Having had a very bad cold over the last two weeks and still feeling rubbish, he!


Question: This cold includes a horrendous sore throat, bad chesty cough and inflamed eyes. Never had one like this before.


Answers: This cold includes a horrendous sore throat, bad chesty cough and inflamed eyes. Never had one like this before.

Hi,
I am a doctor..
Well, i know that the cold and sore throat is such a pain.

For the time being, use salt water to gargle your throat.do it 3 times per day.give it some time, it may take about 3 days..
if you feel slat water is not working for you, do the gargling with betadine solution..
when you goto sleep do it as the last thing so that you wont wash you mouth after the salt water/betadine gargle.

do some steam inahaltion.do it about 2/3 times per day.it would help.
take some hot water into a bowl.then cover you head with a towel and inhale the steam.Do it for about 6 mintues..

but you may have to take antibiotics if it is a bacterial infection.amoxycillin 500mg , 3 times per day for 5 days may work..but it again depends on whethe you have penicillin allergey and on whethr the organism is penicillin resistant..
so not take amoxycillin if you have penicillin allergy..

the best thing is to get a throat swab culture and ABST done.
it would determine whether this bacterial or viral.consult your doctor for this.

if its viral there may be no need to take anitbiotics. but you just cant sometimes differentiate from examination alone.

for the time being do the above mentioned things.
also avoid drinking cool things and drink more and more hot water and hot beverages.
honey may also soothe your throat..

Do you work in a very cold environment? if so , avoid that place for the time being and goto a warmer area of your workplace..

But, if the remedial measures are not working for 3,4 days, goto a doctor..Going to your GP would be fine..

If you want more info, feel free to write to me ...

go to the doctor as if you wait too long it can turn into pneumonia.

Homeopathic Treatments for Cold, Catarrh, Coryza and Influenza :-

1st Stage of Cold, Catarrh and Coryza :-

Icy coldness of whole body; internal and external both. To give heat to the system Camphor 6X or 30 1/2 hourly

Cold due to sudden exposure to dry cold wind; chilly feeling; headache,watering of eyes and sneezing; anxiety and fear; feverish feeling Aconite 30 or 200 2 hourly

Running of nose during day and blockage at night with chilly feeling Nux Vomica 30 3 hourly

Cold with sneezing and profuse from eyes and nose; worse in warmth and indoor; better in open air Allium Cepa 30 3 hourly

Dryness of nose with headache; worse from motion; thirst more; lips parched and dry; stools constipated Bryonia Alba 30 or 200 3 hourly

Sneezing; watering of nose and eyes; throat sore with constant desire to swallow saliva; foul smell from mouth; feverish feeling with sweat which do not relieve. Worse at night Mercurius Sol 30 3 hourly

Watering and burning of eyes with streaming nose; acrid discharges Euphrasia 30 3 hourly

Chilly feeling though face is hot; restlessness; un-quenchable thirst, drinks often but little at a time; better hot drinks Arsenic Album 30 3 hourly

Acrid discharge from the nose which corrodes the upper lip. Nose filled with phelgm; breathes through the mouth Arum Triph 30 3 hourly

Cold; running of nose and sneezing; redness and pain forehead; watering eyes Sabadilla 30 4 hourly

Cold; pain throat; red face, rush of blood towards head Belladonna 30 4 hourly

Aching pain; dullness; chilliness in back; sneezing; bland and thick discharge from nose; feverish; better by passing urine Gelsemium 30 3 hourly

Coryza with sneezing and aching in bones of extremities with soreness of flesh Eup Perf 30 3 hourly

Cold; better from cold bathing Calcarea Sulph 30 4 hourly

Dripping of nose while eating Trombidium 30 or 200 6 hourly

Dripping of nose while going to sleep Thuja Oc 30 or 200 6 hourly

Dry coryza; sniffles of infants, blockage of nose Sambucus Nig 30 4 hourly
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2nd Stage of Cold, Catarrh and Coryza :-

Discharge from nose; yellowish or greenish; stringy Kali Bich 30 4 hourly

Greenish yellow mucous from nose; loss of taste and thirst; better open air Pulsatilla 30 4 hourly

Thick yellow discharge from nose; post nasal cattarh; constipation Hydrastis Can 30 4 hourly

Watering from nose like a tap; thirst more; stools constipated; cold aggravates till noon and ameliorates after noon Natrum Mur 30 (in acute stage Bryonia 30) 4 hourly

In fat and flabby patient; worse after bathing; chilly patient Calcarea Carb 200 6 hourly

Watery discharge from the nose and finally it becomes thick, yellow. Pain in the throat on swallowing as if full of splinters; sensitive to cold Hepar Sulph 30 4 hourly

Cold worse early morning; chronic; dry catarrh; aversion to take bath Sulphur 200 weekly (3 Doses)

Chronic catarrh; dry coryza, with blockage of nose; worse change of weather and cold Psorinum 200 weekly (3 Doses)

Chronic cases with tubercular history Tuberculinum Koch 200 or 1M fortnightly (6 Doses)

Obstinate chronic cases when indicated remedy fails Bacillinum 1M weekly (3Doses)
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Influenza :-

Head remedy; restlessness with prostration and excessive thirst at short intervals Arsenic Album 30C or 30X 4 hourly

Intercurrent remedy Influenzinum 200 and Sulphur 200 4 hourly

Early stage with chill and sneezing; heaviness and tiredness of body and limbs; loss of thirst, bursting headache; relief from passing large quantities of pale urine Gelsemium 30 or 200 4 hourly

Severe pains in limbs and back; bones feel 'broken', bursting headache; shivering, and chills in back; eyeballs sore Eupatorium Perf 30 or 200 3 hourly

Rapid prostration; high fever, gastric symptoms; dull red face, nervousness Kali Phos 6X or 30 4 hourly

With dry, hacking cough; headache is worse after least movement; wants to lie still and alone; better by pressure, tongue is coated white; great thirst Bryonia Alba 30 or 200 4 hourly

Patient very chilly; feels cold even in bed; least movement or exposure intensifies the sensation of cold; fresh shivering and chill after drinking; aching in limbs and back; nose stuffed up at night Nux Vomica 30 or 200 4 hourly

Severe pains in back and thighs; chilliness, no fire or heat can warm up the patient; rapid pulsation with temperature not proportionately high; restlessness; violent pulsations; bruised feeling all over Pyrogenium 200 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Totally 100% safe and 100% effective in pregnancy.Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms. No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.
Curing without any side effects or Complications Thats the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine

Take Care and God Bless you.

A sore throat that lasts a long time could be strep throat. Go to the doctor to get a strep throat test.

This is important because an untreated strep throat can lead to heart and kidney problems.

All the natural remedies mentioned above are good too, but it's important to know what you have.

Go to the doctor and find out!

omg i am exactly the same!!!!! I have to go to school but as soon as i get home i just lie down woth a bowl of soup... just relax as it wont be going in a hurrry sadly!!!!

I would go to the doctor, that's a long time to not feel any better! I would also get some "airborne" at the store. Its like an alka seltzer tab but its full of vitamins for an immune boost so your body can fight your cold faster.

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you need your bed... not yahoo answers... and oh yeah.. vapour rub, fresh juice (not cold) , and a doctor should prolly help too...

Go to the doctor...it could be a sinus infection which won't go away typically on it's own. I would invest in some Emergen-C (500%+ daily value of Vitamin C and other vitamins and minerals)...that stops stuff really well from my experience.





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