I have it over a week now. Stuffy nose with a mucus smell. I have a cough with throat that feels raw. I'm not sleeping well because of the ailments. I feel miserable and can't take heavy cold and flu medication except Lemsip which is not working.
2007-02-20 22:00:01 · 8 answers · asked by The purple sock 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
nobody in the world knows how because there is no cure. all you can do is drink plenty of water to help flush out your system, get plenty of rest to allow your body to use all available energy to recuperate, if you can stomach it a slice of fresh chili will clear your nose and for your throat i recommend something called Manuka Honey, which is honey made by bees that exclusively visit the manuka tree. it's a kind of teatree or eucalypt, the honey has antiseptic properties and is also great for pain relief. Eat one teaspoon of it and stir one teaspoon into some lemon tea. it's better than lemsip. if you cant get Manuka honey specifically, you should be able to get some kind of creamed honey from a health food shop that will do the same thing. Other than that you will just have to wait it out. With the chili, just take one slice of a normal red chili and swallow it whole with water, like it's an asprin tablet. Dont chew it or leave it in your mouth.
2007-02-20 22:13:40 · answer #1 · answered by majickgypsy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm just getting over that, had exactly the same thing for a week and to be honest, hot honey and lemon is the only thing apart from lemsips. The honey is soothing and gives you sugar and the lemon is antisepic, it works anyway! Not too hot though, because hot and cold irritates the throat, so let it cool down to just warm.
For your nose, try sitting with a towel over your head with a steamy bowl of water or sit in a small steamy room. That should help losen the mucus so you can blow it out!
Thats the only advice I can give, there isn't anything else I've found that works! You may want to try some vit tablets to help your immune system, but thats something I was advised to do but never tried.
2007-02-20 22:16:42 · answer #2 · answered by keiraebony 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi...
These things happen more when our immune system is compromised, (I don't get colds, flu's anymore) but sometimes it can be directly related to toxins present. Like my sister who was diagnosed with allergies recently, but it turned out to be that she was venting the dryer inside the house and the fabric softener was poisoning her already weak immunity.
Or a friend who was diagnosed with diabetes, when it was really an infected tooth.
As for the cold, you need an anti-viral. I guarantee that biotic silver will erase your cold if you want to pay $50 for an 8 ounce bottle. It has much smaller particles than colloidal silver. Also olive leaf extract :www.thecandidayeastanswer.com (down-load free book) 800-869-1613. Ask them about cold remedies. I make kombucha tea ferment at home that is rather cleansing and disinfectant. Raw unprocessed coconut oil is said to be anti-viral: www.thecoconutdiet.com . And some cleansing agents for autistic people are said to be anti-viral, such as Cellular Zeolite : www.gethealthyagain.com . For right now, you try to boost your immune system with echinacea tea.
The cure really starts with improving our bodies by ridding candida, changing to a natural, somewhat raw diet (unprocessed) and cleansing the body's tissues. If we fix the root system, then the whole tree will become healthy.
2007-02-20 22:51:15 · answer #3 · answered by rjshank99 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoever comes up with a cure for the common cold will win a Nobel prize and become a millionaire.
2007-02-20 22:05:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey there's no common cure for the cold are there are so many different strains out there, as well as many new strains constantly mutating
best advice is your lempsip's as the have honey for your throat if not a regular paracetamol but not them both
sit in your bathroom while your running a hot bath for the steam, drink plenty fluids to keep hydrated, it will eventually pass
its just your body fighting off the infection you will be up and about in no time
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2016-04-30 22:42:41 · answer #6 · answered by donnetta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zinc lozenges. They work super good for me and for many others. Best way to take these is to when you see first signs of cold you'll take few of these zinc lozenges a day and dissolve them in your mouth. Never had sore throat since 2000 with these.
And do not chew them. Must dissolve them slowly. These are like candies with funny taste, but they keep improving flavors. I'm not sure if how well they work when you have full blown symptoms, but it might help.
2007-02-20 22:10:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I knew a cure I would be a millionaire by now!
Sorry cant help you except take lots of fluids and rest well. A hot steamy bath may help clear the stuffiness.
2007-02-20 22:05:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Benylin Flus plus capsules are brilliant and they work fast. But if you dont want to spend money on medicines then eat plenty eggs cause eggs cure a cold.
Hope you feeling better soon.
2007-02-20 22:06:43 · answer #9 · answered by Lee ML 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good luck - I've had a cold since October and nothing gets rid of it, roll on summer.
2007-02-20 22:15:18 · answer #10 · answered by chillipope 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