Common Cold Help?!
Question: Hey everyone, I have a pretty nasty cold (I'm writing this Tuesday the 1st) and I have to cook for a HUGE medieval feast on Saturday, and I HAVE to be cured and non contageous.. Any ideas? I got stuffy/runny nose, coughing, sneezing, sore throat.
Answers: Hey everyone, I have a pretty nasty cold (I'm writing this Tuesday the 1st) and I have to cook for a HUGE medieval feast on Saturday, and I HAVE to be cured and non contageous.. Any ideas? I got stuffy/runny nose, coughing, sneezing, sore throat.
i know exactly what to do i studied how to relief a common cold. so you definitely have a cold. you should drink fluids to help congestion and prevent dehydration. but avoid caffeine and alcohol it makes dehydration worse. gargling with saltwater temporarily relives sore throat. 1/2 teaspoon of salt in an 8 ounce glass of water. chicken soup acts as an anti inflammatory. it also speeds up the movement of the mucus through the nose. also over the counter nasal spray and cold medicines help relive symptoms, others make them worse. lastly humidity helps to put moisture in the air which helps relive dry runny noses you can use a humidifier or if you don't have one. take a cup that is heat resistant and put it in front of you and put a towel over your head and the glass. vitamin c might help but not for most people 5,000 milligrams relives severe symptoms. but don't to be on the safe side. cough syrup doesn't have any effect on colds. and antibiotics destroy bacteria, but they don't help against cold viruses. also antihistamines can help a runny nose but they are for allergies symptoms, they have an opposite effect on clod viruses. and not eating doesn't do anything so it is best that you eat regularly. well i hope this helps. feel better!!!!!!
Well, you could take medications for it, but they only relieve your symptoms temporarily, Try taking vitamin C drops, and drinking plenty of water or orange juice. Keep cough drops on hand at all times, because they do seem to help relieve coughing & sometimes sore throats. Oh yeah, and to break up mucas, drink something hot, like tea.
Hope you feel better!
I suggest skipping one day of school and just sleeping, if you can. That usually helps me get over a cold faster and feel better. I suggest taking NyQuill/DayQuill. It stops my nose from runny and being stuffy, quiets my cough and helps my throat. It also helps you sleep, so make sure if you take the NyQuill, you can sleep for as long as you normally do.
Make sure you drink a lot of water; it will help clear out your system faster.
Feel better soon!