CAYENNE PEPPER READER FEEDBACK

[YEA]  11/02/2007: Jason from Pleasanton, CA writes: "I felt the onset of a sore throat last Friday night. Saturday I woke up with it, and it returned before I went to sleep that night. Sunday I Googled "sore throat remedy," and found this site. I got the cayenne that day. It absolutely worked from the start for me. My sore throat never reached a point of intolerability thanks to the cayenne. First I tried it as directed. I microwaved a glass of water. Measured out an 1/8th of a teaspoon. Dropped it in. The steam made me cough a little, and the smell reminded me of tobasco, but in trying out gargling I learned that neither the spicyness nor the taste were unbearable. In fact, since I'd prefer not to gargle, I took to sipping it instead. In the following days I tried it out in coffee, and tea, and water of varying temperatures. It always worked. I never measured past that first time. I just sprinkled the pepper in like I'd salt my eggs or something. My throat never got worse, and it was totally cured by Thursday. Five days is very bearable for a sore throat that is kept to a mere irritation through using the cayenne. I will always keep cayenne handy in the future. For me, this beat sprays, lozenges, and salt water hands down."

[YEA]  11/01/2007: Renee from Omaha, Nebraska writes: "I only tried it about 30 minutes ago, but I can already feel it helping with the pain of my sore throat. I used Cayenne pills and broke them open into some warm water and added a splash of apple cider vinegar. At first, I was afraid it was going to burn too much and cause more pain because my throat has been raw for the past 4 days. I tried it and it seems to work a little better if you can stand to just swallow it - but it is hot. Like taking a swallow of tabasco, it goes away in a few minutes and the pain is a different sort of pain than the sore throat, so in a way it feels good/different. Definitely recommended for anyone with a stubborn sore throat."

[YEA]  10/22/2007: Rob from Hamilton, Ontario writes: "Cayenne is amazing. The cayenne recipe works fast. I've had a sore throat for 3 days. I took 1/2 cup of warm water with 3/4 teaspoon of cayenne with honey and lemon mixed in. Drank it and felt so much better thereafter. Afterwards, I followed up with 2 teaspoons of cayenne in half cup warm water and gargled. This remedy is terrific."

[YEA]  10/17/2007: Sherry from Ashland, Illinois writes: "Yes, just wanted to say that I love this site and all the helpful remedies and feedback on what works and what doesn't work. Just wanted to say that I had a sore throat and tried the cayenne pepper remedy and it worked!!"

[YEA]  09/28/2007: Musicgold from London, England writes: "Hi, I had a very bad case of soar throat from drinking too much ice cold water. I tried saline water (salt water) remedy for three days to no avail. Finally, I read about CAYENNE PEPPER REMEDY on this site. I tried once and I started feeling a difference. Though it took me 3 days to fully cure my soar throat. Thanks Penny, MG"

[YEA]  09/26/2007: Elizabeth from Perth, Australia writes: "Singers with sore throats, you will be amazed! I have a singing competition in three days. I was struck with a sore throat about a week ago. My doc told me there was nothing he could do and the pharmasist told me to gargle asprin. I was panicking about singing when I googled a sore throat cure and tried the Cayanne Pepper immediately. It worked a charm and I was able to sing every note with ease. It might just be my secret weapon in the future! Any singers out there, this really does work!"

[YEA]  09/20/2007: Chris from Sioux Falls, South Dakota writes: "I've been putting about 4 good shakes of McCormick Ground (Cayenne) Red Pepper in my coffee. Today is the 3rd day and I felt better this morning than I did the previous two mornings by a long shot. I have certainly had some strange looks when folks ask what I'm drinking but it doesn't taste bad and it REALLY does help! Thanks!"

[YEA]  09/03/2007: Jacki from Effingham, IL writes: "I started getting a sore throat on sat I noticed and alot of drainage on sun. It is now monday and I've just found this site. I wasn't quite sure of this but I tried the cayenne in hot water. well, I had crushed red pepper flakes that I put in a tea ball in the hot water. I gargled this then spit most of it out and swallowed just a tiny bit. It's a bit hot but nothing major. I noticed immediate but short lived relief. I have been gargling every half an hour or so. I am amazed that this actually works! It's worth a try if you have a bad throat."

[YEA]  09/03/2007: T.W from Las Vegas, NV writes: "Despite the fact that it tasted like a dirty enchilada, this really worked in getting rid of a sore throat/cough for both myself and my husband. I used just a bit less than 1/8 of a tsp and it wasn't spicy at all (and I'm a wuss when it comes to spicy). I'll recommend this to everyone."

[YEA]  09/01/2007: Catie from Lewisville, Texas writes: "I took Al from Malaysia's advice and tried the chili pepper version because I don't have cayenne on hand and couldn't muster up the energy to pile the kids in the car to go get some. First let me say that I believe my sore throat is allergy related. It's hard to take anything to help my "scratchy" throat without putting myself to sleep, being that all allergy medicine has antihistimine. That being said, I generously sprinkled the chili pepper into my coffee, and it didn't taste that bad. Then I got brave and warmed up about 1/2 c. of water, a squirt of generic honey, and 1/8 tsp. of chilli pepper. That went down surprisingly easy. Plus, before I even finished my cup of warm water I was beginning to feel a difference. Thank you Earth Clinic!"

[YEA]  08/31/2007: Shane from Boynton Beach, FL writes: "I was quite skeptical of the cayenne treatment to the throat, But I tried it and what do you know, My severe sore throat pain is pretty much all gone 24 hours later, You saved my vacation, Thanks."

[YEA]  08/30/2007: Alyssa from Bull Valley, Illinois writes: "I, like a lot of people, am absolutely miserable when I have a sore throat. Last night I could feel I had a sore throat coming on so I drank a cup of lemon tea with honey, but I woke up at 4 a.m. with a terrible sore throat. Miserably I tried to sleep, but I couldn't... The worst part was that this is the last weekend of summer vacation and I had some really big plans with my friends which I would not be able to fully enjoy if i had a sore throat, bugging me everytime I talked, swallowed, ate, or drank. So I googled sore throat remedies and this website came up. I scanned through it and thought, "pepper? no way!" but I was desperate so I ran out to the store and got a tiny little shaker of cayenne ground red pepper. I paid 4 bucks for that little thing, but I was so desperate. I got home and warmed up a mug of water and put a tiny spoonful of the pepper in. The water turned an icky red and I was afraid to drink it... but I knew I had to try it, I mean like 200 other people posted here and said it worked great, so I gargled a little bit. Besides my mouth burning, my throat was the same, if not worse. So I tried swallowing a little and my throat burned terribly. I was annoyed that I believed that it would actually work, but than a couple minutes later, the pain in my throat was reduced by like 75%! I was so happy! I'm going to drink a little of this every 15 minutes to keep my throat nice and pain free! Tonight I'll drink some Theraflu (helps all cold symptoms) mixed with blueberry tea, and a little bit of the pepper. Hopefully it will be gone by morning. Thanks so much earthclinic."

[YEA]  08/30/2007: Sean from Charleston, SC writes: "Gargling with Cayenne Pepper helped my sore throat immensely. I put together James from Georgia's concoction to further help my throat and and never in my life have I been more afraid to drink something. It does taste like I am drinking the wing sauce straight but it has rid me of much phlegm and aided my sore throat. My throat still burned a bit but once it went away so did most of the pain in my throat as well as some congestion."

[YEA]  08/19/2007: Camille from San Clemente, California writes: "I tried 1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper with 1/2 cup warm water gargled and spit six times. The next day my sour throat was almost gone. I didn't even have repeat this again. After one morning it felt good enough to stop. However, I recommend to continue until the pain is completely eliminated. THANKS FOR THIS CURE. ITS AMAZING!!"

[NAY]  08/17/2007: Eric from Ontario, Canada writes: "The Cayenne pepper remedy did not work at all for me I have tried it several times over the past year and has about as much effect as throat losenges. If you have a really really sore throat the only way to cure it is antibiotics trust me I went 3 weeks with a horendous sore throat before giving in and within 3 days I was cured there more expensive but so worth the money."

[YEA]  08/12/2007: Penny from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada writes: "I had a bad sore throat (which is not something I typically get) for about a week so headed off to the doctor to ensure it wasn't strep. It wasn't and I was told to wait it out. I had to find another option and came across your website and the Cayenne Pepper gurgle. I like Cayenne so it wasn't a stretch. I did 2 Gargles the first night and then maybe 2 times a day as needed for the next 2 days and my sore throat was gone! It did take a 2-3 days to completely work but it did! Amazing - I'm telling everyone I know about this!"

