Cure sought for a heavy cold

I've had one heavy cold after another after another, S brings them home from school. It's really getting me down I'm so fed up with the feeling of wallpaper paste between my ears, can't hear on the phone, sound like a scouser, and I've even been tempted to start on my summer anti-histamines and steroid nasal spray, just to clear my goddamn blocked crap sinuses, thank you dad for giving me these... But I know that if I do, I won't be able to stop until September

So, does anyone have an effective cure for a stinky ****ing headcold? I'm desperate guys

Ed

Vitamin C - lots of it

Get a tube of the big 'pills' that you dissolve in water from Sainburys or one of the other supermarkets own brand versions as they're around 95p, instead of £3 or more from Sevenseas. I think each pill has around 300% of the RDA

It seems to work for me, even having to sit on the train every day with dirty bu**ers coughing away - another reason for commuting by bike

I mentioned this thing before, and, I am a bit sheepish to mention it again.
But, here goes.
There is a thing called a Neti Pot. You buy or make normal saline (ie, just throw some salt into water), and warm it till its ~37C.
You then... sigh... tilt your head forward and to the side, and pour it into one nostril. There. Said it.
The saline goes in one side, through your sinus cavities in your skull, all the way across, and out the other side. Along with loads of snots and mucus and crap.
You keep doing this, from both sides, till your head is clear. It works astonishingly well. You can sleep better, breathe better, you lose that wierd pressure feeling in your head... and other good things.

You still have the cold of course, but paracetamol seems to take the brunt of that problem. This thing just clears your head out.

I do it now just whenever I brush my teeth. Just cause I like the way a clear head feels. But, whenever I get sick, this is the first thing I am on top of.

Yeah. There you go.

http://www.healingdaily.com/exercise/neti-pot.htm

If you are getting one... buy a plastic one or a metal one. The traditional indian clay ones just break and are a pain.

Only had one virus all winter so far. I have fkd sinuses too. Try:

- Echinacea and zinc to ward off lurgies to start with

- Put olbas oil in your oil burner next to the bed with the door shut about 20 mins before you go to bed to really ease the congestion.

- Lemon & ginger tea if you're sinussy and in pain to ease the inflammation.

All works for me.

Oh yeah, vitamin C to help you try and clear the infection. Load it in.
I am in agreement with Mr Toad. Back off on the dosage once you are well. You just **** off excess vit c, giving your liver work.

Another thing that my gf uses, and really likes are: oh god, well, non-pathogenic bacteria. She takes this tablet every day, containing soil microbes. The idea is, that your immune system is just generally kept awake with all these new antigens flying about, and therefore is more likely to jump on other incomers. Its also sugested that it reduces unwanted / inapropriate immune responses like allergies, and even auto immune disorders. (MS, Crohns, Rheum. Arth. blah blah)

Same ish sort of logic that these guys use with their hookworms:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...re/4691202.stm
(this link has nothing to do with colds etc)

What's that stuff that Kate Moss uses? That's supposed to be quite good (sniff) .


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Originally Posted by jonboy

What's that stuff that Kate Moss uses? That's supposed to be quite good (sniff) .


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Vim.

Wolf down a load of that stuff. You wont be caring what used to wrong with you fairly quickly.

Shed load of multi-vitamins (Tesco/Sainsbury's own brand,) paracetamol for high temperature (2 every 4 hours,) plus if you really feel 5h1te, Ibuprofen 2 hours after you've taken the paracetamol (must be after food - Maximum of 8 in 24 hours )

Those Eucalypyus 'plug-ins' are good too (if a little anti-social )

Get well soon mate

Being diabetic i had the flu jab last October but it is avaliable to anyone who asks so something to think about next year.

Whiskey Macs works quite well for me