i have tonsilitis...any home remedy recommendations?

[toey]

I'm on antibiotics, but damn my throat is still killing me.

[Lars39]

1. Warm salt water gargle maybe?

Get plenty of rest. Hope you get to feeling better soon.

edit: i know how to spell gargle, honest I do. :)

[johnnie]

3. I was gonna say the warm salt water thing too

It really does relieve a sore throat.

[toey]

4. i've been trying to rest...

been sleeping pretty much the entire time i'm home, but my boss has been guilting me into going to work. i've left early the last 2 days. does the salt water help the pain? i've been taking aleve as often as i'm allowed

[Lars39]

5. The salt kinda toughens up the tonsils from what I remember.

You'll recover faster with more rest. Mean boss. :(

[BikeWriter]

2. Gargle with hot salt water.

[Fridays Child]

6. I take q-tips dipped in alcohol and gently remove the...

...pus pockets. Then, I do deep, 60-second gargles with full strength Listerine, every twenty minutes or so, for the next hour.

[toey]

7. pus pockets??? yikes

[skygazer]

8. Honey and vinegar

A cup of hot water, a couple of tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and honey to taste. It's very soothing and kind of comforting.

[AuntieM1957]

9. Hot Water with Lemon and Sugar/Honey n/t

not too hot, not too much lemon or sugar

soothes, but no caffeine so it won't kept you awake.