chronic sore throat that just won't die....

[Heathcliffscathy]

dh has had a sore throat for at least two weeks if not three now. has been to gp who said was viral, been to homeopath who gave him some stuff. it receded a few days ago, it had moved from left to right side and then seemed to be going but now is back on left side again! any amazing remedies or thoughts...he's getting v depressed with it tbh....

[Enid]

sympathies to him

I had a sore throat on and off for almost the whole winter about four years ago and it did make me depressed - according to my acupuncturist that is quite a common side effect as the lymph glands can often be infected.

anyway, the thing that finally helped me was:

this

[acnebride]

i assume he's gargling with aspirin?

the only thing that worked for me with a recent sore throat that lasted 2 painful weeks was to put a paracetamol in my mouth and just let it sit there (originally discovered this due to being rotten at swallowing pills plus a really good movie on TV). that way the throat gets bathed in a solution of paracetamol over a long period and that gave good but temporary relief

sympathies

[Enid]

also - boring but true - sleep

[Enid]

if he goes back to the docs he can try and get some soluble Brufen - gargle with that bad boy it is soooooooo effective as a painkiller

[Heathcliffscathy]

ooooo, enid, is that a uk site, i'll buy it, or would i get it from a gnc healthfood shop type place?

thanks acnebride, he is taking paracetamol, gargling with salt water and taking chloroseptic spray and permanently eating fishermans friends!

[Heathcliffscathy]

ooooo, enid, is that a uk site, i'll buy it, or would i get it from a gnc healthfood shop type place?

thanks acnebride, he is taking paracetamol, gargling with salt water and taking chloroseptic spray and permanently eating fishermans friends!

[Enid]

poor boy it is horrible

does he get them often?

you can get that solgar stuff from a healthfood shop although my local one sells out quickly in the winter

[Heathcliffscathy]

he has deffo not been getting enough sleep as ds has been shenanigins at night since 5th nov fireworks...we are just about through it but it's been a bad month....

[acnebride]

poor s*d i HATE sore throats

[Heathcliffscathy]

blimey, have phoned local healthfood shop and several chemists, none of which do it, if someone can tell me where i can get the elderberry capsules in striking distance of wandsworth i'll be eternally grateful....

[Enid]

sophable am going into Glastonbury today so can check there for you if you want

[lunachic]

sage is good for sore throats would he gargle sage tea ! my dh prob. wouldnt !!

[lunachic]

tea tree gargle to get rid of infection ? (yak but it works !)

[Heathcliffscathy]

hmmmm....glasto lovely but a bit far

there must be somewhere in london fgs!

anyway, i'm going to hunt them down...

lunachic, talk me through the teatree gargle....i've got the essential oil, what dilution, do it disseminate it in milk first etc...

[Enid]

no I could have got you some and sent it you daft bint

[bootsmonkey]

I too have had the sore throat from hell which laid me out in bed for 3 days with the full body headache, shakes, shivers, sweats, nausea etc... (you get the picture!) Doctor also confirmed it was viral and to 'keep my fluids up', nothing else he could do for me. Have worked my way through various syrups, lozenges, sprays (chloroseptic didn't work as it didn't get far enough down my throat) I found aspirin gargles x3/day, co-codamyl tablets (paracetamol & codeine) and Strefen lozenges worked well in combination. The Strefen is made by Strepsil and the active ingredient is an Ibuprofen type drug. My sympathies to your DH - one week on and I am still sore, still have night sweats and am feeling fatigued, jaded and depressed!

[foxinsocks]

I think if he's feeling really bad he should go back to the GP - especially if it goes on much longer. One of the first signs of something like glandular fever can be a persistent sore throat. They can do a swab and send it off if there's any doubt as to what's causing it.

[Heathcliffscathy]

lunachic can you talk me through a teatree gargle in terms of dilution....