10:09:08 · answer #1 · answered by nate_15_99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get this salt is a dray substance when you drink normal ocean water it make you thirsty. The cause of a sore throat is because you throat scrubbing with one side of the throat. Making the throat dry keeps the throat from touching.
2007-01-16 10:07:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the salt cleanses the bacteria out of your throat, making it feel better... thats what my doctor always told me...
2007-01-16 10:07:17 · answer #3 · answered by Chels 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would get to the doctor. It could be mono since it`s lasted so long. If you have been extremly tired go get checked. Good luck!
2016-03-29 00:39:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SALT IS SODIUM & CHLORIDE WHICH KILLS ANY GERMS......
2007-01-16 10:06:52 · answer #5 · answered by Dave F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