What it the best way to get rid of a common cold?!
Question: i have a runny nose sore throat and im coughing up stuff
Answers: i have a runny nose sore throat and im coughing up stuff
If you don't do anything for a cold, it will usually go away in about 7 days. But if you take vitamin C with zinc, eat a lowfat diet, and exercise, the cold will only last about a week.
Sorry, someone had to tell that old joke, and I just happened to get here before anyone else could do it.
Honey with lemon for the sore throat, strong coffee or tea for the nose and lungs, cherry bark boiled in water for a couple of minutes to loosen congestion further.
A good amount of cayenne mixed in with food at mealtime, enough so that you start sweating and guzzling water. Horseradish or raw onion will temporarily clear things up if it gets really bad (I eat a slice of onion with horseradish on top).
You... wait for a few days. Medicine makes you feel better, but it doesn't actually get rid of the cold.
Zicam and chicken soup
In El Salvador, where some of my family lives, they give you Miel con Limon, in other words honey and lime for your sore throat. It is only about a tablespoon of honney and then you add only a few drops of lime/ or/ lemon.
For your nose boil euctalyptus leaves in a pot of water and stand/ sit very close by and breathe in the scent.
Another Idea is to get rest. Sleep is always good.
The major home impact that we can have on the common cold is hand washing. Hand washing has clearly been shown to prevent the spread of colds. This can be particularly effective in public places and is recommended before meals.
While there is news about treating the common cold with zinc, this is still not considered to be confirmed by adequate scientific research. Its benefits remain unproven.
Vitamin C has been considered to reduce the duration of symptoms from a common cold. Medical research has not supported this.
Several treatments that can ease the symptoms associated with a common cold also exist. Decongestants, such as pseudoephedrine (Sudafed and others), and nasal sprays (Afrin and others) can help reduce symptoms. People with heart disease, poorly controlled high blood pressure, or other illness should contact their physician or other health-care practitioner prior to using these medications. Additionally, over-the-counter nasal sprays should not be used for more than three days because the nose can become dependent on them and a worse stuffy nose will result when they are discontinued.
Antihistamines (Benadryl and others) may help reduce nasal drainage. Only those antihistamines that can also cause drowsiness seem to work. Again, the elderly or those individuals with other health problems (such as prostate trouble or constipation) should contact their health-care practitioner before using these medications.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol and others) or ibuprofen (Advil and others) can help with the muscle aches. Cough can be controlled with cough syrups containing dextromethorphan. Finally, drink lots of fluids, use throat lozenges for sore throat, and stay in a moist environment (for example, running a humidifier at night may help with the symptoms).
If you want a simple, effective way of speeding through it take;
Oregano Oil NAHS is the best one. 5 drops x 3 times /day
Vitamin C in divided doses of 2000mg x 3 times /day
You can go beyond that and take mushrooms blends to boost your immune system and elderberry if it's a virus. The above suggestions I made are very consistent and should reduce the duration and symptoms of your cold quite a bit and quickly.
There is no way to get rid of the cold once you have it.
It's going to run its course in 7 to 10 days.
Until then, you can take various things to treat the symptoms so that you feel better for a number of hours at a time but that's about all you can do.