Originally Posted by diane Sneed
Gargle with liquid benadryl[children's].This coats and deadens your throat.
I forgot about this one...my oldest dd had an outbreak of coldsores in her mouth/throat as a toddler- the doc prescribed benadryl mixed with maalox to swish and swallow to numb. Dh makes a tea out of lime peel, a slice of onion, and bayleaf.