How to Clear a Throat

When you are sick with the flu or a cold, mucus can gather and thicken up in your throat, leading to difficulty breathing, eating or drinking. Clearing your throat can help you feel a little better while fighting off illness and can be done in a few easy steps.

Things You'll Need

• 1 tablespoon pure honey
• ½ a lemon
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• Expectorant
• Eucalyptus oil
• Vaporizing bubble bath

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Instructions

• 1

  Stay away from milk for the duration of your sickness. While milk will not make for more mucus, dairy products will increase the mucus thickness and lead to more stuffiness. Soy milk also has this effect so avoid it as well.

• 2

  Boil one cup of water for five minutes. While the water is very hot, add a tablespoon of honey, the juice of one half of a lemon and a one half of a teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Stir. Drink the concoction to soothe and clear up your throat with the added bonus that it will also help clear sinuses. Drink every two hours as you need it.

• 3

  Take an over-the-counter expectorant. These create a productive cough, allowing you to drive out the mucus. Follow all instructions for frequency and dose amounts that accompany the expectorant. Blow your nose as well when you feel stuffiness; do not blow or cough too hard as this can irritate passageways.

• 4

  Fill your tub with hot water and add in four drops of eucalyptus oil and vaporizing bubble bath. Steep in the tub and slowly breath in the vapors of oil and bubble bath to clear mucus and relax muscles. Find vaporizing bubble bath with cold and flu treatments at your pharmacy.