Home Remedies?

[Willënskraft]

Caught the cold and have been taking soo many OTC meds and eating a bunch of chicken noodle soup . So what kind of home remedies do you have?

[Tropicgreena4]

throw on a sweat suit, throw an extra blanket on the bed and sweat it out...

[Willënskraft]

Does it really work? Might try it out later hehe .

[OverSpun]

Does it really work? Might try it out later hehe .

Take a bunch vitamin C such as that "Emergen-C" vitamin powder pouch stuff and drink a bunch water. Perhaps some Afrin?

[Tropicgreena4]

Does it really work? Might try it out later hehe .

works for me... it's become my go to lately.

[Willënskraft]

Can I just eat a whole bunch of oranges? .

[redline380]

throw on a sweat suit, throw an extra blanket on the bed and sweat it out...

I subscribe to this notion.

My ideas when it comes to sickness- Just ignore it. I rarely get sick, and I attribute it to my attitudes on OTC meds and such. I wont take anything because I think it weakens my immune system. In my view, the more drugs in your system to combat sickness, the more reliant your immune system is to those drugs. Take the drugs away, and what is left? No ability to fight it off and you are much more susceptible to sickness.

Obviously this doesn't apply to something serious. The common cold or the flu? I've had great luck just ignoring it when I was younger.

I am not one of those crazy people who wouldn't immunize their children against polio or something. This only applies to the simpler ailments

[1997gtx]

The only real ways to kick flu-like symptoms is sleep and antiviral medications. "Sweating it out" is a myth.

Chicken noodle soup is about the only "old wives take" that is actually somewhat true.

[ericw.]

The only real ways to kick flu-like symptoms is sleep and antiviral medications. "Sweating it out" is a myth.

Chicken noodle soup is about the only "old wives take" that is actually somewhat true.

They don't literally mean to sweat a cold out of their pores. The theory is that by raising your body temperature, your white blood cells are able to move throughout your body more efficiently. Too much heat can be a bad thing also.

[Voltrons_Head]

The only real ways to kick flu-like symptoms is sleep and antiviral medications. "Sweating it out" is a myth.

Chicken noodle soup is about the only "old wives take" that is actually somewhat true.

I don't know bro. I heard that's how Magic got rid of his AIDS, extra blankets and those glass heat suction cup things that I saw in Karate Kid. Knocked it right out.

[Tropicgreena4]

The only real ways to kick flu-like symptoms is...

Caught the cold...

good thing he didn't ask about the flu...

[$4c@b]

rinse your hands with water after you go to high-germ areas like supermarkets and public transportation

soap and anti-bacterial is overkill most of the time

don't bite your fingernails or put your hands in your mouth

get your flu shots

drink nyquil

[Willënskraft]

Feeling much better took some meds and put on an extra comforter, didn't really sweat although it did warm up my body we'll enough. Thanks for the tips and advice everyone.

[JBM]

I usually go to a place that has a Sauna. Sit in it with gallon of water, drink and sweat until its gone. Feel like shit for about a day but all better. Release toxins, heat the body, poop/piss it out.

[JPT]

Remember... if you are always drunk... you never feel anything.

Lots of fluids, vitamin C (you really just urinate out excess vitamin C), and rest. I really like Airborne (check your over the counter pharmacy cold section).

[ericw.]

Remember... if you are always drunk... you never feel anything.

^This.

Dr. Eric recommends tequila chase for your tylenol. When I get the flu and I'm sick for like a week, at least 1 or 2 of the days I'm drunk because it gives you a break from the symptoms. hah, kind of counter productive though with the alcohol's effect on your immune system.

[aaaudiprotein]

warm milke with honey before bed
lots of tea during the day

[rjpeaks]

hiccups

place pencil in your mouth - pencil across in corners - drink water. the bubble will end the little buggers

[Alkivar]

Dr. Eric recommends tequila chase for your tylenol.

most dangerous thing i've seen in this thread. Tylenol (acetaminophen) + Alcohol = Liver damage. Tylenol in large doses causes liver damage on its own, alcohol has a multiplier effect on this.

aspirin and ibuprofen are also contraindicated when drinking. naproxen is the safest pain killer to take if you intend to drink heavily because its damage is the least permanent.

[beemercer]

[1997gtx]

good thing he didn't ask about the flu...

Cold = flu like symptoms :)

[Willënskraft]

Bought some Emergen-C packets, taste a bit mellow .

[Comp4k]

The best remedy for me was Thera-Flu Severe Cold, but I think that has been discontinued =/

Otherwise, being Asian, my parents have a cabinet full of herbal medicine.

This stuff works pretty well for me:

https://popus.com/coldaid-fluaid/