Remember how I said I was feeling better? Well it turns out that it was only temporary. My sore throat is back with a vengeance and the problem appears to have spread to my right eye, which is bright red and *TMI alert* gets all crusty overnight. I have a terrible insurance policy, which means if I go to the doctor I have to pay for it, which also means that I never go to the doctor. I could go on and on about the state of healthcare in our country, but that is a different post for a different blog...
After doing some research online, I have decided that most likely my symptoms stem from a bacterial infection like strep. Since I'm fresh out of penicillin, I've decided to try raw garlic, which is supposed to act as a natural antibiotic. I took my first dose about an hour ago, crushed it up and swallowed it with a glass of water. I love garlic, but raw garlic is pretty gross... and it lingers...
I'll keep you all updated on how it goes. But in the meantime, do you have any tried and true natural remedies to share? Please do.
And don't worry, if this thing starts to get out of control I will most definitely break down and visit a local physician.
3 comments:
Hi Jolyn! I'm sorry you're not feeling well. I've heard lots of good stuff about using garlic home remedies. We try to use lots of natural remedies when we get sick (especially for Gracie). We have found that honey works well to get rid of that scratchy throat cough and a thyme tea with honey also works well for a cough- not to mention Gracie likes it, when she refuses any OTC meds. Also a salt gargle works wonders for a super sore throat! We are all sick right now too....yuck! Hope you feel better soon!
Thanks for the tips, Stephanie. I definitely need to learn more about natural remedies. Thankfully I've started feeling much better in the past few days.
Hope you're doing well!
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