Uhhhhhh, fire in my throat, uhhhhhh

[GRLMGC]

I'm sick. Damn you cold causing virus! DAMN YOU! I feel like I swallowed a hair and it stuck in my throat and I can't breathe. Uhhhhhhhhhhh

[Liberal Veteran]

1. Yeah...the cold going around this season is tough on the throat.

My throat was sore for almost a week.

I gargled with salt water and drank a ton of chamomile tea sweetened with honey.

[mr_hat]

2. Try gargling a raw egg. That's what Grandpa always used to do.

[Flaxbee]

warm salt water. gargle that, and you'll feel much better.

honest to god, the healing properties of that old wives' tale are amazing.

[bluedeminredstate]

3. Echinacea

(sp?)
Take two capsules three times a day at the very first symptoms of a cold. Take for three or four days.
Now I love my pharmaceuticals, but this usually works for me.
Good luck - I hope you feel better.
O8)

[BlueHandDuo]

4. Don't listen to those egg-suckers...

...it's HONEY! Spoonfuls of honey you lap up a little at a time.

[shraby]

5. Take Ben Gay and rub it on your neck

in front, wrap a cloth around it for overnight. It won't cure the sore throat, but it takes a lot of the sore away.