salt water and baking soda

[kidzcare]

I have been far too generous with my cough drops this year- I am almost out and we've barely started cold season!

So now I've started with gargling salt water and a return visit will get a cough drop.

I was wondering about baking soda for reflux? Sometimes I have kids come in complaining of reflux and I've thought about keeping baking soda in my office to alleviate this. But is that considered a medication? If I can do salt water for throats, why not baking soda? Thoughts?

[Farawyn]

There is just so little we CAN do for the kids. I go with salt water. if someone has an issue with that, oh well.

NY state of mind, Snowy.