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Sore throat, Cure a sore throat with Coca Cola

Submitted by Tania Nordstrom

Drink coca cola! Gets rid of the ache in your throat. Also, if you gargle with it, it acts much like an expectorant.

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sore Comments By: rita it dont work   no way Comments By: Anon Coke Cola is the really bad! Even when you are just drinking it when you have a sore throat it burns like fire!!   really bad Comments By: Anon when I drink water it hurts, when I drink coke, I'm half dead. it just brings more pain!   Works for me. Comments By: Connor Great idea, it relieved the pain wonderfully. Thanks!   man thats really stupid...cold cola causes sore throat Comments By: mohit Coca Cola causes sore throat to me   I tried it and it doesn't work Comments By: none of your business! .   True,True Comments By: Morgan The pain is worth it. It really works. I can swallow easier now,Thanks.   nice. Comments By: Taylor it actually worked for me...didn't permanently relieve the pain but it did well enough.   Man.. that's the stupidest thing i have ever heard! Comments By: Natalie It doesnt work. It just hurts more and makes it harder to swallow food and drinks!!!   OW!!! Comments By: anon If anything it made it worse!   To Make this work for some people Comments By: Anon For some people soda (pop, cola ect.) will only help if its flat or in the syrup form. P.s. this works well for an upset stomach too.   Worked for me Comments By: Nick It works but only temporarily.   works better than not drinking it Comments By: WILL I tried it and its working. The pain isnt completly gone but it has dulled at least 70 percent.Now lets see how long it lasts.   Two words: Medical School Comments By: Robert B. The pain was so unbearable, I would have suffered less eating a pineapple whole.   Burp Comments By: Steve Burp......................   depends. . . Comments By: Anon i did try it. . it did work, but it also burnt my throat. . .i think it depends on the root of ur problem, i have glandular fever. . therefore i dont have any bacteria to kill off etc. its a virus and all i can do is wait it out and put up with it really. so i wldnt say that certain things do or dont work, just that it depends. . .   HELPS!!!!!! Comments By: Jessica Davis i tried it and but i drank sprite and it helped but my sore throatisnt that bad, but it's really scratchy and hurts when i cough or swallow. I have a thinkg that might help someone with the same kind of sore throat, just cough all the gross stuff out and it kind of drains it all out. Hope it works for you!!!   nope Comments By: SOMEONE i think you should eat like something crunchy like chips or cheesesticks because they are kinda hard and so it rubs against you throat and it feels pretty good.... TRY IT!!!   Aw hell's no this doesn't work!!!!!!!! Comments By: coke *is* crap Coke was the reason I got this damn sore throat! Besides, Pepsi rules!   you people are crazy. Comments By: katter everyone's all mad cuz the coke just made it worse. hahahhahahaha I should come here more often...anywayz I'm gonna go try it..... 30 seconds later OW!!! THAT HURT!!!!   wow Comments By: tmac i cant believe this helped it coated my throat thanks it didnt even burn to bad   Sugar BAD! Comments By: Amos The High Fructose Corn Syrup in Coke will only feed the bacteria in your throat and in the long run make it worse. The carbonation may make it temporarily feel better but when you are sick you should avoid ALL sugar products.   IT WORKS!!!! Comments By: 'Anon' It burns on the first glup, but after that my sore throat slowly disappeared.   depends Comments By: kodiak I think if you get the fountian version of coke, it works. the more concentration of syrup the better. my friend just gave a coke at the theater and slowly sipped on it and my huge sore thoat went away.   DO NOT DO THIS Comments By: Big Dave Its fact that coca cola and sugery drinks affect your throat, as an actor i know about the throat and the body of acting and actors never should drink fizzy drinks before a production is cloggs up the throat and affects signing and projection. i can imagine this only causes more pain.   Hmmmm Comments By: syeda It contains loads of sugar so i think it would tend to make the bacteria more active.... Or maybe it would burn away the yuck stuck in my throat...lol   Have a coke and a smile Comments By: Mr. Koolaid Man just not when you have a soar throat lol   tonsilitis Comments By: alfie i had some pepsi when it wasnt as bad but if i have some now im afraid it might burn...if u no of n e thing else that could help please write on this board in reply to this   no! Comments By: anon just like everyone else has said, it will only get worse! instead, try tea with a spoonful of honey in it. works every time for me!   