Home remedies for the beginning of a cold?

Galandy

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May 17th 2011, 18:13:36

woke up this morning with that scratchy tickley feeling at the back of my throat.

I immediatly went to the bathroom and did a nasal rinse hoping to catch it before it was a problem. Sadly i was in too deep.

Im pumping daytime cold and flu pills atm but is there anything you do to get a jump on the fluffty feeling im about to experience over the next couple days?

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May 17th 2011, 18:21:00

chicken soup + oj

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May 17th 2011, 18:21:58

lots of water, lots of sleep

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May 17th 2011, 18:28:02

Originally posted by Detmer:

lots of water, lots of sleep

I have a massive 1.5L bottle of water on my desk now and im about half way through her

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May 17th 2011, 18:30:48

water's your best bet

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May 17th 2011, 18:32:23

its odd though because i seem to be offloading alot more water then im taking in today.

Guess that just means i need to drink more

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May 17th 2011, 18:32:46

alka-seltzer plus and chicken ramen noodles, and if that doesn't work i'll go see a doctor instead of jamming every bloody concoction ever invented or thought about down my throat.

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May 17th 2011, 18:33:52

http://www.walgreens.com/...it/ID=prod2598807-product

it's kinda disgusting til you get used to it, but it clears up all my sinus/allergy/cold problems.

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May 17th 2011, 18:35:36

Tennesse Hot Toddy!

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May 17th 2011, 18:36:54

Originally posted by Thunder:

Tennesse Hot Toddy!

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Dibs Ludicrous

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May 17th 2011, 18:41:32

oh, and you might want to check on drug-interactions if you feel that one cure didn't work and need to take another.

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Galandy

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May 17th 2011, 18:44:10

Originally posted by Dibs Ludicrous:

oh, and you might want to check on drug-interactions if you feel that one cure didn't work and need to take another.

Yeah last time i got in fluff because i was taking tylenol with something that had tylenol so i was ingesting more then the alotted amount and had stomach cramps.

Was a hell of a time. I always ask the pharmacist now

Dibs Ludicrous

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May 17th 2011, 18:49:47

meh, i used to try and nip it in the bud, but the dang thing would always go away before i could figure out just exactly how to cure it.

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Revolver

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May 17th 2011, 18:53:45

Drink a lot of water.. take at least one or 2 glass of orange juice.. eat chicken and noodle soup + take one little shot of whiskey. :)

Galandy

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May 17th 2011, 18:58:26

i get the whiskey recommendation alot. Is the type of liqour a factor?

I think all i have in the house is appletons from when my friends came back from jamacia

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May 17th 2011, 19:05:28

Vitamin C, I suggest popping a class of OJ 2 times each day.. to help in your fight. chicken broth is pretty good... I havn't been sick in a good 8 years.

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Detmer

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May 17th 2011, 19:05:34

Originally posted by Galandy:

its odd though because i seem to be offloading alot more water then im taking in today.

Guess that just means i need to drink more

If that is the case then you might want to eat some raisins since they are a diuretic.

Dibs Ludicrous

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May 17th 2011, 19:05:59

bah, if you want whiskey, just drink it. don't go pretending that you have a cold...

Appletons sounds a bit sugary though.

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Galandy

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May 17th 2011, 19:08:34

i dont drink much i wouldnt know. never had it before tbh

Jong

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May 17th 2011, 19:20:04

go with Zicam, its pretty good within 12 hours of first experiencing symptoms

make sure u look at the active ingredients in the back of the box and make sure it has zinc, and not just plain Vit C

zinc is your friend.

Alana

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May 17th 2011, 19:29:50

I'm going to echo a lot of suggestions, but I love water+vit c+green veggies

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Galandy

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May 17th 2011, 19:33:39

Originally posted by Alana:

I'm going to echo a lot of suggestions, but I love water+vit c+green veggies

The echo is good though, i usually just bunker in bed feeling like fluff for a few days then emerge a weak but less sick man and recoup.

The echo means that obviously the same things work for people so hopefully do the same for me

mrford

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May 17th 2011, 19:35:52

Spick V8 Juice and add lemon juice, Worcestershire, garlic powder, and celery salt

murders that cold every time!

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May 17th 2011, 20:59:40

screw you people

lots of water and this

2 Tablets of Vitamin C
4 Vitamin D
2 B Complex
1 acetaminophen

all at once... I never spend more than a few hours with da flu :p

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May 17th 2011, 21:12:54

does your remedy come with a shotgun blast to the face?? lol.

I'd go with mrford... if you don't like vegetables do a fruit fusion v8 you can'd taste the veg's and then add the other stuff.

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Flamey

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May 17th 2011, 21:18:30

Open your mouth and close your eyes.

Galandy

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May 18th 2011, 2:03:50

never drank so much fluff in my life.

I HATE V8 with a passion however i loaded it with tobasco and im getting it down slowly.

i sinus rinsed again and will take nighttime cold and flu pills.

