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My throat is getting more and more sore and i can hardly swallow

7 replies

nula · 09/01/2009 22:13

Anyone got any remedies?

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Racingsnake · 09/01/2009 22:43

When I was living in very rural Spain, then dh's gradmother told me to put a hot poltice on my throat. We only managed to find a long sock (!) which we wrung out in hot water and then wrapped in a towel to keep the pillow dry. With a couple of aspirin to reduce the infamation it was a very successful energency measure.

Shitemum · 09/01/2009 22:44

Ibuprofen and GP

hairymcclary · 09/01/2009 22:45

Go to bed and sleep, hopefully it will be better in the morning.

girlandboy · 09/01/2009 22:45

I've always got some of that sore throat spray in for such emergencies. Makes your throat go numb, but tastes foul.

girlandboy · 09/01/2009 22:46

It's called Chloraseptic.

LackaDAISYcal · 09/01/2009 22:46

sympathies, I had a really horrible throat bug over Christmas and New year...lasted about nine days and it's still sore when i do a big yawn.

ibuprofen was the only thing that gave me any relief.

i tried gargling with soluble paracetomol, but the relief only lasted while I was doing the gargling.

naturalbaby · 10/01/2009 08:53

i used to get loads of tonsilitus - horrible! i was adviced by a pharmacist to drink lots of fluids, gargle with soluble asprin.

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