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over a year ago
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"Time 
A week long enough x "
Depends on the strain... But you can ease the discomfort with the usual... Lempsip, Vicks vapo rub, keeping yourself warm.... And plenty of tissues. Vitamin C helps, but only if you are already taking it. Otherwise it does bugger all, haha. The cold is one of those things that you just have to ride through unfortunately lovely x |
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"Time
A week long enough x
Depends on the strain... But you can ease the discomfort with the usual... Lempsip, Vicks vapo rub, keeping yourself warm.... And plenty of tissues. Vitamin C helps, but only if you are already taking it. Otherwise it does bugger all, haha. The cold is one of those things that you just have to ride through unfortunately lovely x"
I know just thought someone may a wonder cure lol x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Time
A week long enough x
Depends on the strain... But you can ease the discomfort with the usual... Lempsip, Vicks vapo rub, keeping yourself warm.... And plenty of tissues. Vitamin C helps, but only if you are already taking it. Otherwise it does bugger all, haha. The cold is one of those things that you just have to ride through unfortunately lovely x
I know just thought someone may a wonder cure lol x"
It has too many different strains and mutations... Hence no cure... But worth a try asking though! |
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"Time
A week long enough x
Depends on the strain... But you can ease the discomfort with the usual... Lempsip, Vicks vapo rub, keeping yourself warm.... And plenty of tissues. Vitamin C helps, but only if you are already taking it. Otherwise it does bugger all, haha. The cold is one of those things that you just have to ride through unfortunately lovely x
I know just thought someone may a wonder cure lol x"
Ah, the holy grail of medicine. Anyone who could find a cure for the common cold would become very rich indeed |
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I've had this bugger for nearly three weeks now and it just won't shift....gone through the bunged up phase and runny nose to a persistent hacking cough....just putting up with it and having loads of fluids and occasional spoonfuls of honey as much fresh air and exersise at work....oh and a medicinal Famous Grouse after getting home from shift |
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"Ever tried a glass of man the fuck up juice
No sympathy for your male compatriot? Harsh, so harsh
You do know that if you look up sympathy in the dictionary it is between shit and syphilis  "
You're not going to make me look!! (goes off in search of a Collins dictionary)  |
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"Ever tried a glass of man the fuck up juice
No sympathy for your male compatriot? Harsh, so harsh
You do know that if you look up sympathy in the dictionary it is between shit and syphilis
You're not going to make me look!! (goes off in search of a Collins dictionary) "
While you were at it did you notice there is no entry for Gullable? |
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"Anyone got and good tips to get rid of it "
Same as what I've s recommended for kids... paracetamol for pain... vitamin C and ibuprofen to reduce inflamation... jelly... ice cream... blanket and tele x |
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"Ever tried a glass of man the fuck up juice
Yes but hard when you have a lung problem that means i cant breath when i have a cold "
3 weeks ago i got a cold. I also have asthma and for the last 8 days i have been struggling to breathe. Im on my 2nd lot of antibiotics and 2nd lot of steriod tablets aswell as all my inhalers doubled ... so i have lots of sympathy for you as its a scary situation to be in being unable to breathe properly.
Im taking regular painkillers and a cough medicine that loosens the mucas and helps me cough which is a good thing to do despite it geing painful and annoying. I am drinking lots of fluid and have throat sweets to soothe. I have nose spray too. I have tried to keep calm which does help but when im gasping for breathe its difficult. Yesterday i had massive problems when hubby put the Christmas decs up ... the dust i expect.
A good way to prevent the spread of germs is to wash hands a lot and also wash/antibac door handles frequently. Washing towels more frequently helps too.
I hope you feel better soon  |
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"I don't suffer colds.....I have, however had bubonic plague on a number of occasions.
I actually died of mucus once!
Are you taking the mickey ?"
Only out of myself |
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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago
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"Ever tried a glass of man the fuck up juice
Yes but hard when you have a lung problem that means i cant breath when i have a cold
3 weeks ago i got a cold. I also have asthma and for the last 8 days i have been struggling to breathe. Im on my 2nd lot of antibiotics and 2nd lot of steriod tablets aswell as all my inhalers doubled ... so i have lots of sympathy for you as its a scary situation to be in being unable to breathe properly.
Im taking regular painkillers and a cough medicine that loosens the mucas and helps me cough which is a good thing to do despite it geing painful and annoying. I am drinking lots of fluid and have throat sweets to soothe. I have nose spray too. I have tried to keep calm which does help but when im gasping for breathe its difficult. Yesterday i had massive problems when hubby put the Christmas decs up ... the dust i expect.
A good way to prevent the spread of germs is to wash hands a lot and also wash/antibac door handles frequently. Washing towels more frequently helps too.
