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Help me get rid of a cold

Tearin It Up

Is there anything that works

I'm taking hot lemons, soup, honey, and nurofen. Not all together.

I was in a fit of coughing and couldnt stop myself, but drinking down water at the same time would kind of suggest I was trying to stop myself from coughing. I must have been causing a scene when a random stranger asked was I OK, don't know what I they wanted me to do, stop coughing.

What can the a random stranger do for me in a coughing fit, maybe offer me the bag of crisps she was eating. The best thing anyone can do is fck right off when I have a cold/cough/diseased. This is probably more suited to the ranting and raving forum.

But any tips for this b@stard cold.

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RobYourBuilder

Eat a spicy lunch

Ruu

Lots of Vitamin C. Orange juice is an easy one.

ScumLord

Take a blast of vitamin c and harden the **** up.

Menas

Accept you fate OP, just accept it.

conorhal

Hot whiskey's all the way OP. The vapours will clear those sinus, the lemon and honey soothe your throat and the alcohol, well it won't 'get rid' of your cold per se, but you really won't care about it either.

vicwatson

Slab of stout and 40 major, sorted

123balltv

Clove of garlic works for me, feck the smell it's worth it.

sulli

Hot Poitín and throw in a Lemsip! You will be flying after that!!!

RoyalMarine

Depends on the cough. If it gets heavy, and your coughing up green sh!t, then it could be a chest infection. In that case, you need an antibiotic.

[Deleted User]

That was nice of that person to check if you were OK.

CJ Haughey

4 good strong hot poteens and sleep it off.

WoollyRedHat

Netflix.

ScumLord

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Netflix.

Download netflix onto laptop, put laptop in pot of boiling water, add lemon for taste, drink one glass every hour?

Baggy Trousers

Chop up garlic clove and drink with water.

Pumpkinseeds

Lemsip with a double shot of whisky and a spoonful of honey, preferably drink while in bed.

RobYourBuilder

A hot spicy lunch and a pint of OJ. It's Friday so throw a naggin into the pint.

Steve F

There is no cure for a common cold or 'flu once you have caught one.Only prevention I'm afraid.All the above suggestions may ease your symptoms but at the end of the day the virus will runs it's course. Antibiotics are of no use whatsoever unless stated by the above poster you start bringing up green mucus...that indicates a chest infection
Next please!!
Dr Steve

The Backwards Man

The three Ws

Water
Warmth
Can't remember the third one

stoneill

Wash your hands more often.

Meathlass

Rest
Fluids
Paracetomal

You can't reduce the length of time the virus is in your body. By sneezing and coughing you are getting rid of the virus.

I spent 3 days this week exhausted, runny nose, cough and sneezing. You just have to preservere with it.

The_Valeyard

Meathlass wrote: »

Rest
Fluids
Paracetomal

You can't reduce the length of time the virus is in your body. By sneezing and coughing you are getting rid of the virus.

I spent 3 days this week exhausted, runny nose, cough and sneezing. You just have to preserve with it.

yep. He should use this time to wrap up warm on the couch and wait it out by catching up on Game of Thrones, House of Cards, etc.

podgemonster

Constant cocktail of fluids and over the counter drugs!
No sugar, no dairy and rest.

Drink a pint of water with those dis-solvable Vitamin C things, followed by and Lemsip. If hungry make a smoothie out of fruit.
Then rest, Sleep whenever you can, just stream stuff while you lie in bed. Get up only to piss.

To break up the day take a steaming hot bath if your heart can take it, sweat it our and drink water while you sit there sweating.

Have warm soup for lunch and dinner. No chips or ketchup or creamy mass. If in pain take painkillers and throat lozengers.

At the end of the day you are still miserable, a double hot whiskey and more paracetamol.

JaMarcusHustle

I feel your pain OP. I've been off work since Tuesday with a sinus infection that developed from a cold - I don't even mind the coughing and runny nose, it's the fever that I can't stand. Constantly shivering, not being able to determine if you're too hot or too cold, clothes soaked with sweat, our of breath after the slightest of efforts... Weighed myself today and I've lost over a stone since Sunday. Stay strong!

ScumLord

The Backwards Man wrote: »

The three Ws

Water
Warmth
Can't remember the third one

I think people have their houses to warm and it only contributes to getting these bugs. You're going from really warm houses, to cold temps outside. I find most places too warm and I think the fact I'm so miserly with the heating at home is why I don't get colds.

monty_python

conorhal wrote: »

Hot whiskey's all the way OP. The vapours will clear those sinus, the lemon and honey soothe your throat and the alcohol, well it won't 'get rid' of your cold per se, but you really won't care about it either.

and make it with tonic water rather than normal water!!!!

The_Valeyard

The Backwards Man wrote: »

The three Ws

Water
Warmth
Can't remember the third one

Whiskey!

fussyonion

Alcohol is probably the only thing that'll make you feel a bit better.

I had a rotten cold and chest infection over Christmas and couldn't get to the doctor. After suffering all day I caved in and had three glasses of wine in the evening-I felt a LOT better. Told my GP when I saw him and he said he had heard from several people that alcohol made them feel a bit better.

BetterThanThou

Cannabis.

The Backwards Man

ScumLord wrote: »

I think people have their houses to warm and it only contributes to getting these bugs. You're going from really warm houses, to cold temps outside. I find most places too warm and I think the fact I'm so miserly with the heating at home is why I don't get colds.

Nothing wrong with fresh air and heat imo. A roaring fire and an open window never killed anybody.

Wacker The Attacker

The Backwards Man wrote: »

The three Ws

Water
Warmth
Can't remember the third one

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