A natural pick me up remedy

lostinrates

In the short term, I find milkchocolate to be an excellent throat soother (a gp told me this first). It coats the throat for a short time...just the length of time needed to retain sanity...try a little, and keep nibbling through the day...its better to have just enugh at anyone time, kmore doesn't ''last'' longer if eaten in one go.

Bubby

Thanks for the tip I will try that later. I was having ice lollies but I am struggling to even drink juice as it is so painful:(

Bubby

Doctors have found a space for me as I can not even drink water now its too painful:(

Bubby

Its a virus:mad::(:(:(

NualaBuala

Aw, hope it starts improving soon Bubby. Try to get some rest and mind yourself.

N x

Bubby

Still not 100% but feeling a bit better:)

Bubby

Hmmm I spoke too soon:(:(

Ears are starting to be painful again........should I go back to the docs again? (was there at the end of last week again as throat was so painful) I was told it was a virus that could last 3/4 weeks but my ears had cleared up and are now starting off again so would you go back?

pjk_3

If your ears are bad and getting worse I absolutely would talk to a doctor. Maybe you could leave a message with the practice front desk asking for a call back rather than going in again. If you explain you were there last week and want to check if you should come in again they should be accommodating.

Apart from taking extra vitamin D, yes D, I read that taking the amino acid Lysine helps because it reduces the ability of a virus to replicate. I've tried it and it seems to work. It's quite cheap from places like myprotein.co.uk (no affiliation, just a customer). It tastes slightly salty but not bad. You can probably get it from a health food shop at a much higher price. It also seems to be used by people who get cold sores for the same reason.

shandyclover

My sympathies Bubby, you seem to be having a really rough time! Last year our whole family got swine flu, since then it seemed our immune systems were shot - and we all battled colds, viruses, ear infections, UTI's, cold sores, throat infections, over and over!

A friend advised us to cut out all sugar, so we had no sugar or sweets for a couple months. Sugar is added to food so it's not always easy to hunt it down and I'm sure some sugar was going in - but everyone did regain their health. I'm not a nutritionalist - but have been told by this friend who studies alternative medicine that a dose of sugar can knock out your immune system for up to 4 hours - so whatever you are exposed to in that time you are pretty much 'open' to. It sounds quite fantastic but does seem to make sense - a few years ago my kids would stay the weekend with friends and every single time they would come back sick - I finally realised it might have something to do with the diet as this family eats a diet very high in sweets and processed food.

For your throat have you tried the zinc and vitamin c lozenges they sell at Holland and Barrett? They were fantastic when daughter and I had throat infections - they seem to numb the throat temporarily.

Bubby

Its funny because I discovered a few years ago that too much sugar can give me a throat infection or cystitus so I try to avoid that and caffeine but the throat sweets tend to contain alot of sugar plus the honey I was drinking which was probably prolonging it.
My ears are not painful anymore but they are still blocked, any ideas for unblocking them?