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<blockquote data-quote="emotionallybankrupt" data-source="post: 374963" data-attributes="member: 8226"><p>I know there are some things you can take, but I wouldn't dare say what they are, just in case advice has changed since my last pregnancy. For non-medication though...a Listerine gargle helps my throat more than anything. Nobody ever told me to do this, but it helps me tons more than the warm salt water advice everybody gives. It cuts the crud on the back of your throat so you can spit it out, and for me the warm salt water doesn't do anything for that. Yes, it tastes awful, makes your eyes water, etc., but it really helps me, and it gets easier with practice. I told a nurse practitioner about it, and she said it made a lot of sense because Listerine is a germ killer.</p><p> </p><p>I've also put metal spoons in ice water to get them freezing cold and then held the back of the spoon against my throat, as far back as I could. I don't know how crazy that sounds to anybody else, but you do whatever you can figure out that helps.</p><p> </p><p>For the stuffy nose, an ice pack on your face for a while helps take down the swelling in the nasal passages.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emotionallybankrupt, post: 374963, member: 8226"] I know there are some things you can take, but I wouldn't dare say what they are, just in case advice has changed since my last pregnancy. For non-medication though...a Listerine gargle helps my throat more than anything. Nobody ever told me to do this, but it helps me tons more than the warm salt water advice everybody gives. It cuts the crud on the back of your throat so you can spit it out, and for me the warm salt water doesn't do anything for that. Yes, it tastes awful, makes your eyes water, etc., but it really helps me, and it gets easier with practice. I told a nurse practitioner about it, and she said it made a lot of sense because Listerine is a germ killer. I've also put metal spoons in ice water to get them freezing cold and then held the back of the spoon against my throat, as far back as I could. I don't know how crazy that sounds to anybody else, but you do whatever you can figure out that helps. For the stuffy nose, an ice pack on your face for a while helps take down the swelling in the nasal passages. [/QUOTE]
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