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[?]Remedies for the common cold?
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DROPPINBOMBS
United States312 Posts
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HeIios
Sweden2523 Posts
Should kill about everything, including your breath. | ||
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checo
Mexico1364 Posts
how much feber did you had? plz discribe your sinthomps so i can give you and advice XD | ||
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Saline
United States73 Posts
You can still try to help out your immune system by giving it what it needs--lots of rest, fluids, and energy. Try to eat--even if it's easy things like soup, bananas, etc. Drink lots of water, and get rest. Honestly, I'm not sure why your doctor prescribed you antibacterial medication for a cold--such medication has no effect on viruses. He should let you know if you have an infection as opposed to as simple cold. If your cold continues for much longer, it might mean you have something a bit worse than the cold, but most likely your body will fight it off on its own--just give it time. Hang in there! | ||
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Fa1nT
United States3423 Posts
Also, AFAIK (which isn't much, i don't get sick often) there is no "remedy" for a cold, just things to help reduce symptoms until your body deals with it. Time + good food + rest for your body, and maybe medicine for sore throats/runny nose/ect is all you would need I assume. I have never seen a "Serious cold" though, you should probably google or force your doctor to explain in detail. | ||
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Ichabod
United States1659 Posts
Edit: added bold for clarification; I'm aware that there has been no statistically significant evidence suggesting that vitamin C can completely cure/prevent the common cold, but some research suggests that vitamin C can reduce the duration/severity of cold symptoms. (1)(2) | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
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fush
Canada563 Posts
if you're feeling that it's actually getting worse, it'd be helpful to keep track and let us know the symptoms as the above poster mentioned, how heavy of a fever you have would be a start. (and of course let your doctor know tomorrow) good luck, hope you get better | ||
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BillyHardcore
Denmark104 Posts
OT: Soup with some fresh green veggies, lemon juice, and vitamins. | ||
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LordWeird
United States3411 Posts
On November 22 2010 10:54 BillyHardcore wrote: Title stops at comm when link hovering, I suspected communism, instead of common. OT: Soup with some fresh green veggies, lemon juice, and vitamins. Did you? Did you *really*? OT: Vitamin C is your cure for everything! | ||
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Cyber_Cheese
Australia3615 Posts
theres plenty of deadly illnesses that look like a cold try water and sunlight | ||
micronesia
United States24698 Posts
Monday night though I probably was a bit feverish and wasn't sleeping properly... hallucinations and everything lol. Didn't have a detector in my bedroom though. | ||
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blarrgh
United States24 Posts
- Antihistamines (such as Benadryl) for your symptoms of a head cold (running nose, sneezing, etc.) - NSAIDs to reduce cough - Ipratropium bromide nasal spray (Atrovent) for additional control of running nose/ sneezing All the other things you've heard about... vitamins, zinc, echinacea, herbal meds have not been supported by controlled trials. If your cold has not gotten worse and no new symptoms have appeared (rash, bloody stool/ urine, worsened febrile state), do yourself a favor and don't return to the doctor's tomorrow. You will get nothing more than reassurance or some decongestants. In fact, he shouldn't have even prescribed you antibiotics in the first place (I'm going to guess Z-pak). | ||
Flicky
England2663 Posts
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Fen
Australia1848 Posts
There are some throat infections that are caused by bacteria, but they generally have different symptoms, so your doctor should have been able to determine whether or not it looked bacterial or viral and shouldn't have given you that prescription. When it comes to a cold, your body has to build specialised white cells to counteract them. Therefore it can take a while to get over it if your body has never seen the specific strain of virus before and has to start from scratch. It can take longer than a week for this process. As for treatment, theres not a whole lot that has proven to be effective. The limiting process preventing your body from taking it out isn't a nutritional deficiency, and theres no substance that you can put in your throat that would selectively kill the virus. The best you can do is to look after your body so at least you are not placing any extra stress on it (eat well, get plenty of sleep, drink water etc) | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17319 Posts
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Thrill
2599 Posts
On November 22 2010 10:52 Ichabod wrote: Vitamin C is one of the most effective remedies in my experience. I usually take a gram or so a day to supplement my immune system, but when you first feel a cold coming on, increase intake to a few grams a day (as long as you don't get the runs, you don't need to lower your intake). Continue for a few days as needed. Who told you that works, the Headless Horseman? | ||
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Guard
Canada43 Posts
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Kakera
United States419 Posts
Porn. Porn cures like everything. Overweight? Porn. Fever? Porn. Horny? Porn. | ||
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Sephy90
United States1785 Posts
On November 22 2010 11:03 micronesia wrote: I came down with a cold also. Sunday night my throat started to feel sore. Monday at about 9am I suddenly started to feel really crappy. Muscled through work, after a couple of hours of dealing with my car (terrible timing for body damage lol) I went home and got like 12 hours sleep. Muscled through another day of work and just relaxed until bed. From then on I felt a lot better... just been a bit congested the past few days but nothing to prevent me from usual activities. Monday night though I probably was a bit feverish and wasn't sleeping properly... hallucinations and everything lol. Didn't have a detector in my bedroom though. Man that sucks... I haven't had a fever so bad that I start hallucinating in a long time. I used to get some really bad fevers when I was younger. One time I hallucinated hydralisks coming out of the closet and they were HUGE! I can't believe I didn't remember that until now. @OP I doubt a lot of these people are doctors (they could have some experience with stuff like this though) that are saying it's bad he prescribed you anti-bacterials. IT does makes sense that it's weird that he did that while you have a virus haha. I'd suggest visiting a different doctor? Or asking him why he prescribed you medicine that won't fight your cold. Maybe he just did that so that it could stop a fever if you haven't had one yet? I don't know! You should find out though. I hope this isn't anything serious and just a bad cold and you get better soon ^_^ | ||
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