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Cold/flu cures?

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Health & Wellbeing
Does anyone have any cold/flu/chest infection cures other than vitamin C?? Im ill again and really wanna be better quickly!
thanks xxxx

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Hiya,

    There's no sure fire cures, sorry. The best thing you can do is drink lots of fluids (not too much tea or coffee) to keep hydrated, keep warm, and rest.

    You can try stuff from the chemist like Lemsip: basically a drink with paracetamol, a decongestant, and maybe some vitamin C. If you take these, don't take extra paracetamol on top of this.

    Try inhaling some steam too, put hot water in a bowl and get a towel over your head. This helps to clear lungs and nasal passages that are a bit bunged up.

    Natural remedies that have some proof of actually working: eucalyptus oil in the water when you're inhaling, a short course of echinacea tablets, or zinc gluconate lozenges.

    Get well soon

    :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    A few drops of eucalyptus oil or olbas oil on your pillow at night will help your head be less bunged dup, aiding sleep, and if you have a bad cough drinking warm milk with honey in it will also be soothing, and will aid sleep.

    Because rest is the best way to get over a cold, sleep is important. Vitamin C tends to help prevent, but everyone is suseptible if theyre tired and run down.
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