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Cold Remedies....

What do you all do when you have a real bad cold? any suggestions as I'm feeling really really terrible this morning :frown:

xoxo

Reply 1

Poica

14

Take the day off, drug yourself up on painkillers, drink a lot (preferrably orange juice of water) and watch TV

Reply 2

Zurich

9

The only suggestions I ever used to get were to eat something really really hot, or stick your head over a bowl of boiling water with a towel over both. I can't say either ever worked, though.

It's it's a headachey feel awful kind of cold, sleep it off. If it's a full of phlegm and nose running constantly cold..... I don't know. I just sniff for three days until it goes away. Sorry!

Reply 3

Xx Tomásíona - Mháire xX

OP

14

its more of a lightheaded, really warm, constantly sneezing cold :frown:

I took those 4flu things last night and this morning and i feel worse than I did last night :frown:

not fair

but thanks for the suggestions Poica and Zurich :smile:

xoxo

Reply 4

Cirsium

19

Drink a lot of water. I know it tastes nasty spesh when you have a cold but your body will love you for it.
Make some warm orange squash or ribena with some honey in it - great for your throat
If you can find some echinacea or some garlic then take some of that
Take two paracetamol, even if you don't like taking pills. They'll bring your
temperature down
Hot water bottle for your ears
Curl up in bed!!

Reply 5

Poica

14

Bekaboo

Drink a lot of water. I know it tastes nasty spesh when you have a cold but your body will love you for it.
Make some warm orange squash or ribena with some honey in it - great for your throat
If you can find some echinacea or some garlic then take some of that
Take two paracetamol, even if you don't like taking pills. They'll bring your
temperature down
Hot water bottle for your ears
Curl up in bed!!

...ears?

Reply 6

happydinosaur

15

Lemsip. I always seem to get ill during a production run and Lemsip always makes it possible to go on stage despite feeling ill. :smile:

Reply 7

killerbee

12

tiger balm (comes in a little red tin, its red)

its a bit like vicks vaporub but much stronger
cleats you up a treat

Reply 8

bone-machine

9

dont overdo the parocetemals..they trick your body into thinking its ok and things take longer to heal up...avoid them as much as you can..youll be better quicker..your temperature gets high for a reason!!

if its a sore throat..i swear by lemons....LOTS of warm water with honey and lemon in..and if my throat is burning and raw then i make some warm water..squeeze lemons into it and gargle..it burns..but i always felt it did some good...i dunno...i have no idea whether its true,,..but i always had the feeling it flushed something bad away..a sort of natural antiseptic

as for coughs...they suck ..and i usually give in with a good cough syryp...to loosen it up

xxxfeel betterxxx

Reply 9

Cirsium

19

Poica

...ears?

Do you not get earache when you get a cold? I do and I have a mini-hot water bottle that I thought was really idiotic when I was given it but is great for ear ache!!

Reply 10

katiesado

1

echinacea, zinc supplements, orange juice and water.

you'll be better in 2 days

Reply 11

Fleece

15

I usually squeeze some fresh orange juice - stock up on vitamin c....a few drops of ecchinacea (cant spell that word) and lots of steamy showers...

Reply 12

lovelee-jublee

12

Use Vicks VapourRub.... mmmmmmm I love Vicks :p:

Reply 13

Leigh

15

LemSip always seems to do me some good.
That doctor on GMTV suggested "brisk walks" in the cold, and general exercise, to kinda sweat it all out.

Not particularly useful, but I was going to a concert once with a cold, and thought it'd be horrible, but by the time I came out, I was pretty much cured! I guess it comes under exercise, or just magic.

Good luck anyway, I hate colds!

Reply 14

Cherry Kisses

13

warm water with honey and lemon juice added is really calming and soothing :smile:

[EDIT] sorry, didnt realise somebody has already suggested this :redface:

Reply 15

Zurich

9

Bekaboo

warm ribena

Warm Ribena warm Ribena warm Ribena!!!!!

:cool:

*runs to kitchen!!*

:biggrin:

Reply 16

Poica

14

Bekaboo

Do you not get earache when you get a cold? I do and I have a mini-hot water bottle that I thought was really idiotic when I was given it but is great for ear ache!!

I do sometimes...I suppose it might loosen the mucus in the Eustachian tube...

Reply 17

qwerty_st/n

11

my usual cold cure consists of:

hot whiskey toddies - do it for me every time
chicken soup - universal cure, always works without fail for colds/flu
hot water - i usually find cold water unbearable when im ill so i have it hot
hot water bottle
vit c
bed
tv

Reply 18

keyka

yoghurt mixed with lemon juice and honey- works wonders for sore throats.

Reply 19

mini_mad

7

I drink loads of water makes u feel bettr evn if it wnt get completly rid of it. Had a really bad cold b4 my english exam so I drank about 3 litres of water and ate a pile of oranges made me feel much bettr and i could at least think the next day in time for my exam

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