Right then, who has some really good remedies for a cold that they swear by? I've had this one for 3 bloody weeks and I'm fed up with it now

BED! Its the only thing that makes it sod off for me!

I have had a cold over a week now, and I think its just about sodded off, at least I dont feel as totally shite as I did!

I was going to say sleeping loads too. Hot ribena is also nice, but its prob more of a comfort things than a healing thing (though there is vit C in it so who knows!)

Doubt there is a miracle cure unfortunately otherwise ppl wouldnt endure it 2-3 times a year.

Hope you get a good rest and feel better 2moro.

Cerys has been ill too with a viral infection and karl has been home from work after having an op on his bowel so I've been looking after both of them. Sleep usually helps me too but haven't had the time to fart in peace let alone sleep

dont know if it will work as uve had it 4 so long but when ever i get a hint of 1 coming on I have 1 of my dads recipe hot toddy and it always keeps it at bay cant remember the last time i had a stinker 4 more than 2 days

Its 1 tspn honey, the juice of half a fresh lemon, sugar 2 taste i usually have 1 n half, a shot of whisky, almost filled up with boiling water topped up with lemonade and in the microwave to get it hot again boyt 1 min

Blimey sounds like hard work but its really not and I swear by it ALWAYS

get well soon hunni XX

Hot baths..several times a day. Just a nice soak in the tub always makes me feel better...even if it's temporary. My kids do this too, when not feeling well. x

Well i have had a cold/flu for two weeks and had to go home from work last night to go the doctors (only go if i am really bad). She says i have tonsillitis and has put me on a 10 day course of penicillin .

I hope you get better soon hun all above are great suggestions

Char

askit powder on the tongue then wash it down with a mouthful of irn bru , feel mucho better in about 10 mins

taraand2+beanie wrote:

dont know if it will work as uve had it 4 so long but when ever i get a hint of 1 coming on I have 1 of my dads recipe hot toddy and it always keeps it at bay cant remember the last time i had a stinker 4 more than 2 days

Its 1 tspn honey, the juice of half a fresh lemon, sugar 2 taste i usually have 1 n half, a shot of whisky, almost filled up with boiling water topped up with lemonade and in the microwave to get it hot again boyt 1 min

Blimey sounds like hard work but its really not and I swear by it ALWAYS

get well soon hunni XX

errrrm got no honey, no lemon, no whiskey or lemonade in will pop out tomorrow and get some. hope it helps, thanks chick xx

Mrs Cruise & Dee wrote:

askit powder on the tongue then wash it down with a mouthful of irn bru , feel mucho better in about 10 mins

askit powder - what's that??? is it legal??

hope you get better soon too char xx

We have had this going on in our house for what feels like weeks!

Aimee had it for a week, then Lily got it for 2 weeks, then she got a chest infection, then I caught it a week ago, now Aimee has it again! ARGH!!!!

Nurofen always work for me but I cant take them while pg so im just suffering x

weve had colds for last 2weeks ive just been taking benelin cold n flu tabs they always work for me well make me feekl better anyway the sorehroat has only just gone tho x

these tablets really do work and they make you feel flippin fantastic. I always reccomend them ot people and they don't believe me until they try them and then they are converts. If I get a hint of a cold coming I take one of these babies and it more often than not stops me getting a full on cold.

They are called Contac and you have to get them over the counter. you only get them in packs of 6 and they are quite expensve, they are also full of caffeine or something so they really wake you up... the box says to take one every 12 hours but if you take it at the wrong time it will end up keeping you up at night so I normally just take one in the morning.

Jade, I'm going out to buy some tomorrow, I've had this cold for weeks and it won't go. Thanks x

hope they work for you! they are my miracle cure... one of them in the morning and olbas oil on my pillow overnight sorts me out straight away.

ooooh I think I've heard of them Jade. Contac 400 or something? My SIL swears by them too xx

yep that's them Meg, seriously the best thing EVER.

and if they don't get rid of the cold they at least make you feel human for about 8 hours in the day cos of the caffeine in them

Good ole paracetamol is all i use

I've eaten all the paracetamol

you say eaten ? ,, do you crunch or just swallow ?
i crunch mine , everyone cringes when i do it

ewwww no I swallow them with water. I think I would puke if I chewed them why do you chew them? x

i remember being in immense pain with toothache one day and decided if i crunched them they would work quicker and its sort of stuck lol ! x

Night nurse. It'll knock you out for the night but I always feel better next day x