I am smoothered in a cold and I feel awful, what is the best thing to take/do to make me feel better?
2006-10-11 07:00:58 · 35 answers · asked by joanne v 72 2 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
awww poor you. take some beachems powder things. drink hot drinks. drink plenty of fluids. get in front of the fire with a blanket (and hotwater bottle if nesessary). keep blowing your nose to getall the horrible mucus out. eat plenty of halls soothers. try and sleepp when ever you can. get some vix. hope you get beeter soon. xxxxx
2006-10-11 07:06:50 · answer #1 · answered by honey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ditto on the green tea! There is a brand called Celestial Seasonings, that makes a wellness tea. It contains zinc, vitamin c and echinacia. It can be hard to find, but I get it at Krogers. It will cut your recovery time in half! Use peppermint or wintergreen for congestion. Yes, garlic and honey will also help. They all boost your immune system.
2006-10-11 07:06:54 · answer #2 · answered by rebecca_sld 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a tea called Pau D'Arco, which is African tree bark - make that with organic honey. Couple of steaming mugs of that will make you feel better.
Pau D'Arco is from South America it is used externally and orally. It has a woodsy taste but my daughter who drinks no tea likes enough with honey to drink it.
Also I like vicks vabor rug on chest and back with a towel across it. Plenty of fluids (water and tea, little juice) to flush out the system and the cold along with it and rest.
Then there is also laying on the couch watching movies and eating your favorite cookies for moral support.
2006-10-11 07:08:18 · answer #3 · answered by freemansfox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much you can do or take ..I find a remedy my mum use to make for me and i use it all the time..it helps me a lot ..hot milk.. mix in some brandy a good Measur..mix in two tea spoons of Honey and drink hot ..you will sweat it out in a couple of hours...or do the same above with water (no milk) and add lemon juice ..it will do the same
..Go for it ..get well soon
2006-10-11 07:28:51 · answer #4 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Green Tea
2006-10-11 07:02:21 · answer #5 · answered by DrPepper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take beachams cold and flu tablets and make yourself some lemon and honey with a little hot water, has worked a treat for me!
Hope your feeling better soon.
2006-10-11 07:03:50 · answer #6 · answered by charlie a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vitamin C, paracetamol (no more than 8 in 24 hours for an adult), tea and water, fruit juices, thoat lozenges, brufen (yes, you can take it with paracetamol) gargel with asprin and difflam mouth wash if you have a sore throat, sleep.
I hope you feel better soon
2006-10-11 07:03:48 · answer #7 · answered by rose_merrick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just got over a cold....I took tylenol cold medicine during the day and nyquil pills at night. Helps get over the cold quick!
2006-10-11 07:02:57 · answer #8 · answered by elbellasera 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a generic cold medicine that says it relieves the symptoms you have. My favorite is the Dollar General cold medicine. I think that works the best!
2006-10-11 07:02:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lemon , garlic, honey and root ginger with a mug of water , boil it up, sieve out the bits, then drink, it scares the s%£t out of a cold
2006-10-11 07:07:13 · answer #10 · answered by Grit Savage 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