Any quick remedies to make yourself feel better. My throat is starting to get the really dry feeling that I normally get when a big cold comes on. HELP!
NowAndForever2012
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Re: 3 days before wedding and I am getting sick! Help
vitamin c and echinachea (sp) that always does the trick!!!! FEEL BETTER!
jeanne08
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gargrle with salt water! and sleep with something wrapped around your throat to keep you warm. It sounds strange but it works for me
soon2BMrsDee
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I SWEAR BY THIS: I get everything at CVS Get Airborne (CRAZY vitamins and minerals) and plop TWO tablets in the water and then take one tablet every 1 1/2 hr to 2 hrs. Get Green Tea Caplets (antioxidants)- take two of them every four hours Get ECHINACEA - take two to three every time you take Airborne... Aspirin for the pain and swelling... as I need it...
I get sick EVERY time I go on a plane and to our lake house... as soon as I feel the same symptoms (sore throat, running nose and eyes) I start this... I feel great throughout the day - probably b/c I'm cracked out on vitamins... but my symptoms are not as severe or there at all as if I weren't to take this stuff...
AmyAmy
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ZICAM!! I swear by this stuff. it's a little wierd since it's a nose swab thingy, but it's all-natural (only zinc, like those Cold-EEz drops) and safe. If you start using it right when the cold symptoms start, you won't get the cold and/or it will be much less severe. It's in a red/white box and usually on the bottom shelf beneath all the other cold remedies in the drugstore. Good luck!!! :)
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I'm on my third day of a cold (started with a sore throat on Tuesday) and it's almost gone.
vitamin c - I recommend emergen-c packets - mix with water, have one every couple of hours
zinc - especially zinc lozenges
raw garlic - I'm not kidding - chop it up, eat it raw - wrap it in bread if you have to
mix together in apple cider vinegar, honey, and lemon juice and drink it - it's gross, but it does the job.
GT Dave's Kombucha - it's a drink, you can buy it in the fridge cases at Whole Foods (as well as a ton of other places) - it's an active culture, kind of like yogurt, and it does good stuff.
drink a ton of water, avoid anything with dairy in it as it will make you more congested, make sure you're eating well, and do NOT underestimate the supreme importance of LOTS of sleep - go to bed early, take some nyquil if you need to, and make sure you get a good 8 hours or more - trust me, it's more important than whatever you're sitting up doing!
tlp123
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I rinse my nose out with saline spray (Ayr is the brand that I use). Get lots of sleep
Feel better. Being sick is the worst!
ChristineAaron08
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Take lots of vitamin C (like 3000 mg 3x per day) you wont OD b/c its water solluable the your body flushes out what it doesnt need)
And get some rest!!!!!!
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take lotss of vitamin c and zinc..... i always take that when i am gettin sick and it works great!!
I agree. DO it NOW!!!!!!!!!
missK
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B12 shot got my SIL thru her day. I
missK
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Posted by weddingbunny
I'm on my third day of a cold (started with a sore throat on Tuesday) and it's almost gone.
vitamin c - I recommend emergen-c packets - mix with water, have one every couple of hours
zinc - especially zinc lozenges
raw garlic - I'm not kidding - chop it up, eat it raw - wrap it in bread if you have to
mix together in apple cider vinegar, honey, and lemon juice and drink it - it's gross, but it does the job.
GT Dave's Kombucha - it's a drink, you can buy it in the fridge cases at Whole Foods (as well as a ton of other places) - it's an active culture, kind of like yogurt, and it does good stuff.
drink a ton of water, avoid anything with dairy in it as it will make you more congested, make sure you're eating well, and do NOT underestimate the supreme importance of LOTS of sleep - go to bed early, take some nyquil if you need to, and make sure you get a good 8 hours or more - trust me, it's more important than whatever you're sitting up doing!