NOT SURE?!?!?! Comments By: Leckz Ive got the baddest sore throat ive ever had in my life an im soooo unsure if to try the coke! i think i'l giv it a try coz i cannot take the pain!!   The Truth is Out Comments By: Sam Hi All, Yes it's true Coca cola will relieve the pain of a sore throat, mainly cause there are so many un-natural sugars found in Cola that no bacteria can survive in it. But sugar is not the way ppl, rather gargle warm salt water. Its Gross, I know I know. but it is the best to kill anything. Even Garden snails... *Evil Laugh*   OMG!! Comments By: ami x I GOT A BAD SORE THROAT I USED COKE SALT GURGLES AND EVERYTHIN !! HELP ME   I think it works Comments By: Silja for me anyway, I think   I drink coke whenever i have a sore throat Comments By: Anon Whenever i have a sore throat i drink coke, it really helps heal my throat, it rids me of my sore throat, so it works for me.   wtf Comments By: anon there's a reason why medication was invented. god.   It can prove something Comments By: Anon If it burns like everyone else then I probarly have something other than a sour throat :/ i took one gulp and it didnt do nothing it didnt even burn.   it works! Comments By: maria i m due to have an op tomorrow and i m desperatly trying to get rid of my cold and really sore throat, i v just tried diet coke with anti-oxident and it's slowly going away - just to get rid of the sniffels now :-/   woohoo! Comments By: Anon thanks for this now i can say, "mum, my throat hurts... can i have another coke please?!"   It hurts so good!! Comments By: Brian Young I love taking in a constant supply of cold coke when i get a sore throat. It hurts but in a good way and ends up dulling the pain a little. The burbs are delightfully stingy :)   NoO0!!! Comments By: Glossy No it dont work... but try hot water with lemon and honey... it works perfectly.   Man it does work! Comments By: kaeton When i got the stomach virus i had diarreah and my throat was sore i went to school though because my doctor said it wasnt contageous the kind i had so when the bell rang to go to the buses i stopped by to get a coke at the snack bar, and when i was drinking it on the way home my throat started clearig up and my stomach didnt hurt so the next day i was feeling way better becaus i drank cokeall that nght and knw that it is bad for your teeth and it hurts when you drink it but c'mon just brush your teeth and get over it you pansy   Yep. It works Comments By: Andy I discovered this by accident. I Had a pretty bad dose of flu (including a bad cough and a sore throat) the symptoms only started to improve when I started drinking coke! INTERESTING FACT: Coke was actually first introduced as a medicine back in the 1800's   I THOUGHT OF THIS TOO! Comments By: piratesmvp04 This is a great idea, but I'd like to add a few extra tips that I discovered with this. To get long-term relief, 1. Start sucking on a cough drop with 6 mg Menthol (amount is important). 2. Half-way through sucking, drink some Coke. Your throat will burn twice as much because of the cough drop, but it's worth it. 3. Suck the rest of the cough drop. 4. Drink some more Coke if necessary. Your throat should now be good. One more very important pointer. PEPSI DOES NOT WORK WITH THIS! Pepsi does not have the same bite that Coke has, so it won't work. I tried it today, and the relief didn't come, so trust me.   YES! Comments By: dotty all i had was a sore throat nothing serious, but i could barely speak. I had cough sweet .. and then come cola and it completely refreshed me. amazing :)   Ummmm Wow? Comments By: Bunny Its kinda burned. but not really. Its feels a lil better but i have a cough tht hurts lol. but oh well   i dunnoo... Comments By: rachel i really wnat to have a berocca tablet n tahts fizzy but will it make my throat worse? it's my glands that hurt tho so i dno wether i shud risk the fizz or not...   yay :-) Comments By: anon FanxxxX ThiS ReallY WorkeD! MY ThroaT IS StilL A BiT Sore... BuT It'S DefO BetteR ThaN B4! FankkkkkK UuuuuuuU!!!! xxx :-)   Funny Comments By: Nicc101uk Coca cola used to have Cocaine in it, which has a numbing affect. All these people recommndig this must still think it contains cocaine.   wow ! Comments By: Abby i didn't have any coke in the house, so i tried root beer, and now i'm all better. thanks (:   Warmed Coca-Cola Comments By: Alex Mane It's actually a very popular sore-throat remedy to warm a glass of Coke in the microwave or to stick the can in some warm water. I've worked in restaurants all my life, and anytime I've come in sounding like a frog, the cooks will warm up coke for me. It's something that their grandma did for their mom, and she's done for them, etc. Sure does help me. You don't want the Coke to be hot like coffee or tea, just a tad warmer than room-temperature. I've also been told that warmed Coke will help an upset stomach. Has anyone else heard of this?   