Worst Sore Throat Ever

[cdt]

I have the worst sore throat of my life right now..I've finally been at my job the 90 days required and will have full health/medical benefits as of Monday but I'm dying slowly right now.

I woke up at 5:15am this morning and it's the worst it's been, the sore throat has been accompanied by body aches, massive headaches which isn't normal considering I never have headaches.

I made two cups of hot tea, gargled with this Saltwater over the counter bottle that said it was supposed to leave you feeling refreshed, and it didn't, I gargled Hydrogen Peroxide just to try to kill some germs, I've been taking Vitamin C every morning as I believe it helps your immune system.

I took Alka Seltzer Cold Plus, it says it helps sore throat, body aches, headaches etc...so I figured that was pretty solid. And it was nighttime so hopefully it'll knock me out.

I'm also using Cepacol coating lozenges, but they aren't helping too much. Any old fashioned remedies or suggestions on medicine or anything I'd much appreciate, I hate this.

 

[NaySmith]

if you can find a Chinese drug store, look for a liquid called

Pei Pa Koa

It's a dark, think liquid that tastes like minty honey. Barbra Streisand swears by it, and singers need healthy throats. It works wonders for me. Hope you can find it.

 

[The Voice]

Gargle some listerine.

 

[Nicky]

you might have mono and if that's the case, nothing you're taking will help. You probably need some antibiotics.

Stop kissing your girlfriend, or you'll give it to her.

 

[The Oi]

I have the worst sore throat of my life right now..I've finally been at my job the 90 days required and will have full health/medical benefits as of Monday but I'm dying slowly right now.

I woke up at 5:15am this morning and it's the worst it's been, the sore throat has been accompanied by body aches, massive headaches which isn't normal considering I never have headaches.

I made two cups of hot tea, gargled with this Saltwater over the counter bottle that said it was supposed to leave you feeling refreshed, and it didn't, I gargled Hydrogen Peroxide just to try to kill some germs, I've been taking Vitamin C every morning as I believe it helps your immune system.

I took Alka Seltzer Cold Plus, it says it helps sore throat, body aches, headaches etc...so I figured that was pretty solid. And it was nighttime so hopefully it'll knock me out.

I'm also using Cepacol coating lozenges, but they aren't helping too much. Any old fashioned remedies or suggestions on medicine or anything I'd much appreciate, I hate this.

I would strongly suggest that you go to a doc if you have a throat that sore. It sounds like you may have strep and home remedies and vitamin c alone will not help without some medication. You don't want to mess around with strep and you certainly don't want to mess around with the possibility of an underlying immune disorder.

The only way to know how to get rid of that sore throat is to talk to a doc. Just my two cents.

 

[sjeppe]

yea you have strep throat, and need antibiotics, my wife used to get it all the time, she had to have her tonsils removed.

 

[ChicagoCavFan]

Stop posting...you'll get us all sick! :uhh:

 

[DawgOnKing]

Go due a Doctor. I mean, go to a doctor.

 

[aaronbev79]

Worst Sore Throat Ever

That's what she said...

(sorry, couldn't resist )

 

[TAS]

Honey + Tea = My medicine.

 

[Randolphkeys]

Here's my cold symptom knockout recipe. Everyone I ever introduced it to ends up using it whenever they are sick.

Buy a large ginger root, two or three fresh lemons, and get a jar of honey.

Boil the hell out of the ginger root, peeled and chopped in large chunks, in about one gallon of water for 20 minutes, covered. Now open the cover and stick your face in the steam... breathing in slowly. Nice huh? Let it sit a few minutes while you watch TV, then bring it back to a boil. Repeat.

After the ginger has seeped into the hot water for a total of 40 minutes, get a big cupful of the ginger broth. Add the juice of half a lemon and a BIG teaspoon of honey. Keep that ginger water boiling as you watch TV, sticking your face in the steam whenever you sinuses and throat are hurting.

I spend an evening drinking that ginger tea for a few hours, and the symptoms become barely noticable. This is not an immediate cure, but it hydrates you while the ginger thins out your blood.

 

[Splitz]

Here's my cold symptom knockout recipe. Everyone I ever introduced it to ends up using it whenever they are sick.

Buy a large ginger root, two or three fresh lemons, and get a jar of honey.

Boil the hell out of the ginger root, peeled and chopped in large chunks, in about one gallon of water for 20 minutes, covered. Now open the cover and stick your face in the steam... breathing in slowly. Nice huh? Let it sit a few minutes while you watch TV, then bring it back to a boil. Repeat.

After the ginger has seeped into the hot water for a total of 40 minutes, get a big cupful of the ginger broth. Add the juice of half a lemon and a BIG teaspoon of honey. Keep that ginger water boiling as you watch TV, sticking your face in the steam whenever you sinuses and throat are hurting.

I spend an evening drinking that ginger tea for a few hours, and the symptoms become barely noticable. This is not an immediate cure, but it hydrates you while the ginger thins out your blood.

Thank you Dr. Quinn medicine woman, I will have to remember that one :chuckles:

 

[The Oi]

Jizz in my pants.

 

[dirtywax]

I've dealt with HORRIBLE sore throats all my life and just found this remedy last year and it works big time.

Mix 8 oz warm water with a pinch of cayenne pepper. Gargle every 15 minutes until sore throat is gone. Be patient. It might take an hour or 2. Plus, it cuts my colds down to 1-3 days instead of 4-7.

 

[Maximus]

you might have mono and if that's the case, nothing you're taking will help. You probably need some antibiotics.

Stop kissing David, or you'll give it to him.

:uhh: