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Cure Strep Throat
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HOT TEA
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[YEA] 04/12/2006: Jason writes: "Oh the beautifully honey lemon nectar! I tried the cayenne recipe, the saltwater gargle and the pickle juice out of all of them the lemon juice and honey was the only thing that actually made some difference. However I didn't actually use tea, I just used hot water. I found if I just gurgled a bit as well it would instantly lower the swallowing pain by half I was amazed! I had one cup already I'm not sure that it would completely go away but i think it would be enough to help you fall asleep as trying to sleep with a strep throat doesn't work to well. Thanks a bunch for the recipe, this page is book marked too... next on my list is the cold shower therapy"
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HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
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[YEA] 11/02/2011: Terri from Cincinnati, Oh/usa writes: "I have used Food grade H2O2 to cure my kids strep throat! It is fantastic! Wish I'd known about its effectiveness on cancer, maybe I could have saved my cousin. Would love to hear from anyone who has had success with it for cancer."
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[YEA] 12/28/2007: Kay Butler from Philadelphia, PA writes: "Gargling for 30sec to 1 min with pure HP twice in 4 hours completely cured my strep throat infection."
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IODINE PAINTING
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[YEA] Frank from Palm Beach FL writes: "I have treated a number of sore and strep throats and loss of voice; painting iodine on the outside of the throat clears all within 24 hours. Iodine absorbs into the skin in about 6 hours. Also works for ear problems and swollen glands."
Replies01/22/2012: Diane from Ajax, Canada Ont replies: "can I use this on a 4 year old? and how do u paint around- can u please explain please email me?
derekanddiane[at]rogers[dot]com.
thanks diane"
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LATENT STREP THROAT
10/15/2007: RJ from Nashua, New England writes: "I was surprised to learn that latent Strep. from Strep. throat can be dormant for years. Strep., not only linked with heart problems, Scarlet Fever or Rheumatic Fever, joint pain, etc., also has the capability to produce a ANA. It's important for a physician to differentiate a ANA from Lupus, or as a secondary symptom of dormant/latent Strep. Check w/physicians re: antibiotics for differentiation. Old days, Scarlett Fever/Rheumatic Fever was treated very different. Old days, treatments were different - like written in the older version of The Velveteen Rabbit. Rubella has similar difficulties - typical MMR shots cause problems for quite a few people. So always keep contact w/your physician!"
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LEMON
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[YEA] 02/24/2007: Sam from Elgin, IL writes: "I may only be 11 but i have strep throat and it's really painful, so i was trying to find a temporary cure to the pain, and i tried this water with lemon and honey, and it worked! whoever invented this cure is trul brilliant!"
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MOUTHWASH
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[YEA] 11/20/2006: Myra from Houma, LA writes: "This stuff cures a lot of things, even strep throat."
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MULTIPLE REMEDIES
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[YEA] 12/09/2010: Brooke from Montgomery, Tx, Usa writes: "This is what I do when I or my kids get strep throat:
First, put the feet in very hot mustard water. Bathing at least to the knees, once or twice during the day. Put around the throat a flannel piece saturated in an equal combination of Mutton Suet, Spirits of Turpentine and Spirits of Camphor. Heat the oils on the stove, but not too hot - it might burn the body! About every two or three hours gargle the throat, one time with the Glyco-Thymoline and the next time with Listerine. Take an equal combination of Fletcher's Castoria and Syrup of Figs; about half a teaspoonful of each, every hour until there are full eliminations. Try this before going to a Dr. - it really works for me!"
