With colds, throat develops inflammation, swelling and irritation of the mucous membrane. To alleviate the condition, people often begin to gargle themselves with what is always in the house. But gargling with soda should not be done often, so as not to cause dryness of the mucous membrane of the pharynx and thereby not aggravate the position of the patient.
It is enough to perform this procedure no more than four times a day. At other times, it is useful to use other decoctions and solutions, which also have anti-inflammatory and disinfection effects.
Rinsing the throat and oral cavity with toothache relieves discomfort and brings significant relief. Especially when a hot and saturated soda solution is used, at the rate of 2 tsp. powder per 200 ml of water.
Parents are always interested in the question of whether it is possible to gargle soda with small children. It is impossible to answer it unequivocally. While the child is small and does not know how to gargle, naturally, you can not use soda solution. After all, when swallowed, it enters the stomach, but there is nothing useful in this.
When a child grows up and realizes that during rinsing, the solution needs to be spit out and knows how to do it well, then you can allow him to rinse his throat with soda with a slight cough, with pharyngitis, with children's laryngitis. After all, soda has a positive effect on the restoration of the vocal cords and helps to expectorate sputum. It is especially useful to combine children rinse with soda inhalation for 3 days, no more.
Children are prepared with a soda solution at the rate of ÂŊ tsp. 250 ml of boiled warm water. Adults add 1 tsp. salt and a few drops of iodine in a soda rinse. For a speedy effect, gargle every two hours for five minutes. But this can be done no more than two to three days, so as not to get complications.
Gargling with soda perfectly cleanses the mucous membrane from accumulated mucus, helps heal small wounds, relieves inflammation and pastiness in the first days of the disease. It is available in every home. To do this, take 1 tsp. baking soda and dissolve in a glass of warm water.
Soda is effective for pharyngitis and laryngitis, for tonsillitis and stomatitis. When rinsing, the oral cavity is disinfected , mucus is removed from its surface, the harmful effects of acids that are formed during inflammation are neutralized, and a dry cough is eliminated.
But it is always necessary to consider contraindications. For people with heart conditions, gargling with soda can be harmful. After all, it is a sodium salt, and a sick heart needs potassium. With caution, rinse soda with peptic ulcer. Indeed, in the stomach, the carbon dioxide formed causes an increase in the secretion of digestive juices and irritates the mucous receptors. And this leads to heartburn and worsening of the patient's condition.
It is undesirable to rinse the throat with soda during pregnancy in the early stages, because this can cause a vomiting reflex. It is unlikely that a woman with toxicosis will be able to gargle with soda solution. At later dates, this treatment method should not be ignored. There will be no harm to the health of either the child or the expectant mother, and the benefits are immediately felt. Moreover, many drugs are simply prohibited.
You can rinse your mouth and nose with a non-concentrated soda solution to reduce bad breath. But this is a temporary measure. You should look for the cause of this smell and consult a doctor.
If you use reasonably everything that traditional medicine offers, then there will always be a replacement for soda. It is only necessary to correctly consider contraindications in each specific situation. Then simple and affordable tools will be our helpers in life.