any over the counter medicine for sore throat?

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<p>S had a flu, but now is OK (no fever) except he has sore throat. Hurts while swallowing. The medical facility is closed. Any suggestion for some over the counter medicine? or some other suggestions?</p>

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<p>gargle with salt water
cherrybark tea
how sore?
ginger ale or other pop
popsicles
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<p>thanks EK4…can’t eat solid food.</p>

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<p>There’s this Tylenol Sore Throat liquid to gargle/swallow. Amer Colored. Tastes kinda nasty, but it does help. Also, vicks chloraseptic.</p>

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<p>The very best non-prescription remedy is a tea made by “Traditional Medicinals” that is called “Throat Coat.” It is unbelieveably soothing. I think it has slippery elm bark in it. It tastes okay and works very well.</p>

<p>I buy it at a Whole Foods store. Not at just any old grocery store but not uncommon either.</p>

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<p>bartells has it too</p>

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<p>I just take ibuprofen or aspirin or tylenol–they all work. Pain killers don’t seem to care where the pain is.</p>

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<p>Aspergum…</p>

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<p>I used to like aspergum- I had a lot of sore throats because of allergies- all the stuff just runs down the back of your throat-
but gargling with salt water works well too and now that I am an adult a shot of 15 yr old scotch works pretty well :wink: ( it kills the germs - really )</p>

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<p>‘Strepsils’ are the miracle lozenge…<a href=“http://www.strepsils.co.uk/...might[/url]”>http://www.strepsils.co.uk/...might&lt;/a&gt; be able to get them over the internet…</p>

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<p>Hot tea with honey and a little lemon!!! Agree with warm salt water gargle as well…all very soothing</p>

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<p>gargle every hour with unflavored Listerine and spit out all phlem.</p>

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<p>salt water (sea salt, kosher tastes best)
everclear (have a nice picture)</p>

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<p>Warm water with some salt mixed in…works as placebo I think…Ibuprofen works too.</p>

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<p>if it was a placebo it wouldn’t have any actual chemical reason why it works</p>

<p>Salt reduces swelling- because the fluid in the cells have to equalize outside of the membrane- the same way as an epson salt bath helps draw out impurities and makes sore muscles feel better.</p>

<p>oh and zinc lozenges help a lot too- look at drugstore with the vitamins</p>

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<p>I have had good luck this winter with Airborne tablets. They have a big dose of vitamin C. I also like Throat Coat tea. And some kind of chicken soup, of course.</p>

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<p>

Actually, placebos work for a scientific, chemical reason. It has been demonstrated that when people take placebos believing them to be painkillers, their brains produce more endorphins. The more ‘suggestible’ the person, the higher the level of spontaneous-produced endorphins.</p>

<p>So don’t knock it until you’ve tried it. </p>

<p>source:
<a href=“http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2005/placebo.htm[/url]”>http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2005/placebo.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Too bad you’re not in Canada because tylenol with a little codeine works great for a sore throat, and it’s over the counter. I was in England and when the pharmacist suggested it I thought she was nuts because I didn’t have a prescription and who ever heard of taking pills like that for a sore throat. Lo and behold, didn’t need a prescription and it worked like a charm!</p>

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<p>Yes, the tylenol with a bit of codeine does work well on pain which is slightly above the usual range. Tylenol 1’s are behind the counter, though, ocliberal, you have to ask for them. :)</p>

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<p>Cloriseptic (sp?) spray. Spray it in back of throat and it sort of numbs the area. Tastes foul, but works.</p>