Thanks! Comments By: Anon That actually helped. It hurt at first but then it got better   IT kinda DOES!!!! Comments By: J-ME It does!. kinda^^ it treats soar throat(if u guys are talking about tonsillitis!). i tried and it helped! well a bit! after drinking a glass of coke, my throat was a little better! (well, of course, while drinking it kinda hurt. like it was burning!) but there was a little catch!.. when i had a drink i felt a little better and after a while, my head started to hurt aswell! and my sore throat got a little more sore! haha! soo in conclusion, it helps, but just for a short time!. THERE'S IS AN EFFECTIVE AND MUCH MUCH BETTER WAY!!!. GURGLE A CUP OF HOT WATER WITH (MAYBE) 6 TABLESPOON OF SALT!!! THE SALTIER THE WATER IS, THE BETTER THE RESULT AND THE FASTER THE CURING!!!   HELP ME SOMEONE PLEASE Comments By: meeeee i have rele bad tonsillitus, i always get it and its always this bad or worse.. im now at the end of my tether and no matter what i drink nothing helps .. i try having drinks with ice and i try have warm drinks to see if that will help and nothing stops it or ever remotely numbs it. the pains gets so bad its becoming hard to talk and i could cry :( someone pleaseeee help   sashaxxx Comments By: sasha there is nothing that cures a commen sore throat but just experiment a bit even a hot hot shower or bath could help as the steam soothes the trought but all u can do is sit and wait it out unfortunatly :'(   =) Worked for me Comments By: Lollyxx I woke up with a really sore throat, found it hard to swallow and couldnt talk. After a can of coke i could just about talk and the pain was relieved! A few cans later i could talk a bit and eat with no problem. The next day it was 100x less painful so it certainly worked for me!!!   OMGOMG WARM COKE HELPS! Comments By: BAGER>nomoresorethroats THANK YOU TO THE DUDE WITH THE CHEFS!!! I tried it, and MY GOD IT HELPED!! ALOT!! I can talk without pain!*hugs dude with the chefs* it burnt a lil with swallowing it, but after that, it was fine!! Xxxxxxxxxxx   It works! Comments By: rs Believe it or not cola came through.....It works!   mtn dew Comments By: anon it worked best for me it works by this ok so you know your saliva gets thicker with sugar as you drink soda well the thicker your saliva is the better it will feel on your throat because the slower it will travel down your throat also i tried gargling with salt water well the only problem with that is that you got to do it repeatedly over and over and over again. With the soda i choose mtn dew it helped me ALOT for some of you i think it dint work why im not sure but i drank mine cold and it took the pain of swallowing away and i can actually talk now. I fell better i drank two of them to make the effects longer you guys should try it to also try this. Get a cup mix some honey with lemons about one lemon ill say and about 5 seconds of holding a container of honey down. Mix it and drink also try hot tea it doesnt matter what kind it will make you feel better. If you have any ?s ask ive had a sore throat for 5 days and i been geting better from this thing called robiticing i think look it up. Dont swallow it quick let it slowly sink in your throat i dont know how to explain but you will see what i mean. Well hope i been some help. If any of those dont work try hot sause with honey and i dont mean hot sauce from taco bell people im talking about the real kind just mix it with honey the peppers in the hot sauce contain more vitamin c than a glass of orange juice. If you want to know how i know this well i love learning about everything thats how.   it sortaa works Comments By: Asheca it worksw a little but i dont see much difference.   havent eaten for 3 days...very swollen throat Comments By: HetfieldsShavingRash .... apparently cold drinks dont help so i thought I try room temp flat coke surprisingly went down ok...less painful than water??? but then had a but of a sting 2 minutes later cant say it cures it...but it is drinkable....as long as its room temp and flat.... taste factor nil !   its ok Comments By: omar i used salt in coke and it worked for a short period,but at least it had a good affect and nice taste   yes yes yes! Comments By: hannah I'm not hundred percrnt better but its certainly helped! Thanks!   wow the pain has eased Comments By: kathryn this worked for me, gave me temporary relief, thanks for the tip!   It was not permanent Comments By: B C It worked for like 5 second intervals. Afterwards, all it did was burn like a mo-fo!!! Ugh, i need something better