Title: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: Ismene on January 14, 2008, 04:49:51 PM Please post your cold and flu remedies - no matter how weird and wonderful - am so desperate I'm willing to try anything...
And then post your - how not to throw up ones as well - I am SICK!!!!! Talk about a double whammy lol - OK guys am relying on you cos lemsip just isn't working... Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: boldie on January 14, 2008, 04:50:34 PM ah ..sounds like you've got that Nacho Novo bug
Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: RED-DOG on January 14, 2008, 05:05:15 PM Sleep with a handsome Gypsy......
Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: lazaroonie on January 14, 2008, 05:09:49 PM Sleep with a handsome Gypsy...... do you know one ? ;carlocitrone; Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: taximan007 on January 14, 2008, 05:10:33 PM Sleep with a handsome Gypsy...... rotflmfao ;tightend;Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: M3boy on January 14, 2008, 05:26:02 PM Day nurse and night nurse worked for us
Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: booder on January 14, 2008, 05:26:35 PM swallow
Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: KarmaDope on January 14, 2008, 06:13:49 PM Beechams Cold + Flu Tablets as well as Prochlorperazine is your friend
Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: Ismene on January 14, 2008, 06:17:48 PM Beechams Cold + Flu Tablets as well as Prochlorperazine is your friend Prochlorperazine - where do i find it? Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: RED-DOG on January 14, 2008, 06:23:59 PM Sleep with a handsome Gypsy...... do you know one ? ;carlocitrone; Yes, I sleep with her. Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: madasahatstand on January 14, 2008, 06:28:32 PM This sounds simple but it works-
Take 2 grammes of vit c with added zinc x 4 daily. I take the disspersable ones in a cup of water and it kills the germs by overloading them with anti oxidants. Also, if you got a dry throat, take hot water, fresh lemon and honey. The final component is vicks chest rub to open the airways. Do that and you'll be well in no time :) Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: barhell on January 14, 2008, 06:30:04 PM This sounds simple but it works- Take 2 grammes of vit c with added zinc x 4 daily. I take the disspersable ones in a cup of water and it kills the germs by overloading them with anti oxidants. Also, if you got a dry throat, take hot water, fresh lemon and honey. The final component is vicks chest rub to open the airways. Do that and you'll be well in no time :) Not if it's manflu. Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: madasahatstand on January 14, 2008, 06:36:10 PM This sounds simple but it works- Take 2 grammes of vit c with added zinc x 4 daily. I take the disspersable ones in a cup of water and it kills the germs by overloading them with anti oxidants. Also, if you got a dry throat, take hot water, fresh lemon and honey. The final component is vicks chest rub to open the airways. Do that and you'll be well in no time :) Not if it's manflu. lol, yes thats the truth. With man flu, you ignore it like the man you are and get on with it! lol Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: Dewi_cool on January 14, 2008, 06:38:40 PM Pretty obvious that you are the first lady to get manflu, therefore a bottle of brandy is the only remedy, even if it does not work, you wont care 8)
ps get well soon Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: totalise on January 14, 2008, 06:47:24 PM lol I'd never have guessed Doctor Dewi's prescribed remedy would contain alcohol !
Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: Ironside on January 14, 2008, 06:51:46 PM best cure for a common cold (which is ofcourse what most women get when they think they have something as bad as man flu) is to work up a sweat and sweat it out
there are many options for working up the sweat the easiest without the need of another person is a good old fashoined run follow this with a HOT shower and you will feel right as rain in the the morning Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: lucky_scrote on January 14, 2008, 07:16:26 PM Well if you have a bad fever, you can either be a man and freeze it out of you. I never do this, this is just a rumor i heard lol.
What i do when i have a fever is stay very warm and sweat it out, be sure to drink TONS of water as i lost 1 stone doing this last time (If you saw me you would wonder if it was possible to lose 1 stone) Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: Flea on January 14, 2008, 07:28:13 PM Find one of those shops that does herbal remedies (not Holland and Barrett as most of theirs are synthetically produced) and buy some herbal guards and vitamin C tablets.
