Can pickles help ease a sore throat? Apparently, they can.
An infectious disease specialist from Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, Texas, says eating pickles or drinking pickle juice can help relieve a sore throat. What it comes down to is the pickle brine. Dr. Lina Yancey told Well + Good, quote, “Any time you have a solution that is more concentrated than the fluid in our tissues, such as salt or sugar, it reduces the inflammation by drawing the water out."
The effectiveness and required amount of pickles/pickle juice to relieve a sore throat varies for each person. So still not a 100% answer, but a good home remedy to try.
Source: NYPost