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Hi All,
Years ago I asked a question about old time remedies, what folks did before the widespread use of antibiotics.
One answer was that parents painted the throats of kids with iodine.
One member I highly respect here suggested that I make sure I'm not sensitive to iodine should I be inclined to try this, so I began by using iodine water purification tablets, then straight iodine to purify the water.
Since a lot of the time iodine tincture is made with wood alcohol, I've been wary of this practice.
Recently I found "Lugol's Solution". It's not a name brand. Rather, it's a type of solution, not a tincture, and can be had in many different brands.
The ingredients on this one are distilled water, 94%, potassium iodide, 4%, and iodine, 2%.
I've had a sore throat for a few days, so I took the opportunity to use this stuff to paint my tonsils. Just a drop on a Q-Tip on each tonsil, nothing radical. I guess we'll see what happens. An hour later I'm not experiencing any reactions, so I'm hopeful.
Will report back any delayed side effects, as well as the ultimate results.
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I've heard that doctors do exactly that before sex change operations as it changes Y chromosomes into X's.
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I've heard that doctors do exactly that before sex change operations as it changes Y chromosomes into X's. Uh-oh......I hope he don't catch the gay!
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Mom always painted mine with Mercurichrome or Merthiolate. Saved the Tinc. of Iodine for cuts.
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Hello,
Thus far, there's been a large reduction in swollen neck glands associated with this, and pain went away immediately. I also swabbed the uvula just now as my soft palate hurt, and there was almost immediate pain relief.
I was reading OR studies in which the patients were instructed to swab their noses with iodine pre-op. There was a huge reduction in post-op infections, including staph.
This is weird.
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Josh
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Mom always painted mine with Mercurichrome or Merthiolate. Saved the Tinc. of Iodine for cuts. Just like my Grandmother Mac, who was the sage of home remedies--which she dispensed without mercy. She also pulled teeth with her fingers which were like miniature vise-grips.
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I've been using hydrogen peroxide like that for a long time. Either full strength on a swab or watered down and used as a gargle.
I also occasionally use a sinus rinse, and have resorted to putting a couple of drops of peroxide in with that solution.
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I've heard that doctors do exactly that before sex change operations as it changes Y chromosomes into X's. LMAO
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Lugols is good stuff. You can get it fairly reasonable on Amazon
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Had my tonsils removed when I was 3 and 1/2 years old. In 1963
I can just barely remeber it, because I got ice cream in the hospital, afterwards.
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As the old expression regarding antibiotics goes...
You'll be better in a week with the antibiotic or 7 days without
Pharyngitis is usually viral of some sort, just gotta outlive it.
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Update: Some pain is back, but it's only the deeper pain. There is no surface pain as is normally associated with a sore throat, and to locate the source, I tried a benzocaine lozenge. It didn't help, so it's deeper in the tissue, possibly viral, as David said.
I'll give it 24 hours and then repeat the dose.
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Josh
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I remember our old family doc Christopher Longaker using a fairly long iodine soaked cotton swab on a stick to coat my tonsils when I was just a little kid. He prescribed some penicylin (sp?) as an anti-biotic.
Must have worked OK because I'm still here at 73.
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buy good whiskey take a shot gargle swirl it around in your mouth swallow enjoy (as opposed to the harsh chemicals in your throat)
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buy good whiskey take a shot gargle swirl it around in your mouth swallow enjoy (as opposed to the harsh chemicals in your throat) Oh, I keep Scotch around. Regards, Josh
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I repeated using 5 drops in a mouthful of water. I gargled for 60 seconds and spat. We'll see.
The first time this looks bad, I'm going to the doc for antibiotics. Still, I'd like this to work, and it seems like it wants to. Lots of the old techniques are forgotten, as are doses etc.
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If the germs are under the skin, the iodine can't reach them. The antibiotics can.
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Fever?
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If it starts as a sore throat and progresses to where every muscle and joint in your body begins to ache, you can strongly suspect a strep infection. And if so, antibiotics are strongly advised.
Speaking of old time remedies: My folks, grandfolks, aunts, and uncles were strong believers in a bread and milk poultice.
If one had a laceraration or any kind of festered sore, it was covered with a piece of homemade bread soaked in raw whole milk. Then it was covered with celophane and taped securely with wite adhesive tape so nothing could leak out.
This "bandage" was left in place for 48 to 72 hours. OMG did that mess stink when it was opened.
I am surprised that I, my siblings and cousins, 24 in all, survived to reach adulthood.
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I've been using hydrogen peroxide like that for a long time. Either full strength on a swab or watered down and used as a gargle.
I also occasionally use a sinus rinse, and have resorted to putting a couple of drops of peroxide in with that solution. I think you mean full 3% drug store stuff, right? You'd have to be pretty darn tough to handle straight H2O2.
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