is it okay to drink cold water when you have a sore throat?

Personally cold anything soothes my throat when it is sore. I can't imagine there being a medical review saying it is wrong. They have always given you cold ice cream and cold jello after having your tonsils removed. So, I think cold water is A okay!

I've heard that warm liquid helps soothe the throat. But if your tonsils are swollen, dr's say to eat cold foods like popsicles - to ease the swelling.

Personally, I don't like cold water when I have a sore throat. I prefer room temperature or warm water. I find the cold bothers my throat. I don't think there is a medical reason that would prevent you from drinking cold water. I have had sore throat and strep throat many times and have never been told not to drink cold water. You can gargle with warm salt water to help your throat feel better. It is also suppose to aid in the healing process.

For sore-throat sufferers over 4, George Kirkpatrick, M.D., associate professor of family medicine at the University of South Alabama, recommends ice chips. The coldness temporarily numbs a sore throat, and fluids can help prevent the dehydration that can accompany a fever, which may occur during the cold's onset. (Most cold-related fevers are slight, but if the fever persists more than a few days, contact a doctor.) Gargling with warm salt water - about 1/2 teaspoon of salt per glass - also soothes the throat; however, it's difficult for very young children to master this skill. To suppress a cough, Frank Witter, M.D., an obstetrical clnical pharmacologist and associate professor of gynecology and obstetrics at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center, suggests this homemade syrup: 1 tablespoon of lemon juice mixed with 1 tablespoon of honey. The honey coats the throat, and the lemon makes it more palatable. (Don't give honey to babies under 1 year old.)

I don't see why not. I happen to think cold water feels good when I have a sore throat. I also know that pickel juice helps to make a sore throat better.

I feel cold water during bouts of sore throat are a strict no no..This just aggravates the bacterial infection in the throat and helps in no way. Try having a glass of hot(as hot as you can bear)early in the morning, taking a sip at a time, like you sip Tea or Coffee.There won't be any sore throat to worry about.

no

I don't know, I really don't think so, I always do it, nothing has happend to me

well, i dont think of any reason why cant you drink cold water, i do when i have sore throat, but then, drink as much as possible is the key!

No I don't know of any medical ones but know that any thing cold on a sore throat is well used. Kids getting tonsills out are given ice ice cream and cold jelly. I even tell my kids to dring cold water when they have a sore or raspy throat. It seems to work on them