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MULTIPLE REMEDIES TRIED
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10/06/2010: Tara from Grenada, Ms/usa writes: "I had strep throat on Aug 30 & went to the Dr. He put me on amoxil & gave me a rocephin shot. I ended up with strep again, went to the Dr on Sept 11 & was put on Augmentin with another rocephin shot. Oct 2 I started feeling the symptoms & it was a Saturday afternoon so I couldn't run to the Dr for more antibiotics plus did not want to since they were obviously not working. Read Ted's remedy along with the others. 3% food grade Hydrogen Peroxide was not available so I just sipped on a combination of 1 TB baking soda with 1/4 glass water(approx. 1 cup) like Ted recommends. Sipped for at least an hour every 5 minutes about 1 tsp per sip. I started this on Sunday morning. I could tell the strep was not getting worse but I still felt weak & achy. Throat really wasn't hurting that bad but wanted to attack aggressively since I have 4 children & my husband was leaving to go out of town for work. I dumped 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper at the back of my throat. I also cooked a tomato tea/soup with tomato sauce(15oz), lots of cayenne(approx 1 to 1/2 TB), 4-5 shakes of Worcestershire & a TB honey. Ate all of it but not all at one time. Some around 1pm then later that afternoon. I was feeling tired & took a nap(3 hours) Dumped another 1/8 tsp of cayenne that night. Monday morning sipped on baking soda/water for an hour because I was still a little weak but throat not too bad. Starting slowly feeling better throughout remedies but did not feel 100% until Tuesday. Drove to the next town on Tuesday to buy organic ACV & bought some Olive Leaf complex. Mixed 1/4 cup of fresh squeezed OJ with 1 TB organic ACV 'with mother' & 1 TB olive leaf & drank it. Within an hour an a half I detoxed!! I did not realize at the time but that night read the side effects of olive leaf complex. It would detox different people in different ways to get rid of microbes & toxins.
It is Wednesday now & I feel so good. Actually better than before I had strep. I think I was carrying the strep & not getting rid of it completely due to the toxins. I'm no expert just a guess. I'm so... Amazed! I've had strep so many times since I was kid & have ALWAYS went to the Dr for antibiotics for strep. I was lead to believe I had to take antibiotics to get rid of it since it was a bacterial infection. I really think the baking soda/water was the key in my case. I LOVE earth clinic & try to read every chance I get. THANKS TED & EARTH CLINIC. I have been telling everyone about this wonderful site!"
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[YEA] 02/19/2009: Lisa from Boise, Idaho writes: "After reading the home remedies, I decided to try the Cayenne Pepper rinse. 1/8th of a tsp. Cayenne in a small half glass of warm water. It seemed to help and did not burn like I thought it would. I continued to read. Someone suggested pure Hydogen Peroxide. I thought, "Yeah, it will kill the germs!!" Gave that a whirl and although the pain is still there, swallowing is much more managable now. It doesnt feel like I'm swallowing a speed bump. I have had strep so often in my life, my doctor said that I am a "Carrier". I cannot give per say but if I come around with someone with Strep, I catch it like a magnet. That is great. I think next I'm going to try the Grapefruit Seed Extract. The person that wrote it said they have not been sick for 12 years... sounds good to me. Good luck all with the strep!!"
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OIL OF OREGANO, COLLOIDAL SILVER
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[YEA] 08/18/2010: Saraht from San Diego, Ca, Usa writes: "Oil of Oregano and Colloidal Silver spray cured my daughter's strep throat. I called my naturopath, who is also and MD, and he told me to use the colloidal silver and probiotics. I also added the oregano for safe measure. I dosed her just like "conventional" antibiotics, three times a day. Oil of Oregano - 1 capsule 3x a day (with food or it will upset the tummy!! )
Colliodal Silver (10 parts per million) spray to the back of the throat - 3x a day. Probiotics - 3x a day on a empty stomach.. At least 2 hours before or after the natural antibiotics.. Or it will render the probiotics ineffective. She was fever free within 2 doses, and sore throat free after the first day. I believe I kept her on the system for 7 days.
Word of caution - That man that turned blue from the silver spray?? He didn't use it like an antibiotic and took it every day for years. Don't do that! Use it like a medicine (only for bacterial infections) and only for 1 week at a time, and you will be fine. :)"
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OREGANO OIL
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[YEA] 03/17/2008: Jason H. from Paradise Valley, AZ writes: "I had strep throat last week and it was getting pretty bad with the pain. I tried gargling with ACV, drinking it with water, honey, cayenne pepper, etc. I even tried Amoxicillin from the doctor. Nothing helped me...until I tried Oil of Oregano. On Wednesday night, I took a couple doses and by Thursday morning, the pain was gone. Now, a week later, the strep is totally cleared. For me, this was the cure for my Strep. Oil of Oregano is great!"
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[YEA] 01/22/2007: Harold from Virginia Beach, VA writes: "I don't know if you consider this a natural remedy or not, but oil of oregano has stopped strep-like sore throats very quickly for me and my wife. If it appears to be full-blown strep, I soak a cotton swab in oil of oregano and dab it directly on the inflamed area. If it's milder I can often place about 6 drops under my tongue and hold them until the mouth fills with saliva. I then gargle a bit to coat the back of the throat and swallow. The oil has a powerful burning taste but it has come through for us many times."
