Whomever told me to gargle with cayenne pepper for my sore throat is an assface.

[rcrush]

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[Beetwasher]

1. You're Supposed To Masturbate With It

n/t

[JCMach1]

28. No u didn't

:rofl:

[MrCoffee]

2. you didn't use enough

go do it again.

[redqueen]

3. *rofflemayo*

I hope you're not serious... if you are, sorry for laughing... but :rofl:

[rcrush]

4. Hey man I just googled "Sore Throat Remedies" and that was one of them!

My throat is killing me!


What about this one? It just says to shake some salt into your throat and let it dissolve? http://www.throatsore.com/

[redqueen]

5. Hahaha oh man I'm so sorry...

that's messed up... it doesn't seem like that would work at all to me... seems like asking for trouble.

The salt one will probably work... I'd dissolve it in some water and gargle with it though. Hope you feel better soon. :hug:

[TZ]

7. Salt won't work

Some bacteria like salt. And even if it has bacterialcidal effects thats NOT going to stop the sore thoat pain, which is actually an immune response by your body.
Best home remedy I've found is tea with honey in it. Or just hot tea.
Also the salt thing is assuming you don't have a virus. It definitely won't work on a viral infection.

[Rosie1223]

10. Actually, I've had good results from salt-water gargle for a sore throat

Good to know it's been all mental.

Hahaha

[TZ]

11. salt water won't hurt you

It probably does help get rid of some of the phlegm thats irritating your throat.
This site is saying straight SALT which I have severe doubts about being helpful. Maybe it would help with the inflammation in some cases but it also will dehydrate the lining NOT a particularly good thing.

[stray cat]

32. Warm water with salt dissolved in it - sometimes the only thing that helps

[TZ]

6. That will teach you to google medical remedies on the internetz!

ROFL. Seriously, the intertubes is full of crap like that. If you want to find good remedies look at WebMD or Mayo clinic or NIH or sites like that.
And I'm sorry, I'm trying not to laugh but ...thats pretty funny....:rofl:

[Taverner]

8. Whomever told me lye helps prevent infections in minor cuts and scrapes is an assface too

[Sanity Claws]

9. OOh. That must still burn

:rofl:

How about some hot lemonade? I squeeze a half lemon in a tea cup and add some honey to sweeten it. I find that it soothes the throat and helps to break up phlegm in my chest.

Hope you're feeling better soon.

[rcrush]

12. Just squeeze lemon and add honey?

Where do I get the honey? Does it have to be raw or can I just buy the stuff at HEB?

[Sanity Claws]

13. Add hot water

to fill the tea cup.
I don't know what HEB means but I generally use raw honey. My guess is that it has more good stuff in it. Excuse my very professional lingo.

[rcrush]

14. HEB is the grocery store in Texas that isnt Walmart

I don't even know if they sell raw honey. Can you get it at the Supermarket or do you have to go somewhere else?

[Sanity Claws]

15. It depends on your supermarket

I live in NYC and have access to all kinds of stores. I can get raw honey in a health food store or at a supermarket like Whole Foods.
If HEB is like Whole Foods, it most likely carries it.
If you have a choice, get locally produced honey.
Hope you're feeling better soon.

[rcrush]

16. Ah I see. I think I know where a Sun Harvest is.

Cool I'll go try that. Thanks!

[sarge43]

23. FWIW

Raw honey is honey that has not been treated in any way - filtered or heated. It's straight from the comb. Commercial processors heat honey to approximately 110F to make it easier to bottle; the warmer the honey, the easier it flows. Filtering of course removes foreign objects - dead bees, bee parts, bits of comb, whatever else got stuck in the frames.

Nutritionally and medically, processed honey is no different from raw honey.

[JCMach1]

29. Used to love HEB when we lived in West Texas

:)

[kimi]

18. Yeah, hot lemonade and honey, lotsa honey

My mom and grandma swore by it, my mom still tells me that.

Cayenne?? I think that must have been like a joke or something. Sounds like a cruel one, though. Ouchie!

[hobbit709]

20. That was my mother's cure too. It worked every time.

[arbusto_baboso]

17. You should also shave your butt with a cheese grater then sit in a big bowl of lemon juice.

These tips come, of course, from the Marquis de Sade Book of Helpful Hints.

[Rhiannon12866]

26. Yikes!

:wow: :rofl:

[TK421]

19. tell me you didn't do that

[Ptah]

21. Have I got a skin treatment for you. Closes pores, protects against sunburn. Try it, you'll like it.

[Fire Walk With Me]

22. I suppose that you won't be using the Cajun Style Visine?

(David Letterman's top 10 failed products.)

[kayakjohnny]

24. That's how they became an assface.

If you gargle with too much cayenne, your face becomes ass-like and rectalicious.

[astral]

25. Once it stops hurting, you'll notice that it works.

no pain, no gain!

; )

I have only heard about this, I have never tried it.

[JCMach1]

27. Wow! Can actually promote phlegm... Too much will sometimes

give me an asthma attack.

Yeah, don't believe everything you read on the intertubes...

[hobbit709]

30. should have used habaneros

[abbeyco]

31. I had abdominal surgery & it hurts to laugh

and this thread has made me feel like I need to take more percocet & go back to bed for a while.

Sorry for your pain, rcrush, but I'm LMAO...in a way that's kind & gentle to my belly. :rofl:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

33. So exactly how much DID you use?

http://www.health911.com/remedies/rem_soret.htm

Cayenne pepper Add 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper to 1 cup of boiling water; stir well and gargle while mixture is very warm. This brings more circulation to the area and helps draw away the infection. To this formula you can add 4 parts echinacea, 1 part garlic bulb, and 2 parts peppermint leaves to 1 part cayenne.

* Or another remedy is to add 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper to 1 cup of boiling water; stir well and sip slowly.