Will see how i feel come morning, really cant afford to miss work :P

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May 18th 2011, 2:14:18

steam is only thing that makes me feel normal when I have a bad cold.

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May 18th 2011, 2:16:08

The lotta water plus lotta sleep always works for me. Don't really feel 100% better after the first day, but it's like, 20% per day, depending on how much water you can guzzle and how much sleep you can get.

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Symac

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May 18th 2011, 6:00:26

There is a product called AirBorne and sometimes it can snuff out a cold that isn't too far in, as well as help prevent it.

I have never found anything that really helps though once you are into it.

Mr Snow

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May 18th 2011, 7:12:57

Next time you feel that itchy feeling, try zinc gluconate. It will stop you from getting a full blown sore throat and cold, if you do it early enough. And if you catch it later instead of sooner, it will still make the cold last a shorter period.

Oh, and Airborne...the stuff that says 'Created by a teacher' on the package? So lame.

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May 18th 2011, 13:16:30

this might sound odd: but going to work out right when you are starting to feel sick tends to help as well as increases recovery speed (provided that the sickness isn't below your neck). Also the endorphins released by exercise really help a lot.

Obviously if you have a fever/lung infection exercise is a bad idea..

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May 18th 2011, 13:27:31

Cocaine will clear them sinuses right up!

Am I allowed to say that? :)

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May 18th 2011, 13:31:11

Originally posted by Marco:

Cocaine will clear them sinuses right up!

Am I allowed to say that? :)

yes :p

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Galandy

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May 18th 2011, 14:00:26

Originally posted by martian:

I am in today at work and seem to be doing ok. Im a bit disoriented but i think its because this might be a sinus thing.

I blew some nice yellow gunk out last night and this morning when i woke up and im down to one nostril.

the pills seem to take the edge off and the intake of water and V8 and citrus seemed to help.

General Earl

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May 18th 2011, 14:02:06

Originally posted by Galandy:

i get the whiskey recommendation alot. Is the type of liqour a factor?

I think all i have in the house is appletons from when my friends came back from jamacia

You want to use strong booze.. so appletons is fine.. even vodka or scotch works too. stay away from anything with sugar/syrup in it (bailey's, kahlua would be BAD)

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May 18th 2011, 14:32:07

the strong liquor is a russian thing (I think). It does work in some cases... I've had it backfire on me badly before mind you..

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May 18th 2011, 14:33:58

well like i said im the neck and up atm.

No nasua or anything just feel like im lugging a brick around on my shoulders

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May 18th 2011, 14:50:28

afaik zinc is the 'most demonstrably useful' supplement to take for a cold, according to the most recent amorphous prescriptions from 'modern science'

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May 18th 2011, 15:55:44

I woke up with the same thing today.
Loads of water, vitamin C and I do the Emergen-C or Airbornne stuff. Which I am downing now.

Oh also....from when I used to drink. Hot water, add whiskey, honey, lemon and some sugar too. Hot Toddy ftw!!!

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Galandy

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May 18th 2011, 15:59:55

im high as a fluffing kite right now, these pills are fluffing me up

Ozzite

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May 18th 2011, 16:38:23

Originally posted by Pang:

Originally posted by Marco:

Cocaine will clear them sinuses right up!

Am I allowed to say that? :)

yes :p

Until about 2 hrs after you have done it and you are more congested than before.

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May 18th 2011, 16:54:42

Originally posted by Ozzite:

Originally posted by Pang:

Originally posted by Marco:

Cocaine will clear them sinuses right up!

Am I allowed to say that? :)

yes :p

Until about 2 hrs after you have done it and you are more congested than before.

Buy afrin or a shotgun

you do some fluffty coke

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May 18th 2011, 17:13:16

Originally posted by Mr Snow:

Oh, and Airborne...the stuff that says 'Created by a teacher' on the package? So lame.

I know it seems lame but it is a quick way to intake half of the stuff mentioned in this thread. Some of it's key ingredients are Zinc and Vitamin C...

Also as Galleri and maybe other have mentioned, any dry hard liquor with a burn to it on the way down usually helps things. If not just keep drinking it and it will cure your ills till at least the next morning.

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May 18th 2011, 17:50:00

ya the hot totty is an old cold medication. Does the same thing as cold syrups..

Liquor makes you stupid and warms you up, and 'kills the infection', honey coats your throat so it doesn't hurt as much, caffeine in the black tea wakes you up a bit.

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May 20th 2011, 7:54:48

I usually don't take anything for a cold...fluff!

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May 20th 2011, 13:32:10

vitamin C, vitamin c vitamin c

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Galandy

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May 20th 2011, 13:37:42

the sick has shifted from the nasals to the throat. I currently have a soon to be soar throat from the dry cough im developing.

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May 21st 2011, 2:26:55

bullfluff, drink a pint of bourbon and it will kill the virus along with a few liver cells. just remember to drink a fluff ton of water before you go to bed. :)

Mr Snow

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May 21st 2011, 3:29:38

Dude, seriously...get some zinc gluconate lozenges. You will be over it quicker and feeling better during the whole thing.