I promised to post some news on Monday, but have been fighting a cold for the past four days. In my case, colds usually start with a sore throat, work their way up your sinus cavity, and eventually turn into a blazing fever/cough that lasts for two weeks. This time, it only lasted four days thanks to Zicam Cold Remedy and some Awful Bitter Chinese Medicine from last winter. I don't mean to sound like a commercial but Zicam really works. If you've ever played army games like Age of Empires or Warcraft, then using Zicam is like a pre-emptive strike on your opponent's Barracks: neutralize the growth rate at an early stage, and the enemy is at a total disadvantage against your immune system.
...and that Chinese Medicine, man, it's so horrible that your whole mouth feels like it's shrivelling up. Viruses will die from the overwhelming shock of the bitter taste.
Posted by samuel at July 3, 2002 06:41 PMI am still fighting my cold, was down for some days - and thought I had recovered - but the cough just doesn't seem to want to let go. Still have a running nose and a bad throat too.
Hope you get better soon!
Posted by: Jarle at July 3, 2002 07:24 PMHave you ever try the Homeopathy medicine, I recomend you, there was always my case when I got a cold, until a few years I began to use the homeopathy, now in four days I`m in good health again.
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Anyway, I keep my colds down to 24 hours...as soon as my throat shows early signs of soreness I microwave some water for about a minute and a half and drop in a package of Theraflu cold and cough, stir in some honey and that usually does the trick. To make sure I do that twice and the cold is gone. When I run out of Theraflu and too lazy to go out to the super market to get one, I pay dearly for the next several days until I take the stuff. Good luck!
Posted by: Quy-Huong at July 26, 2002 09:26 AMMy Mother invented a treatment more than 60 years ago that will stave off a cold or flue in its tracts. It is similar to vicks vapor rub, but much better. It will heal overnight.
Posted by: David Bowden at September 18, 2002 04:04 AMIts sounds hardcore but this really works. Fill a bucket with cold water, get it as cold as you can use ice or run the tap for ages (don't cheat yourself the colder the better). Then go outside strip off and pour it over your head. Repeat this every 2 hours. Ok, it sounds like the last you want to do when your suffering that winter cold but the shock of the cold raises your body temperature dramatically in a split second which kills off virus and bacteria in your system. It is nasty but it really works... how badly do you want to get better.
Posted by: Adam at October 18, 2002 11:52 AMhas anyone tried adam's method yet? haha...
Posted by: anonymous carbon rod at November 14, 2002 08:09 PMI have got a good remedy, commonly used in Scotland :
You drink a bottle of whisky straight and then you run naked in the cold of the Highlands...
Succes assured !
That Affrin nose spray is amazing. It's like it dissolves all phlegm in a split second. Just becareful - it's really addictive. I know this girl that buys cases of it and snorts it all day.
Posted by: Brynne at November 30, 2002 08:54 AM
i had a really bad cold all i did to get rid, (as told by my american friend) this makes you feel ten times better. eat 1 raw clove of garlic chewing as much as poss, then drink two pints of water, after about 10 mins all your symtoms will majically dissapear....
if u eat your own pooooooopy the feacl matter will kill the virus and u will lose all symptoms imediately THIS REALLY WORKS TRUST ME!
Posted by: fred at January 29, 2003 11:01 PMI was told of an old one that my dad used to use:
Lemonade
wiskey
honey
I dont know if thats right, but its something like that. The honey coats your throught and the wisey puts you to sleep.
Posted by: sterling at March 24, 2003 04:25 PMLEMSIP USALLY WORKS!
STAY WARM DRINK LOADSA FLUIDS!!!
XXX
Well personally I find that the best remedy for cold is to have lots of sex, I mean lots of it!
Posted by: Harry at April 10, 2003 08:37 PMA study has shown that if you chew cardboard for 1 to 2 hours it will instantly relieve colds. The chemical benzyntone in the card board helps to flush out the bacteria through the urine. This really works!!
Posted by: matt at April 20, 2003 05:26 AMI find lots of physical activity helps a ton with the symptoms; anything that makes you sweat and get tired...just be sure not to go overboard or you'll wake up in the hospital.
Posted by: Mike at May 4, 2003 11:22 PMApart from the usual rounds of echinacea and vitamin C, I haven't found much else that works. Affrin drives me crazy in that it makes your nose run instead of being plugged. I want a surefire way to keep your ears from getting plugged when you're sick. In my opinion, that's the worst symptom of a cold.
Posted by: Dan at July 23, 2003 09:25 PMJust got a cold, NIGHTMARE the irony is I caught it in a hospital yesterday...Anyway Im going to buy sum Vit C tabs and Lemsip...both work well for me. I'll let you know how I got on
Posted by: Jim at July 29, 2003 12:18 PMI HAVE A TERRIBLE COLD,CANT SEEM TO SHIFT IT,
I HAVE MOVED FROM UK TO CANADA AND CANT GET MEDIDAL ASSISTANCE WITHOUT COSTING A FORTUNE.
I HAVE TRIES MOST THINGS BUT DRAW THE LINE AT EATTING MY OWN POOOOPY.... HAVE A BAD CHESTY COUGH WHICH MAKES ME THROW UP IF I COUGH TO MUCH ..ANY IDEAS?
Posted by: andy at September 14, 2003 08:50 PM i had a cold for 2 weeks but when i ate my pooopy
it was all gone and it did not taste so bad any way you should try it and its a heathy snack as well but it gets me constapated bye have fun eatting pooopy
Try drinking some tea with honey, works for a while....ummm...also a HOT bath, or just a steamy room, you can also try to sweat it out. I dont think eating you "poooopy" will work, thats just wrong!!!!
Posted by: Ashley at September 22, 2003 04:38 AMWow...Eating poop does work...however mixing it with your favorite dish helps its go down better. Incredible!!
Posted by: Brian at October 5, 2003 12:30 PMTry to avoid any sinus sprays. In my late teens I got additced to sinus spray. I had completly destroyed the inner lining of my sinus. Now, in my early 40's I get severe sinus infections and constant sinus problems. I contribute this to the two years that I used sinus spary 4-5 times daily. I used to watch my dad use it and got hooked.
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