The combination of apple cider vinegar with other ingredients makes mixtures safer, as was previously mentioned. Instead of consuming hot honey and lemon drinks, gargling with highly diluted apple cider vinegar works best as a sore throat treatment.
If you consume apple cider vinegar that hasn't been diluted, you run the risk of burning the walls of your throat, esophagus, and stomach. Undiluted apple cider vinegar should never be used because the acidic vinegar's contact with irritated, inflamed tissue can aggravate symptoms and worsen pain, soreness, and overall throat discomfort. As ACV may induce acid reflux, avoid using it in the late afternoon or evening.
Warm water is usually the foundation for apple cider vinegar gargles. A large tumbler of boiling water can have one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar added. The mixture can then be made sweeter or enhanced as an antiviral and antimicrobial gargle by including extra ingredients.
If the cough is present along with the sore tongue, add plenty of honey to the mixture. Honey can relieve a sore larynx and ease a persistent cough just as effectively as drugs like dextromethorphan. Gargling with apple juice can make it taste better, and using honey, lemon juice, or reduced apple cider vinegar can make it more effective.
A home remedy gargle solution should be used five times daily in between meals to allow it to remain in contact with the affected tissue for a longer period. After gargling, it is advised to wait 30 minutes before drinking anything because doing so could weaken the effect or even wash it away entirely before it has a chance to start working.
If you notice that your symptoms are lingering or worsening, it's time to visit a doctor to have your sore throat checked. While your immune system fights and eventually gets rid of the bacteria or virus that initially caused the sore throat, these gargles should be used to treat simple, uncomplicated sore throat symptoms that are unconnected to tonsillitis or the flu.
You can also use apple cider vinegar to cure strep throat by adding a little salt to the gargle. The problem with strep throat is that, despite not being the most common cause of sore throats, it can lead to problems like rheumatic fever if it is left untreated or does not improve with gargling. Children are more likely than adults to develop strep throat, but in either situation, visiting the doctor right away is the best way to prevent this type of bacterial throat infection from getting out of hand.
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