Ok, so I've had a cold or what started as allergies and sure as heck feels like a cold now!

Stuffy head, congested lungs, coughing, occasional sore throat, sneezing and runny nose....ugh :(

My family 'cures' are basically ways to make the symptoms feel better:

Lots of liquids like hot tea and water
honey with lemon if the throat is really sore
steam (vaporizer)
decongestants
chicken soup
throat lozenges or spray
snuggling up under a blanket and sleeping

So what sorts of things do you do when you have a cold? What did your moms do? Any family remedies?

[ 11-19-2002, 02:22 PM: Message edited by: Cloudbringer ]

Yes first post. *looks around this is not the cafe*

Sorry to hear about the cold Cloudy sounds like you are on the right track the only thing that I would add is taking loads of Vit C and I take Echinacea as well. It is a herb and not the one you smoke :D

Get well soon.

[ 11-19-2002, 02:04 PM: Message edited by: Mack_Attack ]

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Throat losonges don't work for me *ever* I'll just pop them in one after the other, no effect whatsoever. Except surprisingly minty fresh breath. :D I prefer hot tea, with lemon and honey. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 11-19-2002, 02:21 PM: Message edited by: Redblueflare ]

Echinacea is supposed to boost your immune system. I think it might be psychosymatic, you THINK it works so it does. Vit C is more proven to boost it, but there is no reason to take a ton, your body can only process so much of it, and it does not store it, so 100-200% of the RDA is enough. "Tons" won't do much. I have found that the cold medicine Thera-flu works best. There are >1 flavors, but the lemon one is best. It's like hot lemonade, but works fast, as well as making you drink plenty of water, and I find it the best one. Of course, I am resistant to all medication. I can take 2 percosets with only mild pain relief (1 usually knocks out anyone I know that has had it). I take 4-5 aspirin at a time for a headache. So I end up taking Maximum strength night time Thera-Flu for during the day. Doesn't make me sleepy, but would you. And true enough MagicK's cure is guaranteed, if you mix it well with rest.

Edit: Oh, and of course Get Well Soon!

[ 11-19-2002, 02:16 PM: Message edited by: realbinky ]

my cure for ailments is unrepeatable in a public forum ;)

I use William Faulkner's remedy: take a double old-fasnioned glass, put 1 tsp of sugar and the juice of a lemon in it, add 3 cloves. Then, heat up (on a double boiler) 4 oz of Jack Daniels' Black Lable Tennessee Sipping Whiskey. Pour into the glass. Fill glass with boiling water. Garnish with lemon peel and nutmeg. Wrap terry cloth towel (white is best ;) ), folded over, around glass. Drink ... but slowly. ;)

try running around in wet clothes on a cold moor. oh..wait, thats to get a cold. umm.....try...nope, i've got nothing. i've had flu loads of times, and been ill for the last 5 (nearly) years, but still have no suggestions on how to feel better. your doomed (just what an ill person wants to hear [img]smile.gif[/img] )

[ 11-19-2002, 02:28 PM: Message edited by: Bruce The Aussie ]

We can't do what you do anyway, you have six tentacles to hold a hanky. :D

We can't do what you do anyway, you have six tentacles to hold a hanky. :D </font>[/QUOTE]*drags johnny into a cave. he comes out sore but without a cold* ;)