Common Cold

If you can manage it, just stay in bed and don't bother getting up. Drink plenty of tea, take an aspirin for the headache, and you'll probably be over this cold by the time things settle down.
Hope you feel better soon.😉

Vitamin C—either capsules or powder works—echinacea, some herbal tea with honey and lemon (throw in some ginger if you're feeling it), chicken noodle soup, citrus fruits like clementines, steam inhalation—chamomile is the best for that—resting up, garlic, Advil, maybe some throat lozenges...
Hope you feel better soon!😉
Grab a comedy and just chill out!

Ryan Edwards94 said:Vitamin C—either capsules or powder works—echinacea, some herbal tea with honey and lemon (throw in some ginger if you're feeling it), chicken noodle soup, citrus fruits like clementines, steam inhalation—chamomile is the best for that—resting up, garlic, Advil, maybe some throat lozenges...
Hope you feel better soon!😉
Grab a comedy and just chill out!

Throw in some zinc tablets as well...

Just brew yourself some strong Linden tea and head straight to bed under the covers. That stuff makes you sweat like crazy, which is exactly what you want—it helps flush out those toxins from your system. I’ve done this trick plenty of times myself... it works best if you catch it right when you start feeling under the weather, but hey, it’s probably never too late to try 👍

wiredpuma5 said:Throw in some zinc tablets as well...

I'm with you on that.
👍 Enzo makes an "immune support" blend—it's got Echinacea plus zinc—and they also have those Vitamin C capsules mixed with zinc.

Give it eight days and you'll feel like a whole new person. Colds won't even stand a chance. 🙂

Vitamin C plus zinc, a good multivitamin, some DayQuil, maybe some warm chicken soup, tea...
Even if you just want to ride out this last stretch of feeling like garbage—though if you actually want to make things a little easier on yourself...

Thanks so much to everyone for all the advice😍. I’ve been drinking tons of tea with extra honey and lemon—basically just living on it at this point. Last night I took some DayQuil, but man, my head is pounding every time I wake up... hopefully it passes soon, because it really needs to be gone in five days! Does anyone know how much those zinc tablets usually run? It’s better to catch this now rather than when I'm actually traveling!
And I need to pick out a cologne for my boyfriend, but I can't smell a single thing because my nose is so stuffed up!!😂

Does anyone have advice for dealing with this cold? It’s driving me absolutely crazy...
I’ve been sneezing all day long and I’ve already gone through an entire box of tissues. My skin under my nose is actually raw from wiping it so much; it just won't stop running. I can't go anywhere without grabbing three or four packs of tissues with me...
The worst part is that it feels like it's only just starting. Usually, when I get sick, it drags on for at least a week. How am I supposed to survive this? Is there any kind of routine or trick to make it easier to manage...😕
Also, what should I do about the skin under my nose? It's so irritated from all the constant wiping—I'm just hoping it doesn't start cracking or scabbing over.😢

Thanks

Grab some Alka-Seltzer effervescent tablets and some DayQuil, then just knock those back. Also, pick up some Vicks VapoRub and rub it on your nose morning and night so you don't end up with those nasty cracks.

Emily Palmer4 said:Grab some Alka-Seltzer effervescent tablets and some DayQuil, then just knock those back. Also, pick up some Vicks VapoRub and rub it on your nose morning and night so you don't end up with those nasty cracks.

Thanks for the advice, but my nose is actually feeling much better now. The problem is, my throat has started stinging... ugh. 😠

I was chatting recently with a woman who’s spent years working in childcare—and if you know anything about that line of work, you know exactly what kind of germs and seasonal bugs kids tend to pass around like candy. It’s a constant battle for their teachers! Anyway, she shared a fantastic remedy for colds, the flu, and just about any throat irritation you might run into:

If you take a liter of homemade moonshine and add a generous amount of whole garlic cloves—I mean, quite a significant quantity, really—you end up with a potent little tonic. Is there anything more classic than that?
Keep it in the refrigerator, and if you feel like you need it, just take a small sip.

Thank God I haven't had to deal with that myself yet, so I haven't actually tried it. But, from what I've heard through the grapevine, apparently one woman used it and felt like a completely different person by the very next morning! Isn't that just incredible?
It stands to reason, doesn't it? High-proof spirits serve as a solid disinfectant, and garlic acts just like a natural antibiotic!

Best of luck!

Ugh, I'm feeling it too... that brutal wind outside just blew right through me.
Tomorrow, I'm hitting up the 24-hour CVS to grab some Maxflu.

