Clearly LJ needs to know this.

[jadesfire]

My throat hurts so badly that I can barely swallow. The pain is right at the top behind my nose, which has had me waving my hands like a mad woman, because I kind of want to rub it better except I can't because...you know...it's inside my head. This is a definite design flaw. I think it's just a cold - I'm not running a fever or anything like that, I just feel run down - but if it gets worse overnight, I'm going to have to think carefully about my London trip tomorrow.

*sigh* How does my body know these things, and make me sick just before something I really want to do? I'm due to visit a law firm library and have dinner with my mum tomorrow. I can just imagine how thrilled everyone on the train will be if I get on sniffing and sneezing.

But I'll worry about that in the morning. For the moment, I just have to work out how to swallow without giving myself earache.

OWWWWWW :(

Comments

[miss-zedem.livejournal.com]

Honey and hot lemon, as everyone else has said - works wonders, although don't drink too much or you'll be hyper and flu-ey (this may or may not be the voice of experience).

Failing that, gargling with dispersible aspirin or salt water - the aspirin will reduce any swelling, or the salt water will kill any bugs. I can only gargle really quickly with these two though, as both options make me want to throw up :S

The standard Bradford/West Yorkshire cure for a bad throat/stuffy head is a hot curry - hot as you can stand without causing yourself injury. Kills all known germs, plus the veg replenishes your vit C \o/

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Heh, I'll remember not to try all three at once...

Actually, gargling of any kind tends to make me throw up, so I'll probably pass on that one and stick with seriously hot rooibos, at least until I can get some lemons.

Curry would be an awesome plan if I wasn't roasting a chicken for dinner. We're making it into pasta salad, so maybe we could put some chilli in there too...

Thanks, hon. Hopefully I'll be all better by Friday!