my throat hurts soo much i went 2 the doctor yesterday and the doctor said i had strep throat and to gargle with warm water and salt and she gave me pills butt it still hurts soo much when i swallow is there any way other way to make it stop hurting so that i can sleep????
plllzzzz help!! =[
2007-04-03 17:59:48 · 6 answers · asked by meee 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Sore throat is usually due to a viral infection. Gargling with warm salty water or mouthwash can reduce the pain and inconvenience.More details and home remedies available at
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2007-04-04 06:55:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
O.k to start with, make some warm tea add lemon to cut any junk in your throat. Take a small tea spoon of honey every so often.
Also take 2 advil. Wait an hour and take 2 Tylenol PMs.
After that, then start with the salt water. You need to calm the throat first. The Salt does irritate it.
You want to take the advil every 4 hours or so, to help bring down the swelling.
Try to stay away from anything cold right now.
You need to keep moisture in the air while you sleep. Or when you wake it will be worse. Use a humidifier. If you don't have one...put a pot of water over your heater...it will help a bit.
If you wake at night take the Advil right away and down a bit of honey. It coats the throat a bit.
2007-04-04 03:42:37 · answer #2 · answered by siamesedream86 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you will mix one part apple cider vinegar with two parts honey and then gargle this every hour and swallow after gargling, your throat will not stay sore as long. Keep your throat well hydrated with hot tea. Drink plenty of fluids and try to sleep it off. I know you are miserable; sore throats can be awful!! Get well soon.
2007-04-04 02:16:12 · answer #3 · answered by missingora 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she gave u prescriped medicine, give it a few days to work..I had it about 3 weeks ago and it hurt really bad where it even hurt to breath..but the medicine helped in 2 days...i took penicillian for 10 days.but gargle with warm water and salt...
2007-04-04 01:32:37 · answer #4 · answered by Nancy S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could try using Chloraseptic spray; it's a pain killer for your throat, and sprays so there is nothing to swallow. You could also take a regular pain killer in addition to whatever she gave you, as I assume she gave you antibiotics.
I suffered through that twice myself...it's horrible.
2007-04-04 01:08:52 · answer #5 · answered by Denise W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chloraseptic (sp?) spray works pretty good
I feel ya dude, been there.
2007-04-04 01:07:37 · answer #6 · answered by Rhyno 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