What is your best sore throat remedy?

Wow, so many! Someone needs to mix every one of the ingredients that you guys mentioned into one bottle and market it as a cure/prevention...minus the peroxide and mouth wash.

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Most sore throats are caused by an allergy. To take care of this I take Loraladine 10 mg every day. I haven't had a sore throat in over 8 years but before then I would have many. I don't even have a cold or flue before then I had several per year. You can get it over the counter and cost pennies per day. I now take the generatic brand and have not had any problems from it. Ask your Dr about it if you have liver or kidney disease.

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I always heard whiskey and honey also after the third dose you didn't notice the sore throat near as much

Slippery Elm lozenges work great! Coats yer throught to give you some relief.

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Take some zinc tablets when you feel it coming on. I second CF's recommendation. Only I use Rock and Rye on the rocks. When I don't have that, I use straight whiskey.

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Salt water gargle, warm drinks, tequila.....something in Jack Daniels makes me sick as a dog, just Jack, nothing else.

Ed

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Hot toddy here too. I heat the water and add whiskey, lemon juice and honey. Works wonders!

Try to avoid getting it sore by keeping the moisture up in your sleeping room at night (humidifier). Once it's sore hit the liquor cabinet.

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Daddy always gave us Southern Comfort, Honey and Lemon.....by the mug full. It would make you break out in a sweat real fast,then you'd sleep and feel better.
Smooth Stuff!

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sore throats ARE caused by something usually sinus related!! google neti-pot!!! can do it home remedy just washing out sinus cavity with salt water and gargle with warm salt water. finish with honey flavored water or tea or so on. tha Bible is never wrong lots of references to salt and honey in there... and if you want worldly endorsement on both Mayo Clinic recommends and both of these for home remedy

by finish i meant drinking honey flavored drink not gargle sorry

Well apparently the sore throat was from the impending nasty head cold that hit me a day later. Woke up this morning and the cold is leaving, but it decided to settle in my lungs while I was sleeping.

I owe this all to DH. He was sick as a dog and I woke up the other morning with his face 1/2 inch from mine, mouth wide open, snoring like a freight train - those germs prolly threw a party all night long jumping from him to me.

Now if anyone knows of a good natural LUNG expectorant!..........

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A hot toddy works every time for me

I have nothing that has not been mentioned. I just wanted to add: I am not one for running to the Dr for every little thing. I usually allow a sore throat to run it's course. My dd and myself had sore throats in Dec that just wouldn't go away. After a week and a half I felt better but then it came back with a vengeance. Swallowing felt like trying to swallow a ball of glass shards. So I got hubby to take me to the Er. Good thing I was hours away from my throat abscessing and needing surgery. The viral infection had turned bacterial. Something to be aware of....

I use Traditional Medicinals Cold Teas whenever I get a head or chest cold. They work really well on coughs.

Licorice root is a very good lung-clearer-outer.

Nick had a wahoo bronchitis a few years ago. Licorice root cleared him right up.

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20 years ago a nurse told me this. It works every time.

If your colds start with a sore throat, County Life brand zinc lozenges will end a sore throat and stop the cold from moving into your head. It's worked for me for about 20 years. Back then is when I first read about zinc gluconate's ability to stop the cold virus. And you can still operate equipment.

I got rid of one recently with a large serving of hot chicken soup and a nap for about an hour after eating.

We always drink hot, sage tea. Works quickly to relieve pain of a sore throat.