Cold Remedies- tell me yours!

[Cloudbringer]

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 ]

[Mack_Attack]

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

Get well soon.

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

MagiK's sure fire gaurenteed cold cure is...

time

[Redblueflare]

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. I prefer hot tea, with lemon and honey. [img]smile.gif[/img]

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

[realbinky]

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

[Attalus]

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.

[Bruce The Aussie]

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 ]

[johnny]

Originally posted by Lord Shield: my cure for ailments is unrepeatable in a public forum

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

Originally posted by johnny: quote: Originally posted by Lord Shield: my cure for ailments is unrepeatable in a public forum

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