Some great tips here that I'll definetely bear in mind, one of my friends suggests milk. Just picture, you're nauseous with a burning throat - and you drink milk!! 
 Can you get kebabs/do you have chippys (chipshops) in the US?
Can you get kebabs/do you have chippys (chipshops) in the US? 
[have always wondered]
We have a saying:  Kebab = soak it up or throw it up.  
Can really only go either way.
