Do you feel scratchy at your throat? It may be the first sign of sore throat. We should watch out for the sign of our body, and sore throat can also be a sign of another disease like flu or cold. There are several kinds of remedies we can use to heal sore throat, but in this article I want to share about sore throat home remedies and tips for effective healing plus how to avoid sore throat in the future.

Sore throat is a pain at the throat, you will feel very unpleasant to swallow foods with an unavoidable pain, and it can be caused by swollen tonsils or an infection and irritation in the throat. Sore throat sometimes will be followed by cold or flu, but it can independently occur which is caused by infection of bacteria and virus, the infection of virus will be gone in a few days but bacteria infection especially from streptococcal bacteria (strep throat) will last longer and you should consult with your doctor for antibiotics and culturing the bacteria is the only way your doctor can determine what kind of bacteria that cause your sore throat. The bacteria infection can disturb the function of heart and kidney if you do not handle it correctly.

Treat the sore throat with home remedies is what we always want to do, because sometimes people are afraid to see a doctor (I think, it is some kind of phobia). There are a few ingredients we can use to relieve sore throat and prevent us from sore throat in the future that we can easily find at home. Let's see what it is:

- Water/ drink plenty of fluid

Fluid will wash you throat and prevent it from worse irritation, and if you have a cold, it will prevent you from dehydration.

- Salt

Gargle your throat several times with warm water mixed with a little salt can help reduce swelling and relieve discomfort of sore throat.

- Cayenne pepper

Gargling with cayenne in water every fifteen minutes, it doesn't always work immediately. If you've had a sore throat for days, you will need to continue the gargling for at least one day if not two

- Gargled mouthwash

- Suck on lozenges

- Garlic

Garlic is one of the best natural antibiotics and antiseptics. You can relieve swallowing difficulties with garlic oil and you can also use it to prevent sore throat by consume it regularly.

- Vitamin C

You can get vitamin c from fresh fruits like banana, orange, mango and apple. It can help you boost immune system and fight germs that cause you sore throat. Consuming vitamin c regularly will decrease your chance to have sore throat in the future.

As you can see now, sore throat is not a big problem if you can handle it right. I know the pain is very awful, so the best thing to do now is to prevent sore throat from the very beginning by consume enough fruits and vegetables (provide you with nutrition and phytonutrients) to enhance your body's immune system.