Take 2 of each morning and night (worked wonders for me). For the sickness Omega3 tablets (which is a bit of a misnomer as they're more like capsules) are usually pretty good. I tend to take the lot with a glass of orange juice to wash them down. Oh yes and don't crunch the herbal guards unless you like the taste of raw garlic (they don't taste the best!!). Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: cia260895 on January 14, 2008, 08:08:34 PM sniffing cordite from an AK47 barrel will sort you out, just make sure yr finger isn't on the trigger
Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: KarmaDope on January 14, 2008, 08:08:59 PM Beechams Cold + Flu Tablets as well as Prochlorperazine is your friend Prochlorperazine - where do i find it? Any nausea tablets over the counter should contain it. Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: kinboshi on January 14, 2008, 08:14:07 PM You can deal with a bad cold. If you have flu, you will suffer. Doping yourself up with drugs will numb the symptons but won't help cure it any quicker.
Flu kills people. Colds are a temporary pain in the neck. Keep hydrated and the body fuelled as best you can. A sympathetic partner is also essential. I've had flu twice, proper flu. Never felt so bad - my muscles ached, my joints ached, my bones ached. Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: The_duke on January 14, 2008, 08:18:32 PM Pretty obvious that you are the first lady to get manflu, therefore a bottle of brandy is the only remedy, even if it does not work, you wont care 8) ps get well soon It's the only way -- increase your alcohol/blood ratio Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: tikay on January 14, 2008, 08:49:11 PM Men get proper colds. Women merely get a chill.
Back to work with you, woman. Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: cia260895 on January 14, 2008, 08:52:57 PM Men get proper colds. Women merely get a chill. Back to work with you, woman. PMSL rotflmfao ;sark; 100% agree with you though Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: tikay on January 14, 2008, 08:54:24 PM I never had a day off work "sick" in 40 years, but I had my share of colds, & could handle them pretty easily. My remedy - which I DO NOT ADVISE YOU TO COPY - was as follows - basically, it's designed to sweat the cold out. I took these all at once, one after the other. 2 Lemsips or Beechams powders. A big swig of Night Nurse A bigger swig of Bennylin A big slug of whisky. (The worst part). A large mug of very hot, sweet, milk. Straight to bed, & the sweat would pour out of me all night, but in the morning, I'd be much better. But don't ty it - it's genuinely "kill or cure". Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: M3boy on January 14, 2008, 11:02:10 PM Typical!
Only a woman would moan about a little cold!! You would never catch a man moaning ;whistle; Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: thetank on January 15, 2008, 08:14:35 AM I never had a day off work "sick" in 40 years, but I had my share of colds, & could handle them pretty easily. My remedy - which I DO NOT ADVISE YOU TO COPY - was as follows - basically, it's designed to sweat the cold out. I took these all at once, one after the other. 2 Lemsips or Beechams powders. A big swig of Night Nurse A bigger swig of Bennylin A big slug of whisky. (The worst part). A large mug of very hot, sweet, milk. Straight to bed, & the sweat would pour out of me all night, but in the morning, I'd be much better. But don't ty it - it's genuinely "kill or cure". ! Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: tantrum on January 16, 2008, 10:02:50 PM lots of chopped ginger and garlic into hot water with lemon and honey, before going to bed and then 3 times a day will sort you out in two days.... (garlic won't taste in hot water, just one clove finally chopped) during the day only ginger and lemon will suffice....
Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: Claw75 on January 16, 2008, 10:06:54 PM Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: kinboshi on January 17, 2008, 10:34:12 AM You can deal with a bad cold. If you have flu, you will suffer. Doping yourself up with drugs will numb the symptons but won't help cure it any quicker. Flu kills people. Colds are a temporary pain in the neck. Keep hydrated and the body fuelled as best you can. A sympathetic partner is also essential. I've had flu twice, proper flu. Never felt so bad - my muscles ached, my joints ached, my bones ached. Agreed, and they'll cost you about 18 quid in pharmaceutical bills. I know. I did it. It didn't really work. Paracetomal with codeine is good though... Forgot to thank you Lee for passing your flu on to me. That's the thanks I get for taking you to Brize Norton and going an hour out of my way. ;grr; Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: KingPoker on January 17, 2008, 06:14:15 PM You can deal with a bad cold. If you have flu, you will suffer. Doping yourself up with drugs will numb the symptons but won't help cure it any quicker. Flu kills people. Colds are a temporary pain in the neck. Keep hydrated and the body fuelled as best you can. A sympathetic partner is also essential. I've had flu twice, proper flu. Never felt so bad - my muscles ached, my joints ached, my bones ached. Agreed, and they'll cost you about 18 quid in pharmaceutical bills. I know. I did it. It didn't really work. Paracetomal with codeine is good though... Forgot to thank you Lee for passing your flu on to me. That's the thanks I get for taking you to Brize Norton and going an hour out of my way. ;grr; LMFAO, I didnt get anything! Nothing in truth will work Beechams cold and flu etc will not cure a cold nor will it speed up its recovery, it will simply take the edge of the feeling of the cold. Vitamin C wnt work despite what ppl think, there is no documented evidence of it relieving cold and flu symptoms. And excercise or "working up a sweat" certainly wont work work either. I did a study on this in uni and exercise when low on energy will decrease the production of immunoglobins in the body which are the "stuff" that aid in the fighting of the cold or flu virus. Simply rest as much as possible is its flu and drink plenty of water, preferably electrolyte drinks (not lucozade- things like powerade are what u what) If its a cold the only drugs id actually recommend are decongestant tablets whose active ingredient targets the sinus side of stufff and doesnt just contain paracetemol/codeine like beechams which just alleviate the pain. I very rarely have colds at all and if i do i only have cold symptoms for no more than 18 hours so i must be doing something right. Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: Claw75 on January 17, 2008, 08:16:52 PM If its a cold the only drugs id actually recommend are decongestant tablets whose active ingredient targets the sinus side of stufff and doesnt just contain paracetemol/codeine like beechams which just alleviate the pain. You're going to be a great doctor one day :) I agree with this - only thing that does me any real good when I'm bunged up is Vicks Sinex micromist - top stuff. Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: Ismene on January 18, 2008, 11:46:02 AM Omg finally human again - thanks sooooooo much for all your remedies - i was desperate enough to try everything - and i must say that although not the most effective - the duke's was certainly the most enjoyable... ;)
The garlic and ginger although - incredibly difficult to get my head round - and defo not one to be tried near the other half - was actually fantastic for the whole "sweat it out" and "soothe your stomach" concept so thank you tantrum. Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: Snatiramas on January 18, 2008, 11:54:44 AM Good to know you are better
Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: kinboshi on January 18, 2008, 11:58:46 AM You can deal with a bad cold. If you have flu, you will suffer. Doping yourself up with drugs will numb the symptons but won't help cure it any quicker. Flu kills people. Colds are a temporary pain in the neck. Keep hydrated and the body fuelled as best you can. A sympathetic partner is also essential. I've had flu twice, proper flu. Never felt so bad - my muscles ached, my joints ached, my bones ached. Agreed, and they'll cost you about 18 quid in pharmaceutical bills. I know. I did it. It didn't really work. Paracetomal with codeine is good though... Forgot to thank you Lee for passing your flu on to me. That's the thanks I get for taking you to Brize Norton and going an hour out of my way. ;grr; Friends share don't they???? I'm guessing it was from the journey to Brize Norton. I should have made you sit in the boot. It can't be from being in the room with you, as you were sleeping with KP not me. This week I've felt proper crappy so can sympathise with skrikera completely. It's the lack of sleep as much as anything. Working through it probably didn't help. In the end, with flu, it's a case of rest, hydration, and more rest. I'm just about over it now. Just got the remnants of an annoying cough now. If anyone doesn't know, but is interested in how the immune system works, read this: http://www.howstuffworks.com/immune-system.htm - what a marvel the human body and evolution is. Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: Rookie (Rodney) on January 18, 2008, 01:23:36 PM Typical whinging women.
DEAL WITH IT. Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: Laxie on January 18, 2008, 01:40:41 PM HUSH you closet boy!
Glad you're feeling better...himself needs a good kick up the backside and ya can't do that when you're ill. Title: Re: Cold and flu remedies - I will try anything.... Post by: Rookie (Rodney) on January 18, 2008, 01:48:54 PM She cant do that when she's fine and im ill... She aint got much chance of doing it when im not.
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