[YEA]  08/08/2007: Cory from pineville, Kentucky writes: "Thank you SO much. I used the cayenne pepper mix and within 30 minutes my throat stopped hurting and I could eat. Is there any way I can donate to your website? If it weren't for this site, I would've had to tough it out!"

[YEA]  08/06/2007: Anna from Stockton, CA writes: "I was sitting at work suffering from an awful sore throat that appeared three days ago and has only gotten worse when I stumbled upon this site and its various recommendations for sore throat remedies. I couldn't leave work, so I asked around if anyone had cayenne pepper. My boss handed me a little container of crushed red pepper flakes, which I threw in a cup of hot water and gargled. I have a high tolerance for spice, so I actually enjoyed the burn, but I could also feel it working fairly quickly. Swallowing hurts a lot less just a half-hour later!"

[NAY]  08/04/2007: Karen from Tampa, Floirda writes: "My 15 year old son had a really bad sore throat. Being in the medical field I wasn't quite sure this would work but what the heck we tried it. Unfortunately it did not work for him. However, for those of you who swear by it good for you."

[YEA]  07/30/2007: Kim from Atlanta, Georgia writes: "Worked great!!!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!! I could kiss you! My throat had been sore for a month and I tried everything from listerine to peroxide, lemon & honey, halls, you name it I tried it. After gargling with the cayenne pepper my throat felt better within an hour and several hours later my sore throat was completely gone! Thanks a bunch, you just saved me a trip to the doctor which I really couldn't afford since I don't have health insurance."

[YEA]  07/27/2007: Donna from Cookeville, TN writes: "Cayenne Pepper unreal natural help. Thank you everyone for your posts to this website so I signed up so I could say "it really works". I was scared to death to try it because I dont like hot-stuff like spices. But, MAN is this stuff loosening me up! Wow. Just did the gargle about 10 minutes ago and it is absolutely a blessing from God that all that stuff that is bogged up in my nose and under my eyes and my throat is clearing up and "moving". Thank you to each and everyone that responded with their feedback because I had my boss pick me up the pepper at lunch. Thanks so much & God bless!"

[YEA]  07/26/2007: Akhee from East Sroudsburg, PA writes: "7/26/07 I attended a night pool party last Thursday and the next day I woke up with a sore throat and a temperature of 99.5. I used my old stand by Listerine but the next day the pain was still there. I tried different rhemedies for three days with no success. Then I found your website and tried 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne powder in 1/2 glass of warm water every 30 minutes. When I went to bed I still had pain but when I awoke in the morning it was like I had a new throat. Cayenne Pepper cured my sore throat. No pain and no temperature, thanks."

[NAY]  07/25/2007: Brian from Seminole, Florida writes: "Well I really wanted to it work and maybe it did a little but over all my tonsils hurt so horrible. I tried it about 7 or so times in less then 2 days and it really didnt do to much I am still in a good amount of pain. I must be to far gone for it to work anymore and thats a shame I really thought it would work. Oh well just pray for me I can barly sleep or eat."

[YEA]  07/23/2007: Luis from New York, NY writes: "So I've been having a sore throat for the last 6 days. Today saw a doctor and she prescribed Zithromax 5 day treatment. We'll see. However, the pain I have in my throat is terrible and I can't swallow. 3 advils do not help. So I came here and found the Cayenne Pepper Water gargle thing. I went, took 1 teaspoon into 1/2 cup warmish water. the first few gargles went well.. Im used to spicy food so the tongue thing didn't worry me. But my throat pain is deeper than the gargle hits. So the last round I let some of the solution drop deeper into my throat. When it came into contact with whatever is irritated, my entire head caught fire. I had extraordinary pain from my throat through my ears and I was tearing and shaking uncontrollably, gripping my sink with both hands....I howled from the pain. it took a good 5 minutes and deep breathing to calm down. Basically, I maced myself it seems. This did nothing for the pain in my throat either, only, it showed me that the infection does in fact radiate to my ears. Now I will wait for the antibiotic to kick in I think. Im still shaken up by it but I think I'll survive."