To ask for your sore throat cures!

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It’s agony! Like being sliced with razors every time I swallow. Genuinely scared whenever I cough because it’s so painful. Have taken painkillers. What else can I do to make it feel better?

Gargle with warm salty water, and hot toddies

Difflam spray is very good. Or the traditional honey, lemon and hot water. Or gargling with saline

Sounds like I need to send someone out for Difflam.

Totally different perspective :
Once had an awfully sore throat , just like you described.
Happened just before a long planned visit home ( abroad ) I couldn't then make as I felt just like OP.
A nurse relative asked if something happened that upset me with relatives I was visting that I hadn't " voiced " .
It had.
I then voiced issue to relatives and bingo, sore throat instantly vanished.
Was astonished at how our bodies can react.
"Throat: Avenue of expression. Channel of creativity. – Throat Problems: The inability to speak up for one’s self. Swallowed anger. Stifled creativity. Refusal to change. – Sore throat: Holding in angry words. Feeling unable to express the self."
alchemyofhealing.com/causes-of-symptoms-according-to-louise-hay
Not saying it's not an infection but worth considering.
Hope you get better soon !

Gargle with diluted tcp. Brutal but effective.

DH had issues with tonsillitis for ages. Salt water gargle helps prevent infection. Difflam spray for pain.

Sage tea also helps - boiling water on some sage.

Difflam spray

Chloraseptic throat spray

This worked for me. Spray it directly only your throat

Gargle with lukewarm salt water on a regular basis.

Disprin soluble works for me when I have sore throats from acid reflux. I guess it costs the throat as you drink it. Strepsils etc only work for a very short time for me.

Hot tody
boiling water, whisky, lemon, sugar or honey if needed.

about 5/6 weeks ago, I had a nasty head cold with sore throat .

I made up lemsip in my cappuccino glass, added a measuring of whisky and just rested all day.

Pineapple juice sometimes works for me.

Bacon and fried bread, salt and vinegar crisps

Gargle with TCP.

Hot honey and lemon drink and mix in a couple of soluble aspirin tabs

Difflam spray! It's the best thing for a sore throat!

Probably covid.

I have the same thing right now - swallowing is agony. been positive since last week.

Whiskey, lemon, honey and some ginger cordial and hot water.

No whiskey in the house but I have unearthed a bottle of ginger wine so added a dollop to my hot honey and lemon. Throat still awful but the drink is yummy.

I do need to do a Covid test, but I am nervous because I had really nasty Covid earlier in the year. I want this just to be a cold!

chlaroseptic spray......game changer!

The Chloraseptic spray pictured above is brilliant.

Hot steamy bath.

Eat a raw garlic clove.

Throaties the soft pastilles, awesome, always cure my sore throat and very cheap from Savers too.

Argh, same here, but I'm pregnant and have limited options 😭

I use antiseptic throat sprays for tonsillitis and then night nurse at bed time and it knocks me out