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RAW HONEY, SILICA
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[YEA] 04/25/2009: Nonni from Cleveland, OH writes: "I had strep throat many years ago and tried fresh garlic, ACV gargle (this only made the throat feel worse), and liquid chlorophyll, among other natural remedies, without success. Then I asked at my health food store what to do and they suggested taking bee propolis (1) 500 mg. capsule 3 times a day with meals and drinking a tea called Throat Coat. They also suggested eating raw honey. I did follow everything they suggested, but it seemed to me that it was the raw honey that really cured it. I ate 1 Tablespoon straight off the spoon and swallowed it slowly a little at a time. I might have taken 3 Tablespoons throughout the day or possibly more. But raw honey was the one thing that immediately soothed the pain. I also took a dose of the cell salt Silica 3 times a day. It did take a few days to get over this, but each day there was an improvement. If I ever get strep throat again, I would rely on the raw honey and the Silica cell salts."
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REMEDIES NEEDED
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[QUESTION] 05/30/2010: Weezie from Buffalo, New York, Usa writes: "strep throat/scarlatina rash????
I have been very sick with sinus infection for two months.. my ENT physician hasn't had success curing it... I was at work one day and developed a rash on my neck that began itching and I was told it was poison ivy... it had worsened it a few days.. my neck and face have welts all over like a sunburn with welts that began to grow up my face and almost into my rt eye.. my skin started peeling and felt like sand paper... my family doc. said it is a secondary bacterial infection..not sure how it was caused... they put me on antibiotics and steroid but my welts are getting worse and the sunburn reaction is scary because I haven't been out in the sun at all in weeks... I think I may have strep throat...but I have many symptoms like scarlet fever rash... my tongue is white I have welts on my neck and face ..green coming out my nasal passages ...and I have a red ring like a sideways smile inside my buttock cheeks which they are treating me for fungus... I believe it is strepotoccocal infection peri-anal...my body is overwhelmed right now with infection from welts on my face and neck all the way down to my female genitals.and my hands are swollen and red too..all of the sunburn effects all over my neck and face feel like a burning from the inside out since my skin peeled and fell off but is still red with welts.. I feel sooo drained... does anyone have any insight to what you think I can do.."
Replies06/04/2010: Rt from Here, There replies: "I am so sorry to hear about your rash and sore throat issues. I to had the same thing, yet not as severe as yours, about 2 summers ago. I was scarry to look at, definately looked like something was crawling under my skin. I even had these huge spots in my scalp. I had a positive strep result when I went in with a rash. After about 3 doses of antibiotics the rash got worse. I quite the antibitics and started dumping the ACV with the mother on my head and body while I was in the shower. It sure did burn like crazy but I just let it stay on my skin for about 5 minutes and then rinsed off. I also started taking ACV in shot form twice a day. I would add about a half of a cap of cayenne pepper, a squeeze of lemon and sometimes a drip of honey to it and chug it down. Sends chills up the spine for sure!. Follow up with plent of water throught the day. I think it took about 2 weeks for my rash to clear. My arms are slightly scarred just looking patchy white.
My sore throat did return about 2 weeks after my rash left. For this I just gargled with peroxide 3 times a day and spit all the foamy mucus that comes up with it. I think I did this for 3 days and the 2nd day I alread felt normal again.
I know how horrible you feel. I hope this helps.... Let me know if you can: r.t.colorado303@gmail.com"
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[QUESTION] 06/19/2009: Ann from Bangalore, India writes: "Staph or Strep throat?
Is it possible to tell between a staph or strep throat infection other than a culture? I seem to have symptoms of both. Way before the throat pain began I had 2-3 itchy minuscule boils on my skin, but that disappeared on its own.
Its been over three weeks, 9 day course of antibiotics, homeopathic meds. Homeopathy has worked for me in the last 4 years, this time its not working well enough. It seems to control the fever and the white spots but the throat pain and redness starts up all over again.
The main problem is tonsillitis but it also caused an eye infection which cleared up with antibiotic drops. I've been having some difficulty breathing, Then it got to my left ear, ruptured the eardrum. The ear has gotten better after 2 weeks with the homeopathic (i just read that sugar pills can aggravate) but now I have severe tonsillitis again and mild eye infection again.
