been going through the same shit this week also although its not as bad as the flu.
Take a cup of warm water, mix in 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of baking soda and gargle.
Also squeeze lemon juice into a cup and mix with honey and take a few spoon fulls every now and then. It tastes pretty good, soothes the throat, and should help overall.
Besides that drink plenty of tea with honey and lemon.
Good luck
