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Hi everyone,
I go on holiday in 3 days. Since yesterday i've felt a sore throat and a cold coming on.
Is there any way to stop a sore throat if you catch it early?
i.e.
Gargle Salt water
Use antiseptic throat spray
Pray to Jesus, Allah or Vishnu

anything????

Thanks

Britbb

Try praying mate. I tried but it didnt work, so far ive had a norovirus where i couldnt eat for 4 days and a cold/flu directly one after the other in my contest prep...successfuly FUKD ME UP FOR THE SHOW I WANTED TO DO Now im doing another one instead

Basically the first 5 days of your holiday is fukd...sorry to tell you this mate.

CarbWhore

try echinacea and vit c. doesnt work for everyone though.

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strongbone

usually your body immune system fight the virus so plenty of sleep and water. Lots of people don't believe in Vit C but if I am in your position I would do anything to stop it then why not.

unless it is bacterial infection then you will need antibiotics.

Tatyana

Get Vick's First Defense, and follow the instructions (don't just use it once).

Works a treat if you catch the cold early enough. (Sore throat is one of the first signs of some colds)

Also there are throat numbing sprays and bronchial mixes which make it SO much less painful.

I know I can deal with a lot of cold symptoms, but sore throat is not one of them.

trickymicky69

I find a mouthwash containing hexitidine works. Something like oraldene

ParaManiac

Couple of teaspoons of teatree oil in a bowl of hot water,towel over head and bowl and inhale!

Up vit C and take a couple of paracetamol every 4 - 6hrs washed down with Manuka honey and lemon in warm water

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Britbb

The sore throat is the first cold/flu like symptom.

If you have a bad sore throat it is ussually the start of a virus ie 'cold' or 'flu' etc.

The reason you get a sore throat is because the virus attacks the body at its weakest point, the receptors where the virus can attack and the body is most vulnerable are located within the throat...how convenient seeing as flu/cold virus' are transported via droplet infection or airborne vapour etc. So you breath in vapour and the virus in the vapour enters your throat and attacks the lining of the throat which contains receptors that are vulnerable to the virus.

The sore throat is essentially telling you that youve just caught a virus! The cold/flu like symptoms afterwards that occur can last certain amounts of time depending on what virus strain etc it is youve been attacked by and also how good your immune system is.

Also, whilst you have a sore throat, if you feel you have like a ball in the back of your throat then itll be your sinus' inflamed, so expect a very long drawn out fuker of a cold. Theres not much you can do to get rid of the symptoms except obviously wait it out, try paracetamol to aleviate symptoms or echinacea is quite good to try at the very begining of symptoms, theres not much scientific evidence but a lot of people swear by it.

Just thought id post a few facts and home truths about the virus' that give cold/flu like symptoms.

Alternatively you could be lucky and it might just be a minor sore throat or dry throat...youll know in the next 24 hrs though because if that lump develops and your sinus' are inflamed then expect a real fuker of a cold unfortunately.

You are most contageous whilst you have the sore throat aswell...the virus is still active in your body right now, so uf you go to the gym etc then chances are when your breathing and sweating around others who are aswell, youre going to give them your cold/flu as well from vapour/droplet infection...when the actual runny nose and streaming eyes start thats when you arent infectious particularly because the virus has already left...your body is just left with symptoms.

Anyway, maybe it wont come to that, might just be a minor sore throat

TaintedSoul

I use the following for sore throats...

Boil kettle and then dilute salt water into cup of boiling water. Wait for it to cool down and then use that throughout the day to gargle with. Best remedy I know of to date. Works for me everytime.

For flu symptons try drinking cider vineger and honey, specially before bed with a asprin and med lemon. Wrap up warm (maybe not needed in summer) and sweat the bug out.

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richardrahl

Gargle with disolvable aspirin, always works.

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steelicarus

hi mate, i teach a lot of spin, bootcamp and group personal training so my throat is usually ****ed by the end of the week. i use chewable vit c over two days and seems to clear it all up for me.

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cool guys.
Thanks for the advice.

Starting to get the blocked nose now so looks like the start of a cold.
Gotta try and get rid of this asap.

Throats not too sore. Been using anti septic throat spray with anesthetic.
Will gargle salt water tonight.

I also read cardio is very good for a cold. Oxygen kills most bacteria and virus and doing cardio floods the body with 02.

Bloomin colds!!!!

pauly7582

As above- only bother with remedies to ease the disomfort or soreness.

Things like Vit C and other old wives treatments do nothing for immunity despite what many people say.

Rest (sleep and as much as possible) and fluids are all that'll help recovery mate.

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pauly7582

Not true mate. When your immune system is comprised exercise only further supresses it. It's when your in a normally healthy state that exercise boosts immunity due to- in simple terms- a rebound effect.

In rare cases excessive exercise when infected with something as minor as a cold has been known to cause myocarditis.

Rest is key mate.

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Britbb

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.