USE THIS REMEDY IF:
you have a sore throat.Sore throat usually occur due to the presence of a cold virus, a bacteria, or from fumes or other airborne irritants at home or at work.
If your sore throat occurs without other signs of a cold, try this remedy first, since you may be have a cold coming on. But consider SMOG, page 241,
BRONCHIAL IRRITATION , page 93, orENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY , page 121, as well.If you have a sore throat with fatigue, little appetite, a headache or fever, use FLU, page 145, instead of this remedy.
If you have nausea or other digestive distress along with your flu complaints, use
STOMACH FLU , page 257.If, after your cold or flu has passed, you still have a little clinging sore throat, this remedy will probably relieve it.
HOW TO USE THIS REMEDY:
Make and drink this remedy two or three times in succession, then every 15 minutes until your sore throat disappears. Often two to four glasses will be all you need.Stop using this remedy as soon as you feel better. If your sore throat returns, either repeat this remedy or look for another one, such as
THE COLD PREVENTATIVE , page 277.You can also use
STIMULATING YOUR HEALING RESPONSE , page 253, each time that you use the SORE THROAT remedy.If you experience no improvement after 3 glasses of this remedy, switch to the most appropriate among the alternative remedies listed below, or use the RESISTANCE, page 229.
ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES TO CONSIDER:
The Cold Preventative, page 277
Bronchial Irritation, page 93
Sinus Inflammation, page 233
Flu, page 145
Stomach Flu, page 257
Smog, page 241
Environmental Sensitivity, page 121MEDICAL ALERT:
A prolonged or severe sore throat can mean that you have a strep infection, tonsillitis, or infectious mononucleosis. Strep, left untreated, can lead to rheumatic fever, a very serious disease.If your sore throat does not respond to Paper Doctor remedies within two days, if your throat grows very sore, if the lymph nodes in your neck become swollen, if your tonsils appear swollen, or if you have difficulty swallowing, consult your physician at once.
If you have a chronic sore throat consult your physician.
The Well Adult: The differences between a sore throat from a cold, a strep infection, tonsillitis and mono are discussed on page 219.
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