Tried saline, fenugreek, garlic gargles. Honey pepper salt. Haven't tried cider vinegar thinking it will irritate the throat. I don't want to go back to the ENT. He looked a little perplexed. My homeopath is trying different meds but its taking too much time. Will try the baking soda today."
[BETTER BUT NOT CURED] 03/12/2011: Miriam from Valencia, Spain replies: "I have started using colloidal silver for my advanced strep throat infection, I came across it when everything else failed, was off work without a voice and a fever, and I was in danger of developing heart problems. After just 3 days it has certainly improved the condition, and I am now confident of making a complete recovery. And I strongly recommend this remedy to anyone suffering from chronic strep throat and its terrible consequences. I am using one from the USA. It´s very good. Give it a try."
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SALT WATER GARGLE
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[YEA] 03/04/2007: Johnny from Glendale, California writes: "Salt and Water (Remedy): I have a sore throat remedy that i have used for many years now. It gradually reduces strep throat illnesses almost 100 percent of the time. I take one glass of water and i put an amount of salt in it (The amount of salt should be enough to taste like saltwater from a beach). I then gargle it for a couple of minutes, and I repeat the process often. You should see major results after the first time you do it, and complete recovery after a couple of days."
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STEAMING, SAGE AND MANUKA HONEY TEA
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[YEA] 09/12/2008: Shino from Auckland, New Zealand writes: "i woke up in the middle of the night with such a sore throat i couldnt swallow my own saliva. i thought i was going to die the pain was intensifying so quickly...anyway, i think its strep throat (i have a dry cough, my ears and joints are also sore and i feel like i have a slight fever). this is different to your regular mucous-cough or flu-sore throat, where anything like cayenne pepper or vinager seems to only temporarily relieve it, and actually aggravate it slightly...
my partner came up with two remedies that helped ease the pain so that i could swallow and even doze off for a bit. the most helpful was making up a steam bowl. half fill a large bowl with boiling water and squeeze 1 or 2 lemons and 2 tablespoons of honey. place on table where you can sit with your head over it, and drape a towel over your head, covering the whole bowl so that you`ve got a mini sauna for your head. breathe the vapours in through your mouth. keep going until the steam stops - even if it`s really hot! i could already feel a huge difference after a minute, being able to swallow without my whole body tensing up! by far the best.
im also sipping on sage and manuka honey tea (active) right now which is soothing and infinitely easier to drink than water right now - 2t sage which you get at the supermarket and 2t honey and brew and strain it like tea.
if you are in desperate pain like i was last night, then letting some ice roll to the back of your mouth helps the pain to dull enough for it to be bearable for a temporary solution.
if you have a killer sore throat i am in total sympathy with you...i hope this helps"
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TABASCO SAUCE
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[BETTER BUT NOT CURED] 12/12/2009: Ashley from Houston, Texas writes: "tabasco sauce
omg i did not think that this would work. have been dealing with strep throat for about 3 weeks now. the antibiotics the doctors prescribed me only worked when i was on the meds. So i decided to look on the web for home cures and came to this site. I needed something thaat worked fast because i have finals this week and i did not want to get anyone sick nor miss my finals. so i looked in my cabinet and i did not have any cayenne pepper so i did the tabasco sauce remedy and it worked. first i gargled with 5 drops of tabasco and a glass of water, swallowing a little in between. Then about 30 mins later took 1/2 a teaspoon of tabasco sauce and sipped on some hot tea with lime juice and honey. so far it helped cure about 15% but i just started it about 45 mins ago. I am going to continue taking the tabasco sauce it helped with the ear pain and cleared my sinuses in like 2 mins. i would recommend this to everyone."
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TEA TREE OIL
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[YEA] 07/05/2008: Havi from Auburn, CA writes: "I want to thank you for this website. I have come here countless times for remedies; they work every time! I am so thankful to have this valuable resource for free!!! The most recent remedy that I tried was Tea Tree Oil for strep throat. I have had strep twice in my life. The first time I went to the doctor and got a prescription. It took about 3 days for the pain to subside enough for me to be able to eat. The second time I got strep was a month ago. I drank small doses of Tea Tree Oil several times a day and was able to swallow the next day with almost no tenderness. For me, Tea Tree Oil works miracles for strep."
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