My favorite treatment for the throat this weekend has been to drink kefir (http://www.lifeway.net/product/kefir.php) (probiotic yogurt smoothie, basically). JD and I also only use sweet acidophilus milk. If that isn't enough, JD just plopped a container of "Acidophilus XTRA" in front of me.

While I have been eating some, after a while it agitates my throat enough to make me lose my appetite; so I'm eating about a third of what I might typically eat when I eat. Add that to the meal warning and I get a bit paranoid about heeding the pharmacist's advice without inducing vomiting from forcing food down my throat.