So, I went ahead and grabbed some DayQuil and Echinacea—hopefully this actually does something...
http://www.homeopatija.com/unutra/pr...echinacea.html

Hey there.

I've been under the weather for two weeks straight now... First, I came down with strep throat, which happens to me more often than I'd like. My doctor put me on some Zithromax, and let's just say that settled down within a few days... But then the cold hit me right after—constant coughing, runny nose... That part is finally starting to taper off, but I’m still waking up with this heavy, dry cough every morning. I've been taking some NyQuil, and my voice is completely shot... Days are passing, and I'm left wondering when I'll actually feel human again. What are you all dealing with regarding colds during this fall season?

Drink plenty of tea... staying hydrated really helps settle a dry cough. Eat some clementines too, and be careful out there. Even if it looks warm, it isn't 😁 it's actually a biting sun 😁

Honestly, just grab some marshmallow root tea—the kind you find in those little boxes at Whole Foods or even just the local grocery store. You’ve gotta brew it properly by steeping it with a spoon and then straining it out. It really helps thin out all that nasty congestion in your chest, so coughing stuff up becomes way easier. My whole family swears by it whenever we're feeling under the weather!

Check out these interesting articles on using teas and essential oils to help fight off viruses, colds, sore throats, the flu, and all that good stuff.

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So, the last time I caught a cold was back in February. It’s the exact same symptoms, everything is identical. I can already feel the stages rolling in this time too... first comes the stinging in my nose, then that stinging combined with a slight hoarseness, and by the third day, the nasal irritation subsides and I just start dealing with the congestion (the runny nose, if 😬). Honestly, I have no idea why I picked this up right now. I haven't been hanging out with anyone sick; everyone around me seems perfectly fine. The only thing I did differently was eat some cold rice straight from the fridge and wash it down with a soda. Even though experts claim consuming cold food has nothing to do with developing viral or bacterial infections (I'm not entirely sure which one I've managed to grab this time), it feels to me like that cold meal triggered some kind of reaction in my throat lining, and now everything is inflamed.
I don't quite get why this happens during such specific windows of time. For instance, just a week ago, a friend and I polished off a whole quart of ice cream—obviously freezing 😁—and I felt absolutely fine.
Is it about microscopic particles floating in the air that somehow find their way into my respiratory system? Or is it just the seasonal shifts (autumn arriving and temperatures dropping) making me more susceptible? Is it possible that the germs were sitting in my throat the whole time and just reactivated once conditions became favorable? I really don't know 🤷. If there's an expert out there who can weigh in, I'd appreciate it.

A few other thoughts...
People say honey is a cure-all... but so far, I haven't noticed any significant difference. For example, when I drink rosehip tea with lemon, I don't really care if there's honey in it or not; my body recovers at the same rate regardless.
The last time I had a full-blown cold, the worst part only lasted three days... I assume that's because of the sheer amount of tea I drank. So, tea definitely helps. But the question is, does plain warm water work just as effectively as tea?
Does lemon actually provide a rapid effect on the throat and a cold? There's a big difference between sipping lemonade daily and practically swallowing a whole lemon over three days just to cope.
As for sage steam inhalation, I'm less certain about that, though I suspect it helps once the throat has healed but remains irritated due to post-nasal drip.
Regarding sleep... I think it helps too. However, my uncle argues that staying in bed has the exact opposite effect on colds and the flu. His theory is that the body recovers faster if we stay active. On the other hand, my doctor points out that if you don't rest through a fever, you haven't actually beaten the illness, and by moving around while contagious, you're just risking infecting others. Which one is it? 😕
Then there's this interesting theory from my old English teacher, who claims it's actually healthy to eat cold things straight from the fridge without warming them up, supposedly to make the throat more resilient against colds. I don't think I can apply that logic to myself, though; my throat is incredibly sensitive (for instance, even talking for a bit too long makes it sting). What are your thoughts on this?
While specialists argue that inflammation occurs precisely because of those temperature fluctuations... suggesting that if we consume something hot, we shouldn't follow it with something cold, or that smokers shouldn't drink cold beverages because cigarette smoke keeps the throat lining in a state of constant, mild inflammation.

Oh, and I forgot... antibiotics... I prefer to save those for extreme cases, whereas my aunt thinks I should be loading up on them every time I sniffle. It's common knowledge by now that those little nasty things called bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics incredibly fast. Besides, it's Saturday, so I can't even get an appointment with my doctor if I wanted to. Happy weekend!

I feel for you, truly and deeply... from the bottom of my heart. I've been dealing with the exact same thing for a few days now and I am absolutely losing my mind.😠