How to Relieve Your Sore Throat

It feels horrible to have sore throat. Sometimes it's only minorly sore whenever you swallow. Other times, it's sore all the time. This article will include home remedies that will help relieve your sore throat.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Rest and take it easy. If it hurts to talk or eat certain food, avoid doing so. Give your body a rest. Keep hydrated; drink as much as possible. If you have a stuffy nose, use nasal sprays to keep it clear so you won't have to breathe with your mouth.

2. Gargle the follwing: warm salt water. This isn't very pleasant, but because salt will cut phlegm and reduce reduce inflammation, it's very affective. You can also gargle raspberry leaf tea.

3. Drink the following: cider vinegar, lemon juice, lime juice, and other hot liquids. Make sure you dilute it with a lot of water and add honey (not sugar) to make it taste better.

4. Suck on the following: sugar-free candies, cough drops, and garlic. Yes, the last one is not very pleasant, but garlic contains allicin, a chemical that kills bacteria.

5. Take the following medicines: pain killers (Advil, Tylenol, Aleve), throat sprays (Chloroseptic), and gargle with Listerine. Pain killers do help relieve sore throat pains.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not feel like you must follow everything on the list. Try some out and see which works best for you.
• Don't underestimate the power of rest. If you feel a little bit better and get active, you might feel sicker later.
• When you gargle anything, don't swallow it. It's bad for your health.