Tips to stop a cold? Is it possible?

fussyonion

I can feel the beginnings of a cold coming on; stingy sensation in my nose and throat, blocked nostril etc.
Are there any cures to stop a cold in its' tracks or am I destined for a week of snots and sneezes?

I find a few hot whiskeys usually help but I have a thumping headache the next day.

Wacker The Attacker

have a ****

fussyonion

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

have a ****

Um, I'm not male

pebbles21

FFS grow a pair of balls!ye big wimp!

Healy Rae Permit Holder

A couple of hot poteen be the job, no hangover with that stuff

Banjo String

fussyonion wrote: »

Um, I'm not male

And.........

fussyonion

pebbles21 wrote: »

FFS grow a pair of balls!ye big wimp!

You shouted at me! You shouted at me and it's Christmas!
I'm telling!

wazky

Amputate your big toe with a spoon, won't help your cold but you will forget all about your blocked nose.

Wacker The Attacker

fussyonion wrote: »

Um, I'm not male

has your fanny stopped working as a result of this cold?

that could be serious

SV

Honest answer? Paracetamol, orange juice, loads of water and a good sleep usually catches it for me

timthumbni

fussyonion wrote: »

I can feel the beginnings of a cold coming on; stingy sensation in my nose and throat, blocked nostril etc.
Are there any cures to stop a cold in its' tracks or am I destined for a week of snots and sneezes?

I find a few hot whiskeys usually help but I have a thumping headache the next day.

Bate about 3 large hot whiskeys into you with lemon and cloves. Any more and it will lower your defences but 3 certainly won't do you any harm. It heads off the cold at the pass most times. If you can hack it, try it.

pebbles21

fussyonion wrote: »

You shouted at me! You shouted at me and it's Christmas!
I'm telling!

Its not Christmas yet Bitch

Pedro K

Flat 7up and toast. Sort you right out.

*Serious answer, not really much you can do. Rest, drink plenty of fluids and let your immune system deal with it.

Mint Aero

Eat your snots

fussyonion

timthumbni wrote: »

Bate about 3 large hot whiskeys into you with lemon and cloves. Any more and it will lower your defences but 3 certainly won't do you any harm. It heads off the cold at the pass most times. If you can hack it, try it.

Yeah definitely find it soothing and yeah I can hack it! Thanks

TeddyTedson

Banjo String wrote: »

And.........

Only males can reach an orgasm

Smidge

Echinaforce Forte.
Take at the first sign of a cold and you'll be grand

johnayo

Take plenty vitamin C. Will help.

fussyonion

Smidge wrote: »

Echinaforce Forte.
Take at the first sign of a cold and you'll be grand

Good idea, I'll get some tomorrow!

The Backwards Man

Hot rum and straight to bed

TheBoffin

Berocca Boost in a big pint of water 2-3 times a day - You will be whizzing like a race-horse but works for me

monty_python

Hot whiskey made with tonic water and a good sleep.

Thats your only man

50 Clove garlic Soup. Kills every cold!!!!

Like Demostos

fussyonion

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Hot rum and straight to bed

On my own? :p

fussyonion

Jake1 wrote: »

50 Clove garlic Soup. Kills every cold!!!!

Like Demostos

:eek::eek::eek::eek:

fussyonion

fussyonion wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek::eek:

even kills Norovirus (alledgedly )

http://healthimpactnews.com/2013/garlic-soup-made-with-52-cloves-of-garlic-can-defeat-colds-flu-and-even-norovirus/

Smidge

Jake1 wrote: »

50 Clove garlic Soup. Kills every cold!!!!

Like Demostos

And I'd imagine every other person you would come into contact with :eek::P

The Backwards Man

fussyonion wrote: »

On my own? :p

Have you never smelt a rum fart?

fussyonion

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Have you never smelt a rum fart?

I don't analyze farts for their aromas!

Daqster

Have the flu myself and feel awful, just typing this feels like climbing a mountain, with a ruck sack full of rocks. God make me well, I'll be good from now on, I swear. I'll give money to charities and do charity work for the poor and the homeless too, who have even less than the poor. I'll never watch porn again either, apart from Seymore Butts' movies, but that's more comedy than anything. Let me live again, Clarence, please let me live again.

fussyonion

Daqster wrote: »

Have the flu myself and feel awful, just typing this feels like climbing a mountain, with a ruck sack full of rocks. God make me well, I'll be good from now on, I swear. I'll give money to charities and do charity work for the poor and the homeless too, who have even less than the poor. I'll never watch porn again either, apart from Seymore Butts, but that's more comedy than anything. Let me live again, Clarence, please let me live again.

Flu is worse, I grant you.
I had the flu jab in November 'cos I'm a carer so I won't have to suffer that badly, but even having a cold is just the pits.
It just makes me so tired and worn out.

