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hlthe2b
(101,705 posts)Not for infants, though, Moms (Botulism risk)
fleur-de-lisa
(14,615 posts)marybourg
(12,540 posts)I imagine anything must be better. While I rarely get a cold, maybe every 7-8 years, hot tea with honey has always been a big help.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)No.
Honey is very soothing to an irritated throat, but not a sub for antibiotics. Not imo.
Ty for posting.
hlthe2b
(101,705 posts)antibiotic resistance when used inappropriately, such as for flu and colds, not to mention being detrimental to your gut bacteria. So, yes.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Abxs only treat bacterial infections. 👍
hlthe2b
(101,705 posts)right? I thought you were questioning its use, rather than abx?
Nonetheless, a big for honey
It reduces the OP to clickbait.
Oxygen is much better for breathing than trout.
If you're thirsty, whiskey is better than polyethylene.
If you have a sore throat, honey is better than antibiotics.
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)Didn't help the cold at all, but after a couple snorts I really didn't give a damn.
Now days I go with chamomile and honey.
appalachiablue
(41,047 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,483 posts)Midnightwalk
(3,131 posts)Maybe lemon. Even makes hypochondriacs feel better
Freedomofspeech
(4,218 posts)Mazeltov Cocktail
(569 posts)Mazeltov Cocktail
(569 posts)happybird
(4,515 posts)years ago, when I was down and out. It burned like hell but cured my pink eye in 2 days. It was local honey, not from a squeeze bear.
murielm99
(30,656 posts)no_hypocrisy
(45,771 posts)China is now "manufacturing" honey which is honey-flavored sugar syrup, IOW, a fraud.
Get it from your healthfood store, farmers market, a beekeeper.
appalachiablue
(41,047 posts)are partially or totally corn syrup. (GMO).
kimbutgar
(20,871 posts)You can add hot or cold water and it is very tasty. When I was sick in January with this weird flu (which might have been A early version of COVID 19) it made me feel better. And as a hot toddy in the evening added with a little brandy Helped! Drop a spoonful in hot or cold water and enjoy.
Outside of Costco one can find it in an Asian market.
mitch96
(13,816 posts)Then again I can't remember the last time I had a cold or sore throat...
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Aristus
(66,075 posts)Antibiotics don't do anything for colds because colds are viral in nature, and not caused by bacteria. There is no cure for the common cold, and the best, and really only, treatment is symptomatic.
I can't believe I still get patients in my exam rooms who are surprised when I diagnose them with the common cold and don't offer them an antibiotic. It's everything I can do not to sigh heavily and explain why.
They are getting rarer, though. One benefit to treating a patient population with a built-in communications grapevine (the homeless), is that word gets out on the street pretty quickly that I won't prescribe a Z-pack for your little sniffle, Ativan for your jitters, or oxycontin for your boo-boos.
I know science is in an 18-round Texas cage-match for the unified belt right now, up against misinformation, fake news, superstition, and conspiracy theories. But I'm going to continue to use science in my clinic visits. I've got the positive clinical outcomes to prove it.