Any1 know the best way to treat a cold really fast???!


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Any1 know the best way to treat a cold really fast???


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Drink lots of water or juice. Staying hydrated will reduce the effects of many symptoms such as headaches, and sore throat.
Wash your hands after you blow your nose. While this will not help you, it will reduce the likelihood of the virus being transmitted to someone else.
Ignore the “feed a cold starve a fever” adage and eat if you are hungry.
Take cold medicine only if you need to, although not scientifically demonstrated, it is a common belief that symptomatic treatments may prolong the cold.
Consider taking a vitamin C supplement. Although the effectiveness of vitamin C is widely disputed, many vitamin C proponents advise the use of high dosages (in excess of 2g) of vitamin C to reduce the duration of a cold (see warning).
Rest a lot. Stressful activity can prolong a cold.
Take a hot bath/shower to clear up nasal passages.
Eat chicken soup. While there has been little hard evidence to support chicken soup as an effective treatment, soup has been used to clear the nasal passages and as a “comfort food” from as early on as the 10th century. In addition, some view the combination of salt, heat and fluid in chicken soup as an aid in fighting infection.
Try not to smoke. Tobacco use can temporally weaken the immune system and increase the severity of many cold symptoms.
Avoid human contact. During all stages of a cold, the cold virus (usually rhinoviruses, or coronaviruses) can be easily communicated to other people. Staying home from work or school is the “nice” thing to do.
Use a zinc nasal spray. Since zinc interrupts cold-virus replication in lab settings, zinc nasal sprays might reduce symptoms if used early on.
To soothe a scratchy throat, gargle with warm salt water.




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