sore throat, what do i take?

[LadyVictoriaOfCake]

throat is sore, can barely talk above a croak. has come on quickly in the last couple of hours. what do i take? very sore. hard to swallow.

Gargle with soluble aspirin (and swallow) or get yourself one of these cloroseptic throat sprays to numb it. Also eat crushed ice with some cordial and/or eat a teaspoon of honey.

yes gargle, I usually do it a few times a day with warm salt water

oh and you'll need ice cream

hiya, i posted a similar thread, sounds like u have the throat lurgy thats doing the rounds.
Just wanted to say, i gargled aspirin, which ws hideous, but after 2 days it is gettingbetter.

hope u r well soon

Vodka .

No seriously, I unfortunately get throat infections quite regularly. Gargle with soluble paracetamol then swallow it - 4-6 hrly. The paracetamol will help bring down the temp that you will surely develop, and will ease the pain too. Ice, strepsils/merocaine lozenges, antiseptic throat sprays help too. If it carries on for more than 24 hours, see you GP/go to walk in centre. You may need antibiotics. HTH.

dont have soluable paracetamol, just co-codoamol which iwll knock me out.

have normal paracetamol.

Oh well, just try the paracetamol you have. You might have to break them up if your throat is really sore & swallowing is difficult. Are the glands in your neck swollen? Try to keep sipping iced water to stop your throat getting dry - need to keep yourself well-hydrated. See someone if you're not better tomorrow/it gets worse quickly.

glands are up. will try and take some and will go to wlak-in clinic tomorrow if now better.

I swear by hot water with honey and lemon. honey is a natural antibiotic and lemon is a natural antiseptic. It works for me! get well soon.

Try gargling with TCP, twice a day. And you could also try Strefen throat pastilles from the pharmacist, which I've found are really good.

Btw, sorry that you're not feeling too hot. Hope you feel better soon.

Try to get an early night and get some rest if you can - it's not always easy, I know. Hope that you feel better by morning.

I find rubbing Vicks on my throat and up to my ears helps at night. Just don't rub your eye before washing your hands first. That hurts too . Hope you feel better, I hate having a sore throat.

Paracetamol and Ibuprofen (alternately, like with kids)

Piriton

Boiling water with honey and lemon