what can I do to relieve my sore throat, clean suggestions only please!

[DelGirl]

I have really swollen glands/sore throat and finding it really painful toswallow. I've been taking ;emsip max strenght capsules today and just had 2 ibruprofen as well and it's not touching it...........help?

Can I gargle with something to ease it?

excuse the typo's

A spoonful of honey (my GP always recommends this)

I would try... visiting the GP as it sounds alot like tonsilitis.

Gargle with soluble paracetamol but obv not along side your max strength capsules.

Sorry your not well

honey, hot lemon, whisky and more drugs would be my approach.
Gargling with dispersible aspirin is meant to help too, i think.

Honey, lemon and glycerine - or just honey and warm water - or soluble asprin/disprin and gargle.

I know it's old-fashioned but 1tbsp set honey dissolved in half a mug of boiling water, sipped through a straw, as often as you want, might help?

You can gargle with salt water. You used to be able to get an amazing spray that numbed your throat - don't know if they still do it - ask the chemist.

Rub Vicks over your throat and up to your ears. On the outside, obviously. Ibruprofen and paracetamol or codeine.

I have a v sore throat as well at the mo .... taking pretty much the same as you ... have just resorted to a bowl of ice cream to see if it helps!

thank you, I forgot the good old lemon and honey but I don't want to swallow. I shall make one, take 2 more lemsip things and go to bed. Hopefully it won't wake me in the night and i'll see the docs tomorrow. Oh it hurts

Should I gargle with scotch? lol

Me too. Ice cream sounds like a good idea. There are loads of sprays you can use. Chloraseptic, Difflam (spray or mouthwash) Covonia to name a few.

Scotch is a great idea. Neat if you can . My dad used to give me TCP to gargle. Gross!

Had 3 frozen yoghurts tonight and they didn't help. I don't have vicks but I have got olbas oil but that won't help, will it?

No. Olbas doesn't do anything. Smells nice though. have you had a look at your throat in the mirror?

unless I drink it

Yes I have, it doesn't look any different as far as I can tell

It's poisonous. Have a look at your throat.

Any white spots? IS it red?

A bit red but not much more thatn normal though I don't look at it that often so maybe it is. I hope I can get to see the doc tomorrow

Ohh. Sounds sore . Try the honey and lemon. Then the whiskey. Pop to the GP tomorrow.

thanks you . I'm going to have another frozen yoghurt then honey & lemon, then whisky, then throw up probably then take paracetemol and go to bed lol.

No, I shall leave out the whisky

thanks you? thank you!

You'd know if it had white spots on it - it looks gross.

Take plenty of Vit C if you can. Do you feel shivery too - or is the paracetemol keeping that at bay?
I got a sore throat down one side at lunchtime today. I took my vitamin pills (which I'd forgotten to do in the morning), plenty of water and it seems fine now.