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By *harpDressed Man OP Man
over a year ago
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In celebration of the slight sniffle that has been creeping up on me for three days, I am now in treatment mode.
This means a regime built up over the years to minimise the impact of the incurable...
Lots of vitamin c
Many layers of clothing
Lemsip tablets
My question is - what other treatments / old wives tales do you use to drive out a cold?
(waits to see how long before a particular cliché is invoked) |
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By *harpDressed Man OP Man
over a year ago
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"Best treatment I found was when I was in the forces....get in a sealed room and light some CS gas tablets then breathe in...wooohooooo the cold comes out of you in sweat and snot  "
Notes muckys location... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Being on steroid treatment which suppress my immune system it took me a week to fight off a very slight cold.
Vics first defence spray is good when you feel a cold coming on.
Fishermans friend tablets also help me |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Wrap up and get some fresh air, ideally the coast.
Do something to distract you.
Eat lots of nice fresh foods, ideally with fresh garlic, ginger and chilli (anti virals and vitamins)
Then have some comfort drinks to get you warm and sleepy, like a fucking strong whiskey hot toddy. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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There is no cure for man flu - it's deadly!
But there is actually nothing you can do for a commen cold unfortunately 
Lemsip and olbass oil are your friends - along with comfy warm clothes, no work, a series or endless films to watch, hot baths and bed ( by yourself )
Then in a few days you'll be good as new x |
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By *arry247Couple
over a year ago
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"In celebration of the slight sniffle that has been creeping up on me for three days, I am now in treatment mode.
This means a regime built up over the years to minimise the impact of the incurable...
Lots of vitamin c
Many layers of clothing
Lemsip tablets
My question is - what other treatments / old wives tales do you use to drive out a cold?
(waits to see how long before a particular cliché is invoked)"
If you have already got it or its creeping up its too late.
Avoid colds by having plenty of vitamin C, zinc and garlic in your diet. |
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At first sign...
Gargle with a sea salt solution ( or table salt if no posh rock salt )
Close one nostril , sniff saline up the other and allow to trickle down throat.
Repeat with other nostril.
( Bacteria hate salty conditions )
Take paracetamol.
Drink tons of drinks of any kind preferably not caffeine or sugar laden.
Stay in bed with window open. Have snuggly sleeps.
Go for a half hour walk well wrapped up each day.
Go back to bed.
Blow nose and throw away tissues.
Drink garlic water. Made at home.
I put a garlic bulb in a ginger tea cos bacteria hate ginger.
Hot toddy of brandy/whisky and water before bed. ( Does no good but feels great )
Keep drinking , keep sleeping, keep blowing.
All over when it's over and not before. Just make yourself comfortable.
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to bullet point....
gargle and snort saline 3 times a day.
take paracetamol 3 times a day.
drink all day
sleep all day
walk once per day
Don't buy expensive named products....... they don't work.
( I do like a Sudafed nostril spray though ) |
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By *uzy444Woman
over a year ago
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"or find an activity to sweat it out 
Getting meets is hard enough without factoring in a snotty nose and hacking cough!
That'd be one for someone's "worst meet" thread...  "
would you like a cuddle?
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"just have a realy hot curry and burn it out of your system works for me
k"
my go to solution!...or a very spicy thai chicken soup with loads of ginger in it! pretty much foolproof! and not overheating houses so much helps! |
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I think that the only research evidence supporting anything that shortens the duration of a cold is for zinc supplementation. Other things may offer some symptom relief, such as using menthol/eucalyptus extract with steam inhalation for blocked noses, NSAIDs for easing of swelling - though there has been research indicating Ibuprofen was ineffective for colds and Paracetamol may also be of help. Research findings look at groups of people, so individual results vary.
I follow my body's advice when I have a cold - it's telling me to rest, whilst I recover. I may or may not use a decongestant but am wary - as with use of painkillers - of rebound effects. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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keep very warm and get lots of fresh air. seems to keep sinuses clear for a bit. sweat the bugger out at night and eat like a horse.the usual lemsips etc to help you through the waiting game until it passes.
good luck. |
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By *essiCouple
over a year ago
suffolk |
A good friend recommended I try
Fresh ginger infused in boiling water with a squeeze of honey and then juice of half a fresh lemon, stir and drink.... Wasn't sure it'd help but it worked and sniffles have gone |
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"Being on steroid treatment which suppress my immune system it took me a week to fight off a very slight cold.
Vics first defence spray is good when you feel a cold coming on.
Fishermans friend tablets also help me "
Zinc tablets will help to raise your immunity after being on steroids.
As to the OP's question, I would go down the gym for a couple of hours and sweat it, usually works for me. Him. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"In celebration of the slight sniffle that has been creeping up on me for three days, I am now in treatment mode.
