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  0 0 Me and my huge tonsils send their sympathies. If you had a culture and it's not a treatable infection (like tonsillitis or strep), you're limited to palliative care. And palliative care options for your throat suck, because everything topical washes off. Here are some ideas. They're not great, but I think it's the best you can do: *Chloraseptic throat lozenges have a mild anesthetic in them. They offer the same relief as a throat spray, but in lozenge form, it lasts a LOT longer. Those throat sprays are a tease. *Stay hydrated, but otherwise, try not to swallow too much. Your natural response to throat pain is to swallow, but doing that a lot can make your throat raw. *Go to Bartell's and talk to a pharmacist. They can recommend some over-the-counter stuff that will get you through this. *Slim-Fast is good. Any food bolus squeezing past your tonsils is going to hurt like hell, so a liquid diet isn't a bad idea. Ensure is also fine, but add in some fruit smoothies or warm soups. *I know gargling with salt water isn't a long-term fix, but do it every few hours anyway. *Get some rest. Let your body direct its energy towards healing and not stressing. I swear this helped me the last time I got sick. Good luck! This too shall pass. Sacrelicious answered in Aches, Pains & Illness 5 months ago | Report 1 comment by Sacrelicious… 0 0 How are you doing? Any better? Sacrelicious commented 4 months ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 I had a bad sore throat a month ago and I read that apple cider vinegar coukd help throw off the pH of your throat to help kill off the bad bacteria which cause the hurt. I tried it and it worked somewhat. I still had to get rid of the post nasal drip but the vinegar did seem to reduce the pain. Taking probiotics can't hurt either. Thoughout our digestive, respiratory tracts and our skin is a balance of beneficial bacteria to bad bacteria. Since your immune system was compromised by a virus that balance has been thrown off. Ginger, yogurt, probiotic capsules, vinegar (tiny sips periodically; dilute with water and drink/gargle throughout the day), increase intake of B vitamins; eating garlic *should* all contribute towards putting things back in order. Layoff refined carbs and sugars as they are known to interfere with immune functioning. Oh and cough drops, unless maybe they are sugar-free (but who wants to take fake chemical sweeteners), further promote what is growing in your throat and causing you pain -- I speak from my recent experience. I hope you feel much better very soon. ((hugs)) agness answered in Aches, Pains & Illness 5 months ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 The most famous name attached to Vitamin C is Linus Pauling and you may find it interesting to scan through the text of this site I found about Vitamin C from the Linus Pauling Institute of Oregon State University. The general guidelines are for daily intake of about 400 mg (in two doses) with the upper tolerable limit of 2 grams (2000 mg). They discuss the difference between current recommendations and the historical work of Dr. Pauling here. You seem to be taking the broad approach to treatment but I note that there is no probiotic intake. Regular intake of active culture 'friendly' bacteria could not hurt and may help to out compete and replace the foreign invaders you are dealing with. Certainly the soothing aspects of yogurt could be pleasant but also don't look past some of the capsule forms of high potency live culture preps in the freezer or refrigerator case. Keeping up frequent intake could be helpful in avoiding these types of opportunistic infections in the future during the 'season'. Additionally, take a look at the internal environment of your home this time of year. Now that we have 'buttoned up' our homes and turned on the heat, the relative humidity is often down in the teens and 20s (%) and it is easy to be getting upper respiratory tissues dried out and more prone to infection. If you find you are getting those static electricity shocks, then your relative humidity is too low for good health. I run a humidifier all the time just to keep it up in the 30s at my house (for my parrots) and have found my own nasal and throat health is quite improved. Russ Campbell, NWEBS answered in Aches, Pains & Illness 5 months ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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