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Pickle Juice Brine
Posted by Sara (Mesa, Az) on 04/25/2017
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I've had a sore throat for a few days, slowly getting worse with pain on talking or swallowing and eventually losing my voice. I saw the pickle jar in my fridge and idk why, but I grabbed it and chugged a few gulps and low and behold, my sore throat was instantly relieved! Unfortunately, not a cure, and doesn't last very long, but when you're in that much pain, it's worth it. I decided to Google pickle juice for sore throat and came across this thread.
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Posted by Marta (Dominican Republic) on 02/19/2014
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I tried pickle juice for my sore throat. It tasted good and made my sore throat feel a lot better! I drank it from the bottle.
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Posted by Joan (York , Pa) on 07/22/2013
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I tried pickle brine juice for a sore throat and had instant pain relief thank you so much!
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Posted by Jsut01 (Tville, Sc) on 08/24/2012
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WOW!! Love this web site... Found the pickle juice suggestion a minute ago and tried it. I was amazed to feel it easing the pain as I was gargling!! I did not completely go away, but I no longer want to cry when I swallow. Maybe I didn't drink enough. I gargled then drank about a tbsp. I will try more.
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Posted by Carolyn (Springfield, Illinois) on 04/02/2009
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I tried the apple cider vinegar, honey and hot water for my sore throat and the pain went away almost immediately after the first sip. I looked in my kitchen cabinets and couldn't find any apple cider vinegar. I wasn't about to go out and buy some either due to the fact that it was pouring down rain. I didn't want to get any sicker from the upper respiratory tract infection than I was already. I used 3 teaspoons of vinegar from a jar of pickles in my refrigerator, 3 teaspoons of honey and 8 ounces of hot tap water. I stirred it together in a coffee mug until it was completely mixed and took a drink of it. After the first sip I noticed improvement in the pain and I realized it did not taste as bad as I thought it would. True, I used vinegar from a jar of pickles but it still helped my throat pain.
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Posted by Stephanie (Virginia Beach, VA) on 02/26/2009
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I read a few remedies and cayenne pepper seemed a little drastic (eating crushed red pepper in my food eased it temporarily) but i came across the pickle juice remedy and thought WOW that would be strange if it worked! Well i just gargled 3 minutes ago and swallowed a couple mouthfuls. Already (just a few moments later) my throat doesn't hurt at all! Its still uncomfortable swallowing but breakthing and talking are back to normal! thanks guys! ^.^
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Posted by Greta (Talladega, Alabama) on 02/07/2009
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I had been sick all day. My throat hurt so bad, I didn't even want to swallow. I googled "relief for sore throat" and the pickle juice idea came up! It works! It really honestly works! I'm gonna remember this!
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Posted by Alice (Wokingham, England) on 01/18/2009
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Pickle juice for Sore Throat: I had a sore throat when I woke up this morning, so I decided to try the gargling pickle brine cure, by gargling and drinking a shot glass full of brine. I absolutely can't stand pickles, but it really worked! My throat feels a lot better. Even though it tastes foul, I would recommend this cure for anyone, whether you like pickles or not.
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Posted by Ashley (Bakersfield, CA) on 12/07/2008
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I tried the pickle juice remedy just now for this intense sore throat I'm having, and I was very surprised when it actually worked! I heated about 4 tsps of it and drank it.
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Posted by Bernardo (San Antonio, Texas, USA) on 10/10/2008
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I had been very sick since Wednesday night it is now Friday 10:00 pm.As I do have a gig Saturday afternoon with my band and I couldn't miss the performance and call in sick so I searched for a sore throat remedy and I found this site.I clicked the link to Pickle Juice Brine and I thought hey let me try this.Well now I did now I am cured!! No more throat discomfort! I am glad I came onto this site it really did help alot.
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Posted by Madeline Keen (Austin,TX, USA) on 09/23/2008
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I Had been at cheer all day and my throat was killing my from all the yelling plus the cold i was battling.The pickle juice helped tremendisly!!! I used 3 tablespoons of pickle juice ....warmed it ... then drank automaticly it cleared my sinises.
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Posted by Tasmein (Chicago, Illinois) on 09/19/2008
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Well I have had flu symptoms for the pass couple of days and my mom doesn't seem to want to give me anything but halls for my sore thoart which we all know doesn't really work! But I figured while I was laying on the couch I would google. So I can across the pickle juice remedy and hot sauce remedy. These were the only two ingrediants I knew we had in the kitchen so I decided to drink some pickle juice I didn't really drink a certain amount just enough so that my stomach wouldn't ache afterwards then I walked over and dipped my finger in a cup of hot sauce and sucked it from my finger, not in any specific measurements. My throat immediately felt relief! So now its only been about five mins but I can feel it working already! Who would have known!!! THANKS!!!
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Posted by CC Ogasa (Tacoma, Washington) on 06/24/2008
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Hey, I have been up all night, as it is now 3 am, and tomorrow I am going camping with some friends. Well I'd rather go with a horridly sore throat than miss it but thought hey why not give it a shot? So I google Cures For Sore Throats, and I see a cure with pickles. I love pickles. Well I have heated up some pickle juice and have had a few sips. It's amazing. My stuffy nose is clearing and I can swallow again. Thank the Lord for pickles! It's really easy in case you haven't figured it out, heat up some pickle juice and wait for it to cool until you can drink it. Yummy too.
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Posted by Joe (Brownsville, Texas) on 09/07/2007
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yes i can believe it the remedy worked! man my throat was killing me so i googled remedies for sore throat and i came across this website and found the "pickle brine" or "pickle juice" remedy. so all you do is drink the "brine" and thats it. it works great!
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Posted by Salima (Madison, Wisconsin) on 05/01/2007
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I am 19 weeks pregnant and got sick a few days ago. I didn't want to take any medicines so I've been downing cough drops for the past three days which has done absolutely nothing! I logged on to find a home remedy, and of course being pregnant I have a jar of pickles in my fridge! After drinking in the hot pickles juice I already felt better!! Apparently, the heated vapors of vinger helped my congestion and soothed my sore throat instantly. My coughing subsided dramatically and my throat didn't hurt as much. Thanks!!!!
