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[Phinnsmommy]

Hey! Well im leaving tommarow to go to Penn. (see other post) and i've had a realllyyy bad sore throught for 2 days now.

Any ideas on how I could atleast control the pain or make it better while im visiting whith me family?

Thanks

 

[Bo B Bunny]

hot tea with lemon is good for a sore throat. Cold drinks are as well - especially ice water.

Tylenol and advil things like that will help the pain and of course get some cough/sore throat drops.

There's also some root you can chew on but I think that should be your last resort!

 

[Phinnsmommy]

Thanks!

We have some tea that i've been drinking, called throught coat, so that should help.

I have to be very careful with advil, because it gives me horrendus stomach cramps .

 

[Bo B Bunny]

better not take advil then. That sounds like an allergy or a reaction of some sort at any rate. I can't take Guafinsin (sp not sure) because I get bad stomach cramps, my heart palpates hard and I get dizzy..... then I'm fine after a couple of minutes... weird.

Have you ever tried aleve? I can take that and advil sometimes makes my tummy upset.

 

[naturestee]

Better yet, herbal lemon tea with a little honey.

When I had strep, the docter had me gargle with warm, very salty water. It's gross but it helps kill bacteria. Gargling with mouthwash might help too.

Bo B Bunny wrote:

hot tea with lemon is good for a sore throat.

 

[Phinnsmommy]

Thanks guys.

Yea, I dont take very much advil. My Mom (is an acupunturist) says its my liver, but im fine if I just take it with food.

She has me on ALL these homepathic meds thoughhh! Blechh most of them taste like prairie plants :shock:

 

[naturestee]

It's not unusual for ibuprofen (active part of Advil) to cause minor stomach problems. I get the same problem from aspirin, and bunny Fey gets it from metacam which is a related drug.

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

One of the best things is Chloroseptic Spray. It numbs. It's great!

 

[missyscove]

AngelnSnuffy wrote:

One of the best things is Chloroseptic Spray. It numbs. It's great!

I love that stuff!

 

[tundrakatiebean]

Licorice tea is the BEST for sore throats, I used it when I had strep

and be careful with the numbing spray, you have to remember why you took it in the first place or you'll end up hurting yourself worse!