Sore Throat

So Tuesday I woke up with this odd pain in the back of my throat on the right side. Kind of where the point of the back of your jaw is except on the inside. It felt like something was caught back there. Like a hair or maybe a small piece of food or something. Well I know I’ve felt this feeling plenty of times before and I know it means that I’m starting to get a sore throat.

Now I’m not advising anyone to try what I’m about to say. Go see your doctor for medical advice and just laugh at some of the stupid things that I try sometimes. Read my disclaimer if you’re thinking of following what I do.

So as I was saying…on Tuesday I started to get a sore throat. In the morning it was only on the right side and I wasn’t totally conviced I was getting one. But just in case I decided to try something. I gargled…with peroxide. Sounds gross huh? If you’ve never had peroxide in your mouth before it really does not tase all that good.

I first started using it as a mouth wash a while back (it says you can on the bottle) and it was not easy getting used to it. A friend of mine, Wren, told me she did it years ago and it took me a while to get the courage to try. So anyway, I decided to try gargling with it (DO NOT SWALLOW IT!). I did it several times during the day.

Wednesday morning I woke up to an undeniable sore throat. The thing is, the right side of my throat didn’t feel so bad. The left side didnt feel so good but the right side seemed just sore from coughing etc the day before. So I continued to gargle with the peroxide.

And you know what? Today, two days later, I hardly feel the sore throat at all. It’s still sore from trying to get all the junk out but other than that its not bad. It does feel like I have a fever and my sinuses are all stuffy but other than that I’m just a little tired. I don’t know how long a sore throat usually lasts but mine didn’t seem to last all that long.

Let’s see…what else did I try?  I ate a ton of cough drops. I had lots of vitamin C pills. And I completely shot my healthy eating for the last couple of days! I haven’t even kept track of what I’ve been eating. So next weeks numbers are going to be for the days I kept track of.

Good thing I took vacation days for today and tomorrow. Or maybe not…sick at home or sick at work? which is better? Neither!

Tagged as: Cough Drops, Peroxide, Sick, Sore Throat, Vitamin C