Really bad sore throat?!
Question: My boyfriend just came down with a really bad sore throat, he can't really swallow anything.
Does anyone have any home remedies that work? He doesn't like medicines.
Answers: My boyfriend just came down with a really bad sore throat, he can't really swallow anything.
Does anyone have any home remedies that work? He doesn't like medicines.
Have him gargle several times a day with warm water and salt, and apply warm clothes to his throat.Give him a spoon of honey.Make him hot white tea,it has the most antioxidants.You can add honey to the tea also,but the honey right off the spoon will be soothing.Get some Boost or Ensure drinks,they will help replace the calories he is missing by not being able to eat.
ginger tea.. :) it's yucky but effective.. tried it before :)
"Ginger is a very effective remedy that is used in various ways to treat sore throat. In fact, ginger can be used as a treatment for coughs and colds, which are the causes of sore throat. Ginger can be taken in the form of a tea, or it can be made into hot beverage with plain water and sugar. The juice of ginger is also taken with honey in order to treat sore throats."
boil some hot water, put salt and then gargle it for a couple of minutes.
or get some green tea, and give him lots of cough drops.
[halls]
.. yeah but thats it if he doesnt like medicines..
hot tea with a little bit of honey is traditional
hot miso soup is my favorite
cayenne peppers have been known to help
Try a over the counter medication; it's called "Fisherman's Friend." You can get it in a drug store, and it's really cheap and it works.The only bad thing about it is its taste. It is awful. It's a lozenger and you have to suck on it.
I'm sorry but a sore throat is nothing to fool around with. If it's strep he could develop rhumatic fever and that could damage his heart. He should go see a doctor and have culture done and get on some antibiotics if needed.
Honey/Lemon tea or throat drops will help to an extent.
Gargle with warm salt water (1tsp:1 cup warm water)
If there's a chance of an infection, try some Goldenseal Tea 3x's a day. It tastes horrible, but it's what I use for my kids if they have any upper respiratory infections, as we don't use Rx antibiotics unless all else fails.
This is a recipe my herbalist gave me. It does work. She says even for strep throat.
Here is the recipe
Remember to drink thru a straw very important
To 4 oz or 1/2 cup of water add the following
1 capsule cayenne or 1/2tsp
2 capsules of Echincea
1 capsule Garlic or 1 clove crushed
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
Open all capsules and use the straw to mix into water. Drink quickly through straw. DO NOT DRINK ANYTHING FOR 15 - 30 MINUTES AFTER DOING THIS.
Repeat every 30 minutes until sore throat is calmed down or gone.
I have done this and it took me maybe a 1/2 day and it was gone.
Try a hot honey drink. It might not taste that great if you don't like honey but it is worth a try cause it works!!! Boil some water and put it in a cup. Add a few tablespoons of honey into it and stir. Then add some lemon. It will clear the thoat. Try it and you will see.