Your best cold/flu recovery advice?

[luckyme]

Ok ladies! I have my first cold in months! (And here I thought I'd be safe now that srping has sprung!)

I slept 10 hours last night and I'm taking some Tylenol for a headache and throat lozenges for the sore throat. I'm drinking lemon water and alternating with hot lemon tea with honey. I had chicken noodle soup for lunch and a nice protein-full yogurt shake, because I hear that protein is good for the immune system. I'll take Nyquil tonight to make sure I get a good sleep. And I'll sit in a steamy bathroom later to clear my head.

What are your best tricks to feel relief? I have a busy week ahead! (Who am I kidding, all weeks are busy weeks!)

[Nutmeg]

My flight attendant friend told me her tricks are hot honey water and chewable vitamin C (but not too much, otherwise you'll have diarrhea). I tried them during my cold a couple of weeks ago...I rarely get colds, so not much to compare it to, but my throat felt better sooner.

Hope you feel better soon!

[MamaBee]

I have a horrible immune system... in fact I've been sick - from bacteria infections to colds to shingles - every month this year and it's getting really old... So, I"ve been doing the following every time something starts bubbling again...

vit C
garlic
echnichea
zinc
oregano oil
vit D
magnésium

soak in espon salts
have a humidifier/vaporizer going in the room you are in the most
saline solution for the nose
sleep
buckets and buckets of water

[MamaBee]

oh - and menthol crystals... oh man, does that clean out the sinus!!! just don't inhale too quickly or deeply... I also put vapor rub on the bottom of my feet and use the mental tissues...

[mrshobbes]

The vapor rub on the feet is a godsend! Helped clear my sinuses AND settle my cough (hated waking up bec of a cough). I slather it on my feet then wear socks


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[YepBrook]

Epsom Salt baths are great! I do nice hot water and 2 cups to a normal sized bath when I'm sick. I soak for about 15-20 minutes (I've heard soaking too long in Epsom salts is actually bad... Not sure if that's true). I can actually feel the effects if I do Epsom baths nightly every day I feel sick.

Lemon is a huge thing for me when I'm sick, tea with lots of fresh lemon squeezed in. Also, a spoonful of honey soothes the throat before bed so my scratchy dry throat doesn't keep me awake. That, or ricola brand lozenges with herbs and honey.

[Kara]

I use local honey and cinnamon mixed together. Also, ginger and garlic are good!

[SeattleSheri]

I hope you feel better soon! It sounds like you're doing all of the right things. Staying hydrated and getting rest are probably the most important factors for a speedy recovery.

[mariewilcox]

I usually get one cold a year and it's almost always in the late spring, never during the dead of winter. I take 1000 of vitamin C daily year round and do a lot of the things mentioned above but the one thing I do that helps limit the symptoms and the length of the cold is start taking Zicam chewables as soon as I start to feel the cold coming on. It cuts down the symptoms a LOT and the cold only lasts a few days - worth every penny to me.

[DawnMarch]

I do zinc too and tea.

[luckyme]

Thanks guys! I'm starting to feel way better. Fortunately, I also think it's not going to turn into a sinus infection -- which my colds have a habit of doing, especially in allergy season when I'm stuffy all the time anyway.

[scrapweaver]

Originally Posted by MamaBee

... I also put vapor rub on the bottom of my feet ...

what I was gonna say!! Vapour rub and nice comfy socks, especially at night