Sore throat

[Prestart55]

Anybody got any tips? I been to gp today as coughing all night prescribed steroids and had first day but asthma is still quite bad, feeling lousy and nothing is helping sore throat apart from blue but have gone well over the top today with it - the GPS knkw I had 10 puffs before even went to gp 9am!. Not even strepsils is are working. Anybody any tips till the steroids start working? Thanks in advance.

[Shellc]

Pukka elderberry syrup is very good fir cough and sore throat

[Prestart55 in reply to Shellc]

Is it? Where can you get that from thanks

[Shellc in reply to Prestart55]

I got mine from amazon , quite expensive but it’s brilliant , can make your own too

[Prestart55 in reply to Shellc]

I just got some of this hope it works 🤞

[Yatzy]

I use Holland and Barrett vitamin C and zinc. I suck them as needed when I have a sore throat and one a day seems to work. Also if you drink water out of a bottle, and refill, clean it with Milton every other day...sore throats otherwise.

[Prestart55 in reply to Yatzy]

I wish I drank water out of a bottle I am too busy drinking gallons of tea 😂

[Minushabens]

Gargling TCP; roughly 1 part to 4 parts water can be quite effective at controlling the problem. It's obviously disgusting stuff, but I always try to gargle it as far into my throat as I can without risking it slipping down (very painful) or swallowing too much (which means you can taste TCP all day).

Remedy two for me is a good quality whisky - I think the alcohol has a certain antiseptic quality to it, & I often find a few sips can both anaesthetise the throat & damp down the soreness.

Neither of these are guarantees but both work for me sometimes.

[Prestart55 in reply to Minushabens]

I might try the whisky and a bit of honey 😂

[Chook-123]

Good old Fisherman’s friends lozenges are by far the best helps with cough. The original ones are best

[RD23]

Honey in your tea will help soothe your throat and it will also help with the cough

[Prestart55 in reply to RD23]

It's the cough that's the main thing verging on whooping like a bark although improving -im glad the steroids seem to be working...

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Hot honey and Ginger drink. If you have any root ginger in the house (we always keep a supply in) put 1tspn of grated root ginger plus 1 tspn of honey in a mug and top with hot water. My favourite tipple when I have a sore throat, cough and cold; I find it very soothing.

[Destiny10]

Hi try a spoonful of honey that helps too .