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Re: Tasty drinks while sick.
« Reply #45 on: January 10, 2011, 04:31:57 pm »
Maybe I'm weird but when I have a sore throat I like caustic or abrasive things.  Soda crackers, Cola, all that stuff.
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Re: Tasty drinks while sick.
« Reply #46 on: January 10, 2011, 04:33:30 pm »
Quote from: Cthulhu on January 10, 2011, 04:31:57 pm
Maybe I'm weird but when I have a sore throat I like caustic or abrasive things.  Soda crackers, Cola, all that stuff.

Try gargling warm, heavily-salted water. It helps when your throat is sore. Don't swallow it, obviously.
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Re: Tasty drinks while sick.
« Reply #47 on: January 10, 2011, 04:39:06 pm »
Ginger ale is great. And if you have an infection, try the chemical warfare option. Hydrogen peroxide.

Don't try it too hard, though.
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Re: Tasty drinks while sick.
« Reply #48 on: January 10, 2011, 04:40:59 pm »
Hydrogen... peroxide.
Seriously?
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Re: Tasty drinks while sick.
« Reply #49 on: January 10, 2011, 04:44:16 pm »
For some reason if I'm dead sick (or hungover) I really really enjoy chai tea without milk.  No clue why.
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Re: Tasty drinks while sick.
« Reply #50 on: January 10, 2011, 04:55:18 pm »
Quote from: The Merchant Of Menace on January 10, 2011, 04:40:59 pm
Hydrogen... peroxide.
Seriously?

A mixture of that and water (about equal proportion, assuming you start with drugstore 3% hydrogen peroxide) can work well as a debriding agent. Just, you know, don't swallow the stuff.
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Re: Tasty drinks while sick.
« Reply #51 on: January 10, 2011, 10:25:50 pm »
Quote from: G-Flex on January 10, 2011, 04:55:18 pm
Quote from: The Merchant Of Menace on January 10, 2011, 04:40:59 pm
Hydrogen... peroxide.
Seriously?

A mixture of that and water (about equal proportion, assuming you start with drugstore 3% hydrogen peroxide) can work well as a debriding agent. Just, you know, don't swallow the stuff.

Yeah, I used to gargle with it/use it on my wounds, but then I heard that it apparently can cause some serious scarring problems along with burning like hell.

So I don't use it anymore, except in particularly necessary occasions.
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Re: Tasty drinks while sick.
« Reply #52 on: January 10, 2011, 10:36:37 pm »
It can also fuck up your teeth, for entirely obvious reasons.  Especially if you have preexisting cavities.

While sick myself, I've been drinking a lot of V8 vegetable juice.  I don't know if it "helps" or anything, but among the few things that I can still tastes and tastes good.
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Re: Tasty drinks while sick.
« Reply #53 on: January 10, 2011, 10:37:26 pm »
Quote from: Aqizzar on January 10, 2011, 10:36:37 pm
It can also fuck up your teeth, for entirely obvious reasons.  Especially if you have preexisting cavities.

While sick myself, I've been drinking a lot of V8 vegetable juice.  I don't know if it "helps" or anything, but among the few things that I can still tastes and tastes good.

V8 is pretty great though.

How does H2O2 mess up your teeth, though? I'm not finding that obvious.
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Re: Tasty drinks while sick.
« Reply #54 on: January 10, 2011, 10:38:53 pm »
H2O2 is rocket fuel.
I think I'll stick with alcohol.
On that note, rubbing alcohol makes horrible impromptu mouthwash.
Taste stayed in my mouth for at least 12 hours.
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Re: Tasty drinks while sick.
« Reply #55 on: January 10, 2011, 10:39:28 pm »
Quote from: G-Flex on January 10, 2011, 10:37:26 pm
Quote from: Aqizzar on January 10, 2011, 10:36:37 pm
It can also fuck up your teeth, for entirely obvious reasons.  Especially if you have preexisting cavities.

How does H2O2 mess up your teeth, though? I'm not finding that obvious.

...Hydrogen peroxide dissolves almost everything.  Tooth enamel being among them, but the softer tissues underneath the enamel are really vulnerable.  All I know is, I tried using very small amounts of drugstore H2O2 as a mouthwash for a little while, and my dentist looked at me like I was crazy.
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Re: Tasty drinks while sick.
« Reply #56 on: January 10, 2011, 11:12:24 pm »
What about ocean spray?
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« Reply #57 on: January 11, 2011, 02:53:27 am »
Quote from: Aqizzar on January 10, 2011, 10:39:28 pm
...Hydrogen peroxide dissolves almost everything.  Tooth enamel being among them, but the softer tissues underneath the enamel are really vulnerable.  All I know is, I tried using very small amounts of drugstore H2O2 as a mouthwash for a little while, and my dentist looked at me like I was crazy.

I want to say that it's just too harsh to use commonly, and there's not much reason to do it. However, I'd like to see information on H2O2 dissolving enamel, as I've never heard of that before. I can see it causing irritation to soft tissue, but I don't see why it would dissolve enamel of all things, or for that matter, dissolve much that water can't. I'm doing some cursory reading on this, and it seems that peroxide-based whitening agents don't really have an effect on the structural properties of teeth, and a hydrogen peroxide mouth rinse is certainly weaker than that (about 1.5% concentration). Hell, maybe that was your part of your problem; you're supposed to dilute the stuff, and you didn't. That, and using that stuff every day probably caused a bit of irritation to your mouth.

Seriously, I've never heard of H2O2 as being a very useful solvent. I swear you're thinking of some other substance.
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Re: Tasty drinks while sick.
« Reply #58 on: January 11, 2011, 06:58:33 am »
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Re: Tasty drinks while sick.
« Reply #59 on: January 11, 2011, 01:37:49 pm »
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