This means a regime built up over the years to minimise the impact of the incurable...
Lots of vitamin c
Many layers of clothing
Lemsip tablets
My question is - what other treatments / old wives tales do you use to drive out a cold?
(waits to see how long before a particular cliché is invoked)"
Good old snuggle always helps  |
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Lots of folk here spending money on useless crap.
Lemsip is a profit making thing. It's been cleverly marketed, that's for sure but it's basically paracetamol in liquid form.
Colds are self-limiting diseases that you can relieve the symptoms of but not shorten or cure.
Prevention is better and a good working immune system will fight off any colds. Most folk in this country are severely Vit D deficient so you may want to supplement. Give up smoking, crap food and getting pissed. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"just have a realy hot curry and burn it out of your system works for me
k"
Ditto. Also grapefruit juice seems to help for some reason...apparently it speeds up the effect of paracetamol or something. |
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By *harpDressed Man OP Man
over a year ago
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"It's funny how everyone has a 'remedy' for something that scientist and medics have been unable to cure for the last 100 years.
Each to their own, I suppose. "
In their defence, the question was about damage limitation, and a lot of answers were about prevention. |
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"A good friend recommended I try
Fresh ginger infused in boiling water with a squeeze of honey and then juice of half a fresh lemon, stir and drink.... Wasn't sure it'd help but it worked and sniffles have gone "
In that case you didn't have a cold. |
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"It's funny how everyone has a 'remedy' for something that scientist and medics have been unable to cure for the last 100 years.
Each to their own, I suppose. "
Exactly. Except for the Each to their own bit ...... |
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"It's funny how everyone has a 'remedy' for something that scientist and medics have been unable to cure for the last 100 years.
Each to their own, I suppose.
In their defence, the question was about damage limitation, and a lot of answers were about prevention. "
Still working for Reconciliation Anonymous ? |
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"In celebration of the slight sniffle that has been creeping up on me for three days, I am now in treatment mode.
This means a regime built up over the years to minimise the impact of the incurable...
Lots of vitamin c
Many layers of clothing
Lemsip tablets
My question is - what other treatments / old wives tales do you use to drive out a cold?
(waits to see how long before a particular cliché is invoked)"
Bananas have the B6 vitamin, helps fight infection. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"In celebration of the slight sniffle that has been creeping up on me for three days, I am now in treatment mode.
This means a regime built up over the years to minimise the impact of the incurable...
Lots of vitamin c
Many layers of clothing
Lemsip tablets
My question is - what other treatments / old wives tales do you use to drive out a cold?
(waits to see how long before a particular cliché is invoked)"
lick the belly of a natterjack toad - a v old cure - that works - a white witch taught it me |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"In celebration of the slight sniffle that has been creeping up on me for three days, I am now in treatment mode.
This means a regime built up over the years to minimise the impact of the incurable...
Lots of vitamin c
Many layers of clothing
Lemsip tablets
My question is - what other treatments / old wives tales do you use to drive out a cold?
(waits to see how long before a particular cliché is invoked)"
Warm lemon juice and honey x
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By *harpDressed Man OP Man
over a year ago
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"In celebration of the slight sniffle that has been creeping up on me for three days, I am now in treatment mode.
This means a regime built up over the years to minimise the impact of the incurable...
Lots of vitamin c
Many layers of clothing
Lemsip tablets
My question is - what other treatments / old wives tales do you use to drive out a cold?
(waits to see how long before a particular cliché is invoked)
lick the belly of a natterjack toad - a v old cure - that works - a white witch taught it me "
Luckily, I'm now feeling a lot better... even if I wasn't, that prospect would convince me I was! |
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"In celebration of the slight sniffle that has been creeping up on me for three days, I am now in treatment mode.
This means a regime built up over the years to minimise the impact of the incurable...
Lots of vitamin c
Many layers of clothing
Lemsip tablets
My question is - what other treatments / old wives tales do you use to drive out a cold?
(waits to see how long before a particular cliché is invoked)
lick the belly of a natterjack toad - a v old cure - that works - a white witch taught it me
Luckily, I'm now feeling a lot better... even if I wasn't, that prospect would convince me I was!"
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I frighten mine off sometimes, if I want to do something else badly enough my body just gets forced to fall into line - last weekend it was volunteering at a dance champs and staying out 'til 4am dancing a couple of nights running. All the symptoms just gave up lol!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Salt soothes inflamed mucus membranes and helps break up thickening crud, thus helping to reduce bacterial colonization.
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But the cold is not a bacteria it's a virus. It doesn't perform any osmotic functions and so is unaffected by salt unlike bacteri which me can be "dried out" by it viruses uses your own cells |
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