I am nursing and cant' take cough syrup. I am coughing and coughing and my throat hurts if I eat something rough, so I am on oatmeal cereal and soup.. and with nursing I am SO hungry.... what can I take?
2007-10-28 07:16:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
My dad used to gargle vinegar, it really does work. Just add some vinegar to some warm water and perhaps a little sugar and then gargle for a few seconds. It doesn't taste all that pleasant it does work, honest.
2007-10-28 08:09:13 · answer #1 · answered by Flamingo Diva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nutrition therapy: Allicin, the compound that placed the stinky smell in garlic, has antibiotic, and anti fungal properties that could heal many styles of sore throats, says registered pharmacist Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D., professor of meals at Pacific Western college in l. a. and author of Earl Mindell's nutrition as medicine and different books on meals. Take 2 or extra cloves, overwhelmed or total, on the 1st signal of a sore throat and proceed eating 2 cloves an afternoon till your warning signs sparkling up, he says.
2016-10-14 06:39:15 · answer #2 · answered by thorton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try chocolate. It works like a cough drop but better. There is a natural chemical in chocolate found in many cough medicines that will sooth your throat. It will make the coughing easier and and less painful on the throat.
There is nothing you can do to actually stop coughing because coughing is a way to get rid of the irritant in your throat and lungs.
Please read this, it will explain what i mean: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4032585.stm
2007-10-28 07:24:45 · answer #3 · answered by Peekoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mix some honey with some lemon juice. Warm it and drink it nice and slow..
It soothes the pain.
This is an old choir trick for sore throats/vocal cords.
2007-10-28 07:20:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Slice a lemon or lime thinny with the peel, add some brown sugar (not too much) and some honey (optional) into a small bowl and steam it until all the sugar dissolve, eat the lemon or lime it will tase bitter and sour but it will help.
2007-10-28 07:25:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hot beverages are good. I don't use honey, but agave nectar in my tea. Hot soups. Ricola makes pretty good herbal throat drops; I'm a fan of the lemon mint.
2007-10-28 11:14:19 · answer #6 · answered by VeggieTart -- Let's Go Caps! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ginger is very good for a sore throat it can be taken is tea you can buy ginger tea from most places and its quite pleasant to taste.
2007-10-28 07:57:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just want to add another vote for lemon. I usually use the liquid extract that comes in the plastic looking lemon bottle and just gargle it for a few seconds.
2007-10-28 07:36:26 · answer #8 · answered by freedom first 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gargle with warm salt water. Honey and lemon help also. Just mix honey and lemon and sip it.
2007-10-28 07:58:10 · answer #9 · answered by Jane d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could try gargling warm salt water. It should ease the pain for a little while.
2007-10-28 07:25:27 · answer #10 · answered by Ginny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