Anyone know how to get a cold to go away fast..or sore throat?

I like hot tea with honey. Or "Nice" throat drops. Or Cloroseptic (sp?) throat spray.

Warm lemon and honey drink :))

I uses Chinese medicine and drink Lo Han Khuo maybe with some added lemon.

theraflu chai lol

a few things work well
Jenny is right with Chloraseptic spray
you can also Gargle with warm salt water
or sip warm tea with honey.

The chloraseptic spray as answered by Jenny Is Hot and Jennmanski is an excellent sugesstion. Because, it acts to stop the pain signals reaching your brain in the way they normally would, and so numbs the area.

A cheap alternative, if you don't have access to the spray, would be something cold like ice cream, or a very cold drink which numbs the throat.

Honey.

honey and lemo sorry i meant lemon

Salt is a powerful natural medicine for sore throat. If you don’t like to use salt directly, you can put some salt in a cup of warm water then gargle it. The best time to do that is before the bedtime and in the early morning. However, you can do as many times as you want to kill viruses. For more detail information you can check www.throatsore.com to get it.

There's only one way that is easy and 100% will cure your sore throat fast, using regular salt. Take a salt shaker and shake it 2 to 4 times straight to your throat every 2 hours. Very important to do it before your bedtime and throughout the night if you wake up. I've tried this, it's like a miracle. I found this here http://www.ThroatSore.com/ they have a video how to do.

bite on and suck a lemon wedge

Tough it out

Gargle with salt water or high grain alcohol, but don't swallow it.....I said gargle!!!

A good bourbon whiskey with a dash of hot water, mixed with honey and lemon. Mix the honey and lemon with hot water first. Then, add the whiskey. I have my own favorite brand, but it is really of no importance. Cheaper than a Pharmacy mix.

Halles cough drops!

Lots of fruit and vegetables. Get out in the fresh air, don't sit indoors feeling sorry for yourself.

General tips:
http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/Concern/Common_Cold.htm

Products:
http://healing.about.com/od/homeremedies/tp/flucoldpicks.htm

My tip:
Drink lots of orange juice!

There's only one way that is easy and 100% will cure your sore throat fast, using regular salt. Take a salt shaker and shake it 2 to 4 times straight to your throat every 2 hours. Very important to do it before your bedtime and throughout the night if you wake up. I've tried this, it's like a miracle. I found this here http://www.ThroatSore.com/ they have a video how to do.

you can't get rid of the common cold. you can only help yourself feel better from the symptoms, like the sore throat. try cough drops or over-the-counter medicines. go to your local drug store and ask the pharmacist. they have a consultation window and they will answer smaller questions like this for free. they'll help you find the medicine.

I will warn you these suggestions are a bit nasty but they do work and work *fast*.

I can't afford to be sick and over the years tried *everything* but what I found to work very well is to gargle 3-4 x's in a row with 1 part hydrogen peroxide diluted with 3 parts warm water. Let mixture foam in your throat for as long as you can stand then rinse. Repeat 2 more times a day until no more sore throat. Never had to do more than a day and half.

If you seriously need or want your sore throat to go away, what I found that works even faster is to gargle with vinegar and honey. I know - Yuck!

Dilute with warm water as above. It is hard core as hell to do and stings a bit, but it will work. I always wake up the next day and sore throat is pretty much gone. If this completely grosses you out so the peroxide treatment it is a good one too. Followup either with a nice hot cup of chamomile tea and honey.