I hope you feel better soon "
That was me in late 2012 / early 2013 i was wasted - 2 weeks of work |
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"Ever tried a glass of man the fuck up juice
Yes but hard when you have a lung problem that means i cant breath when i have a cold
3 weeks ago i got a cold. I also have asthma and for the last 8 days i have been struggling to breathe. Im on my 2nd lot of antibiotics and 2nd lot of steriod tablets aswell as all my inhalers doubled ... so i have lots of sympathy for you as its a scary situation to be in being unable to breathe properly.
Im taking regular painkillers and a cough medicine that loosens the mucas and helps me cough which is a good thing to do despite it geing painful and annoying. I am drinking lots of fluid and have throat sweets to soothe. I have nose spray too. I have tried to keep calm which does help but when im gasping for breathe its difficult. Yesterday i had massive problems when hubby put the Christmas decs up ... the dust i expect.
A good way to prevent the spread of germs is to wash hands a lot and also wash/antibac door handles frequently. Washing towels more frequently helps too.
I hope you feel better soon
That was me in late 2012 / early 2013 i was wasted - 2 weeks of work "
Im on my 2nd week off work now. Last winter i had 2 seperate chest infections which forced me to have weeks off work.
Scary time too.
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"Ever tried a glass of man the fuck up juice
Yes but hard when you have a lung problem that means i cant breath when i have a cold
3 weeks ago i got a cold. I also have asthma and for the last 8 days i have been struggling to breathe. Im on my 2nd lot of antibiotics and 2nd lot of steriod tablets aswell as all my inhalers doubled ... so i have lots of sympathy for you as its a scary situation to be in being unable to breathe properly.
Im taking regular painkillers and a cough medicine that loosens the mucas and helps me cough which is a good thing to do despite it geing painful and annoying. I am drinking lots of fluid and have throat sweets to soothe. I have nose spray too. I have tried to keep calm which does help but when im gasping for breathe its difficult. Yesterday i had massive problems when hubby put the Christmas decs up ... the dust i expect.
A good way to prevent the spread of germs is to wash hands a lot and also wash/antibac door handles frequently. Washing towels more frequently helps too.
I hope you feel better soon
That was me in late 2012 / early 2013 i was wasted - 2 weeks of work
Im on my 2nd week off work now. Last winter i had 2 seperate chest infections which forced me to have weeks off work.
Scary time too.
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For me it was linked to sinitus |
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My asthma makes any cold/cough worse for me as it agrevates it. Also the docs don't give out antibiotics so quickly. Sadly for me that means i usually end up on 2 or 3 different antibiotics as the infection has took hold far more lol
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3 weeks is a long time for the common cold - it sounds more like a chest infection to me, especially if the runny nose symptoms have stopped.
There's no cure for the common cold but you can help alleviate the symptoms with paracetamol, vitamin c and zinc, hot lemon and honey drink, sleep and warm baths and fresh air. |
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Mines just cleared up this weekend, three weeks for me too, its been going about. Hot lemon helps the throat. So does tea with no milk, its a wee bit anti bacterial cause of the tannins. |
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"3 weeks is a long time for the common cold - it sounds more like a chest infection to me, especially if the runny nose symptoms have stopped.
There's no cure for the common cold but you can help alleviate the symptoms with paracetamol, vitamin c and zinc, hot lemon and honey drink, sleep and warm baths and fresh air. "
I have got a chest infection caused by the bugs from the cold which i still have.
Fresh air doesnt help me at all. It makes my breathing worse. Sleep is almost impossible. Time, antibiotics and extra steriods help me lol |
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Invest in some Vicks first defence spray..as long as you catch the cold in the first day or two when you get that tingle at the back of the nose it works! I've not had a cold now for 2 years thanks to that stuff. |
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"Mines just cleared up this weekend, three weeks for me too, its been going about. Hot lemon helps the throat. So does tea with no milk, its a wee bit anti bacterial cause of the tannins. "
If tannins help then maybe mulled wine will do the trick instead......... |
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"Invest in some Vicks first defence spray..as long as you catch the cold in the first day or two when you get that tingle at the back of the nose it works! I've not had a cold now for 2 years thanks to that stuff. "
I tried that in desperation but it didn't work. I start using it as soon as i feel the start of the sniffles.
Trouble is my work place is full of lots of people who spread nasty germs and my asthma makes me vunerable  |
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"Invest in some Vicks first defence spray..as long as you catch the cold in the first day or two when you get that tingle at the back of the nose it works! I've not had a cold now for 2 years thanks to that stuff. "
Sounds like most of you need to get your vitamin D levels checked. |
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