Soothe A Sore Throat By Eating Marshmallows

If gargling whisky or downing some mustard doesn't sound like a pleasant way to ease your sore throat, you can get some relief by popping a few marshmallows.

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    Sugar in lollies actually feeds the bacteria so this is very dumb advice.

      The vast majority of sore throats are caused by viruses, which don't eat sugar. Sugar does have quite a few negative effects though, so I'm still not sure how good this advice is. It smacks of an outdated old wives tail involving the original marshmallows that were medicated with Althaea officinalis extracts.

    Meh, I'll stick to Strepsils.

    I've found things with high content usually give me a sore throat...

    I'm trying this. Even if it doesn't work, I get to eat marshmallows! No way I can lose in this situation.

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