Sick and tired.
Just finished my second week at the new job… and I’m sick as a dog. I started getting a sore throat yesterday at work and now it’s turning into a full blown illness of some kind. I’m all hot and muddle-headed. I’m terrified that my wicked tonsilitis from last year will return and I’ll have to have them removed. Anybody have any good home remedies for warding off a throat infection? Bonus points if it doesn’t involve me gargling anything particularly nasty.
Miss Helen
July 18, 2004 — 2:30 pm
* Lemon and Honey as a thick concoction nuked in the microwave and sip it slowly.
* Really galicky and ginger soup with flat rice noodles, maybe some deep fried tofu or some chicken, with honey and lime. Add Chilli if you’d like. And lots of greens.
* Echinacea and Zinc tablets.
(Retail is horrible for contagious diseases).
Tricia
July 19, 2004 — 7:14 am
Echinacea; early and often with lots of fluids.
I hope you feel better soon!
amy
July 19, 2004 — 8:24 am
sleep and watch Oprah. We all know that daytime Tv is a fate worse than death and makes you want to go back to work asap. :0
Greg
July 19, 2004 — 11:42 am
Gargle with salt water. Very good for killing off anything nasty lurking in there. There’s also a Betadine gargle, but that’s made with iodine, so it’s nasty.
tracey
July 19, 2004 — 12:56 pm
Oh man, I was SICK last week – but only *really bad* for about 24 hours, so I’m happy to be out of it. There’s nasty things going around!
Kris
July 19, 2004 — 6:20 pm
Thanks everyone. I discovered that I’ve actually got some Betadine left from the last time I was sick. Seems to be doing the trick. Throat’s not too sore, anyway. Maybe this will just be a little cold that blows over soon! *crosses fingers*