Wacker The Attacker

monty_python wrote: »

Hot whiskey **** made with tonic water and a good sleep.

Thats your only man ****

fyp

fussyonion

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

fyp

:pac::pac:

Capt'n Midnight

Take a long cold shower and go out for a long walk in a tshirt , without drying your hair.

It'll give you pneumonia, but that can be cured, unlike the common cold.


Do nothing and the cold will be gone in a week. Take lemsip, go to bed and drink plenty of fluids and it will be gone in 7 days.


Just remember to wash handies, and don't leave your grubby paw prints all over the place to infect others.



Better still wear sack cloth and ashes and have carry a bell "unclean , unclean" so the rest of us can treat you as the social pariah you have become.

If you survive we may let you back.

CrazyRabbit

Dying has been proven to be 100% effective in preventing illness.

bbam

Echenatia is your only man.
It actually boosts the activity of your immune system so it fights off the cold.

mrsoundie

Look its a virus, mind yourself, plenty of liquids and I prescribe a box set or two.

Don't bother pumping your self with Vitamin C or Echinacea, both are a waste of time, same goes for Lemsip. Save you money for the box set, whiskey or that **** you were promising yourself.

zAbbo

bbam wrote: »

Echenatia is your only man.
It actually boosts the activity of your immune system so it fights off the cold.

It doesn't, or at least it's not been proven to be anything other than a placebo. Although there may be something in the belief that it's working - pretty much like all Herbal remedies.

bbam

zAbbo wrote: »

It doesn't, or at least it's not been proven to be anything other than a placebo. Although there may be something in the belief that it's working - pretty much like all Herbal remedies.

Agreed there have been no official double blind studies.
However it is recognised as an immuno booster. To the extent that transplant patients who take immuno suppressant drugs are told never to take echenatia as it increases the immune system and increases chances of rejection.

We find it very effective with our children.

kylith

Put the juice of half a lemon and a spoon of honey in a mug and top up with hot water, it's the tastiest way to deal with a cold. For the nuclear option mince a load of RAW garlic, mix it with some mashed spuds and get it into you; it'll clear your sinuses and is also anti-bacterial. If your feeling brave you can just chew a raw garlic clove, but be warned: it tastes like burning.

WoollyRedHat

Put a jumper on

looking_around

lots and lots of vit.C. supplement, Well one with breakfast, then lunch and dinner, and one before bed.

it'll be gone by tomorrow .

_Whimsical_

fussyonion wrote: »

Flu is worse, I grant you.
I had the flu jab in November 'cos I'm a carer so I won't have to suffer that badly, but even having a cold is just the pits.
It just makes me so tired and worn out.

If you are a carer can you work if you have a cold or something contagious?

weemcd

I'd get in the sauna and have a good sweat, drink as much water as possible and rest as much as possible.

timthumbni

Daqster wrote: »

Have the flu myself and feel awful, just typing this feels like climbing a mountain, with a ruck sack full of rocks. God make me well, I'll be good from now on, I swear. I'll give money to charities and do charity work for the poor and the homeless too, who have even less than the poor. I'll never watch porn again either, apart from Seymore Butts' movies, but that's more comedy than anything. Let me live again, Clarence, please let me live again.

Mate if you can type the above then you don't have the flu. A heavy cold maybe but not the flu.


I had what I assume might have been the flu about a year ago. I wouldn't have been able to post on boards that's for sure. Ha.

Aestivalis

Wash your hands regularly with soap and hot water.

Will do much more than any homeopathic cure will ever do.

Artful_Badger

Best thing you can do if ya feel a cold coming on is get a good meal into ya with plenty of fluids and get plenty of rest.

fussyonion

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

If you are a carer can you work if you have a cold or something contagious?

I care for a family member. They've had the necessary flu jabs etc and they already have a cold at the moment so we're both suffering lol.

CrazyRabbit

kylith wrote: »

Put the juice of half a lemon and a spoon of honey in a mug and top up with hot water, it's the tastiest way to deal with a cold. For the nuclear option mince a load of RAW garlic, mix it with some mashed spuds and get it into you; it'll clear your sinuses and is also anti-bacterial. If your feeling brave you can just chew a raw garlic clove, but be warned: it tastes like burning.

I'm sure the anti-bacterial properties of the garlic will do wonders for a cold...i.e, a virus!

donegal__road

fussyonion wrote: »

I can feel the beginnings of a cold coming on; stingy sensation in my nose and throat, blocked nostril etc.
Are there any cures to stop a cold in its' tracks or am I destined for a week of snots and sneezes?

I find a few hot whiskeys usually help but I have a thumping headache the next day.

6 x 1000mg of vitamin C tablets will kill the cold. (you cant overdose on vitamin C)

Encrustment

bbam wrote: »

Echenatia is your only man.
It actually boosts the activity of your immune system so it fights off the cold.

There is no such thing as Echenatia.