Best thing for a cold?

[Guest Ferret1959]

I don't get many colds, reckon I've had 2 in the last 5 1/2 years.

What's the best thing for it?

[Newt]

Two things I always suggest. The first has a scientific basis. The second just seems to work. Not a cure but certainly shorten the time until you are over it in almost every case I've seen.

 

1. Take a long, very hot bath. Keep the water as hot as you can tolerate without burning and keep yourself covered up to the neck for about 30 minutes. This will raise your body temperature and most of the illness-causing viruses in humans hate higher temps.

 

Immediately after you get out of the bath and dry off, climb into bed and load yourself with covers. The idea here being to maintain the 'fever' you induces via the hot bath. You will sweat like a pig but no matter. Spend at least a couple of hours with way too much covers on.

 

2. Eat lots and lots of chicken soup. Best if it is really made from broth of boiled chicken rather than the various canned things.

 

I also like to start taking a heavy load of Vitamin C for a few days. 6 thousand to 12 thousand mg per day is about right but basically, take enough that when you pee, it is a nice bright yellow colour so you'll know you've taken all your body can use and a little extra. C is water soluble so you can't overdose on it.

[Brian Carragher]

I was once told a good remedy to cure the common cold

 

Make everyone self employed

 

 

Those that are will know what I mean

[DoubleShotDamo]

Night Nurse.....In liquid or woman form.

[Sharkbyte]

I was once told a good remedy to cure the common cold

 

Make everyone self employed

 

 

Those that are will know what I mean

 

 

 

Spot on. 4 years not a days illness that has kept me from my work. Last time I was to ill to work I was in hospital for a week and got a right telling off from Dr. for packing my bags and making for the exit without permission.

 

Friend was off for 3 weeks after a ping pong ball hit her on the head.

[Orca]

I don't get many colds, reckon I've had 2 in the last 5 1/2 years.

What's the best thing for it?

 

 

Practise Catch and Release Ferret

[chesters1]

i use beachums max strenght and carry one like a good little soldier ,then collapse moaning and sweaty thus getting sympathy and a cuppa from the mrs

[Manxman]

Hot whisky toddies, Hot whisky toddies, Hot whisky toddies, Hot whisky toddies,

 

In that order

[Dan]

I believe that the only cure they found at Porton Down that had any benefit was those big zinc tablets, apparently if taken at onset it reduces the duration by 50% thats what I read anyway. Cure at School was a game of rugby!

 

See here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/502943.stm and here

http://www.numarkpharmacists.com/nw04/risk...emedy021204.htm

dan

Edited March 22, 2006 by Dan

[gozzer]

I make what the family call "a sweaty". A hot beefy drink ie bovril/oxo type, add pepper, worchestershire sauce and chilli powder, drink it hot before bed, you sweat like a pig, but I always feel better next day.