Caught a cold

[shazzabell]

Woke up this morning feeling miserable. Sore throat, stuffy nose - the lot. Know any good remedies to get over it quickly?

[Eels]

Sudafed or antihistamines can help settle the feeling that your face is about to explode with pressure. 

A dollop of honey and a sploosh of lemon juice, dissolved in hot water makes an excellent throat-soothing, vitamin-C filled drink.

Walking!  Preferably outside in fresh air, definitely gets the tubes cleared a bit.  Keep going 'til your cheeks are good and rosy!

For dinner, a nice homemade curry or chili, with plenty warming paprika, is good for clearing congestion (and it's about all you'll be able to taste!).

And a final tip, from a recurrent cold-sufferer - start slapping the E45 cream on your nose NOW, or you'll be peeling crusty skin off it this time next week.  Attractive!  Hope you feel much better soon.

[B00]

On a lighter note (well it is still the weekend!)........

 

Pass it on to someone else as quickly as possible. Word of advise, dont pass it on to your husband/ partner/ bf. They always get it worse than us women...they get the sniffles and you'd think it was scarlet fever.

You could try breathing heavily at complete strangers, however this could get you arrested. But....then again if you get arrested I'm willing to bet it stops you thinking about your sore nose and throat!!

On 2nd thoughts- take Eels advise, far more sensible. I have to go now the ward sister is calling me back to my nice cushiony room :-)

[shazzabell]

Cheers Eels! I'm off to the chemist - that should get my cheeks glowing!

[shazzabell]

Boo, you've made me chuckle - feeling better already! (Laughter being the best medicine, and all that...)

[chazza]

Immediate remedy - paracetamol!  Also stock yourself up with echinacea, vitamin c, zinc, garlic etc to help get over it and get plenty of rest!

 

Echinacea is also good taken preventatively, i take it as soon as i come in contact with someone who has a cold and i rarely get them now

[Englishbird]

Echinacea, vit c and zinc - get them down you asap, last year i suffered with every cold and flu that was going, until I started taking these.  I don't take them all the time, just when i start to feel ill and for a week, it clears it all up in 1-2 days.  And the weird bit is that this was all recommended to me by a chemist!!!