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Britbb · 13-05-2008, 08:53 PM

Sorry to say this lads. but ALL of these 'rememdies' youve mentioned will NOT get rid of the virus.

They might be some pain relief to eleviate symptoms such as blocked nose, tears, saw lining of throat, inflamed sinus' etc etc...

BUT...THEY WILL NOT DESTROY A VIRUS!

If it was that simple, scientists would be having a field day.

It is a virus (one of thousands) that will cause a cold/flu, because it attacks the receptors in the throat most susceptable for it to get into the human body...hence why your throat feels sore.

Vit c, echinacea, 'sweating it out', aspirin, salt water etc etc CAN NOT destroy a virus...they might alleviate some symptoms of the virus slightly BUT so far we dont know of anything that will kill one of the thousands of virus' responsible for cold/flu.

Its possible to immunise against the flu virus but we cant cure it if someone already has it. Just relieve symptoms slightly.

13-05-2008, 08:53 PM	#15 (permalink)
Britbb Adam B. Personal trainer and nutritionalist, soho, picadilly. GET REAL RESULTS! Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 863	Re: Help! Is it possible to stop a sore throat Sorry to say this lads. but ALL of these 'rememdies' youve mentioned will NOT get rid of the virus. They might be some pain relief to eleviate symptoms such as blocked nose, tears, saw lining of throat, inflamed sinus' etc etc... BUT...THEY WILL NOT DESTROY A VIRUS! If it was that simple, scientists would be having a field day. It is a virus (one of thousands) that will cause a cold/flu, because it attacks the receptors in the throat most susceptable for it to get into the human body...hence why your throat feels sore. Vit c, echinacea, 'sweating it out', aspirin, salt water etc etc CAN NOT destroy a virus...they might alleviate some symptoms of the virus slightly BUT so far we dont know of anything that will kill one of the thousands of virus' responsible for cold/flu. Its possible to immunise against the flu virus but we cant cure it if someone already has it. Just relieve symptoms slightly.