what is the best way to make a cold go by quickly?

Question

in otherwords, how can i get better quicker?
i know theres no medicines that can help.
but what are some little things that'll help me get better faster?

Answer 1

get a heater with a humidifyer on it
always (if winter) and you are going to bed make sure your chest/throat area stay warm ....ie with a high neckline longsleeved shirt/pjs .......eat soothers cough lollies and change your tooth brush after you illness passes so you dont get it again in the next few weeks.

Answer 2

Take echinacea with zinc (vitamin c has been found not to help colds one bit). Sleep as much as possible. "Feed a cold, starve a fever" is the old adage that still holds true, so make sure you chow down on healthy food to further boost your immune system. Also, drinking eight 8oz. glasses of water per day will thin out the mucous in your respiratory system. Saline sprays will help as well.

Answer 3

A hot, steamy shower in which you sniff, snort, cough and hack up mucous, then spit it down the drain (one after waking up, one before bed;
some over-the-counter (non-prescription) med to suppress your particular symptoms, helping to dry them up;
water, water, water (popsicles, tea, no soda);
lay around and read, nap, watch TV;
chicken soup is said to really have something to help get rid of a cold;
get sunlight, either outside or through the window;
Best wishes.

Answer 4

drink LOTS of water
use saline nasal spray
get plenty of rest
eat chicken soup
try zicam and vitamin c lozenges

feel better!