Avoiding a sore throat

Whenever I feel a sore throat coming on - I gargle Betadine (very watered down - only a couple of drops in enough water for 2 mouth rinses) and spit it out ..... and/or soluble aspirin which I gargle & swallow at night if it has got a hold!  Seems to stop it in it's tracks.

The Betadine mix tastes like shit tho (sort of a metallic taste that is similar to when you get some silver oil on a metal tooth filling .....)  but worth it!!  ;) 

@Kellee I go to a grocer that is in the mall near where I live in Sydney and get Pineapple and these really yummy, sweet little baby watermelons from them - so much more flavour than the supermarket ones. xo

Try freezing it @Kellee. That's what my GP suggested and helped it for me. Plus, can you try a good greengrocer? Sometimes their produce is better than the big two supermarkets! K xox

I’ve been craving pineapple and now that I have it cut up in the fridge it’s not giving me the satisfaction I expected. I guess it’s not sweet enough. Fruit is quite shit atm from Coles, no taste and spoiling quickly. I’m continuing with it tho. Interesting about the hay fever. It will be great if it helps that too. Thanks ladies xxx

Oooh, that's interesting @Afraser

@Afraser Interesting

I think bromelain from fresh pineapple has also been tested as a treatment for hay fever. 

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If pineapple works maybe kiwi fruit and paw paw would help. They all work well in a marinade, or is that too much information?

@Kellee My GP recommended pineapple during chemo. It has a special enzyme that's helps your mouth. I cut it up and froze it in portions. It was the only thing that cut through my obliterated tastebuds during chemo. Nice to eat during the warmer weather too.