Sick and Drinking?

[tarahloveshentai]

Right now, I'm fairly sick with a horrid sore throat and dry cough that's caused me to lose my voice badly. I went to the doctors today in high hopes that they'd give me some type of anti-biotic or something, instead I left with only the advice of, "Hot tea, hot soup, cough drops, and Nyquil" which is what I've been doing the past couple nights since Wednesday.

I'm annoyed with how my throat feels. My boyfriend recently got one of his friends to get me this little sake three pack which two out of the three, don't taste the best.

I randomly got the idea to make some hot green tea and put a little bit of one of the sake in it, but is this a good idea?

I'm not experienced in drinking and I definably don't know if it's a good idea when sick.

Do you guys have any facts or stories related to this?
What do you drink?

Have you ever had sake?

[STEM]

Eh you'll get mixed opinions. Some will tell you not to drink or smoke at all while sick, while others will give you tons of alcohol recipes. As long as you're drinking as much water as you possibly can, a little drink shouldn't hurt. Try out some whiskey and honey to clear a raspy throat. If you're not a drinker, then don't feel like you have to drink alcohol to get better, because you really don't.

[xXShortEmoKidXx]

A glass of red whine helps your heart, if that's what's making you sick. Also, here's a good tip for all you alcoholics out there: Walnuts are good for your liver. So, if you just downed three bottles of scotch all by yourself and are, by some miracle, not dead yet, then eat some walnuts, and you'll feel just fine!

[95688kage]

Unless you have liver cancer go 4 it!

[Grieve]

Now that blows! All I can really suggest is drink only water until your throat is half as sore or not very sore.

[Leidolfr]

At 10/31/09 12:10 AM, tarahloveshentai wrote: Have you ever had sake?

True story time. When i was 15 i worked in a sushi resturant, doing dishes [ and ripping apart squids.... ] and uhh, there were giant decorative vats of sake, and you know, waitresses would go back and fill cups.

so, of course, id sneak back there with a cup, and drink cold sake in gulps. once every few weeks, it was my job to empty the vats into a container, and clean them.

so, on such a night [ as such it were...and such.. ] i emtpied the sake into a plastic bowl next to my sink, and i proceeded to clean the vats...as i dipped my cup into the bowl and shot down coffee cups full. well, i had probably 5, or 6 of these cups, within oh, say an hour.

well long story short, i was dropping plates, and making jokes with the mexicans who worked there, as they were probably drunk as well, and you know...the bosses never knew, whitey looks the same drunk as he does sober.

so to answer, yes.

and as for when youre sick....depends on who you are, if your a weekend warrior social drinker, probably not, if youre a lone, everyday drinker, like myself, it will probably help.

hot tea, I suppose, but, ive always hated hot alcohol, and tea never seems to mix right if ya do it yourself.

i say you take a shot, every 5 minutes for 15-20 min, and, see how ya feel. I drink sick, but...i drink anyways, yeah....

[ sip ]

[AnonymousAlchemist]

Drinking while sick? That's something I've never heard of. But I guess drinking A LITTLE wouldn't hurt. I'm pretty sure it cannot help you, except make you feel a little better for a little while.

Coming to Newgrounds to ask for advice on drinking? Weird... You must be really sick.

[Punk-Noodles]

I'll usually take a shot or two of whiskey if I have a sore throat, but the best medicine has to be the herb. Smoke out the cold.

[Prinzy2]

Whenever I got a cold my dad always gave me Jagermiester, Blackberry Brandy, or Grand Marnier. Just a shot, gargle it, and swallow.

If you're wanting something else though, just gargle some salt water.

I don't really know how they work, I think it's more of an old-wives tale than anything, but it works for me.

[gregaaron89]

You're supposed to stay hydrated when you're sick, so drinking doesn't really seem like a good idea. If you do though you'll have to drink a lot of water to make up for it, or you'll probably get a massive headache.

[fixaprob]

U shouldn't have alcohol if ur sick...

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[freebirde]

"I'm not experienced in drinking and I definably don't know if it's a good idea when sick."

If you're not experienced with drinking then avoid drinking when being sick. I've experienced when you've a cold or something similar it actully makes me want to vomit, because somehow it effects my reflux ( Correct name? ) and thus making it very very hard to actully drink enough to lose my taste senses.

[BrockManson]

Have you tried semen?

[Rokas1337]

At 10/31/09 09:45 AM, BrockManson wrote: Have you tried semen?

have you tried friendship?

i highly suggest a massive dosage of spongebob for you mister!

[tarahloveshentai]

I was wondering if the sake would have any plus affects on me such as soothing my throat or helping me sleep better.

I didn't drink any because Stem was the only reply I saw before going to bed last night and he made me go, "Ehh."

I only have access to sake while most of you said something like whiskey is better so I think I'm out of luck anyways.

It sucks to drink cold or room temperature drinks right now so I've probably had more tea than water.

Anyone have any good recipies for hot drinks?

[KayaCamilla]

Hahaha! You got sick because of overdose of alcohol. Me too! With every glass of vodka that I drink, I forget bits and pieces of problems. With every bottle of beer I consume, tons of bad memories are temporarily erased. Every night in a bar or a friend's house, drinking is but ordinary. When I am influenced by liquor or simply drunk, I feel very brave, and I can pour all my troubles. I can valiantly cry and I can boastfully laugh without any hesitation.
The dilemma is, am I losing myself every time I drink or am I just doing it to escape from reality? I love to socialize and that is for sure. My peers drink, so I drink just as everyone. Am I that outspoken even when I am not drunk? I do. So should I drink in poor health and in debt? I still will, but of course not as much as before.

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[REDSPADES]

I've had sake, its kinda like vodka in that is doesn't have a whole lot of its own flavour, you should try plum wine, that is the nicest stuff i've ever had, and most companies who do sake do plum wine.

As for drinking while sick, its not a good idea. Drinking plenty of water is better, helps your kidneys and lymphatic system filter out the bugs because your giving your body more water to do the filtering with. Alcohol is a diuretic, which reduced fluid retention i.e. you pee more, and you lose the ability to keep the water in you as in soon as you drink it you'll pee it out before it can help you.

So my suggestion is to not drink while you're sick, but increase your fluid intake in particular, water.