strep throat home remedies please

[LindsayB]

Does anyone have any good home remedies for strep throat? I have had it now for about 2 days and have been taking tylenol for the pain. Also doing the hot tea and honey, which works wonders!

 

[linben]

If your are sure it is strep throat it will probally need an antibiotic. It is easily spread to others.

If it is just a sore throat you are doing most of what you can but you may try ibuprofen for swelling. Tylenol doesn't help swelling. Gargling with salt water really does help because it helps reduce swelling and changes the environment for any bacteria trying to set up home in your throat. Hope you feel better.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Agree. If it is strep, you absolutely NEED antibiotics. Scarlet Fever is strep with a rash. It can be deadly if untreated. Get to a doctor and have the test.

 

[Orchid]

Quote:
X2. Strep throat is nothing to mess around with. To help with the symptoms, ibuprophen, warm liquids and honey will all help, but if you have strep you NEED antibiotics.

 

[easttxchick]

Strep is bacterial-sadly there are no home remedies.

Go get a culture done and get some antibiotics, please-strep is running rampant a lot of places right now.
Take care of yourself.

 

[AKsmama]

And I will reiterate- if you even suspect strep, you need antibiotics, period. There are no home remedies for a bacterial infection. OTOH, if you are already on antibiotics and still hurting, maybe your abx need to be changed to a different one. ETA: I had strep last year and was feeling the difference 24 hours into my antibiotics.

 

[Mattemma]

I have taken goldenseal and raw garlic. Gargle with some grape fruit seed extract in water(swallow some).Speedy healing!

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[Chicken.Lytle]

Once you get back from the doctor and have taken your antibiotics, you can try my famous Turbo Tea (tm).

Turbo Tea
1/2 cup very hot water
1 bag any caffeinated tea
1/2 cup orange juice, preferably with pulp

Mix ingredients
Don't look at it!
Drink

Orange juice is crucial. Do not substitute.

I have no clue why this works so well for me, but it has consistently shaved 2 or more days off of my colds and relieved symptoms.​

 

[wolftracks]

Strep can cause other illnesses, so you really need to see a doctor.

For your sore throat I use this tea for colds, sore throught, during the flu, but you don't want to ignore this is it's strep. Please gets some meds.

Cinnamon Tea


3-4 Cinnamin Sicks from the spice section at the grocery
1 qt of water

Boil and let steep.

Strain and add 1 tbs of Honey for each coffee mug full. Drink as warm as you like it.

This will make you feel so much better, but it's not a cure for strep.

 

[LindsayB]

I'm on antibiotics lol. Guess I should of stated that in the first post! I just wanted some advice on dealing with the throat pain. I'm definitely going to try the turbo tea, thanks chicken lytle!