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Any quick cures for a bad cough and cold
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Pat Kendrick | Report | 17 Dec 2004 13:23 |
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Feeling dreadful and at that stage where I'm feeling sorry for myself. Coughing, sneezing first I'm hot then cold. What are your favorite remedies PLEASE Pat |
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Poolmaster | Report | 17 Dec 2004 13:32 |
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spin round 3 times, jump over a broomstick, kiss a frog, then down a bottle of brandy. or something! hope it goes and lets you enjoy the 25th! |
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Stephanie | Report | 17 Dec 2004 13:35 |
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Day nurse is pretty good, but if you got trouble at night use night nurse! xx |
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Pat Kendrick | Report | 17 Dec 2004 14:34 |
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Paul No energy to jump the broomstick, hate frogs but the brandy sounds good to me. Pat Like the whisky and brandy Princess of course Day nurse, fancy you knowing that, I thought you were the best person to ask advice on a hangover cure LOL So here goes this is what I will do. Have the brandy now Take the day nurse then before I go to bed Hot bath 2 aspirin and the whisky. I figure this will either work or I won't care. Thank you all Pat |
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Merlin | Report | 17 Dec 2004 14:40 |
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Two Large Glasses of Malt Whisky,Hot water bottle,and Bed.If it does,nt cure it,you can be happy with it. Hal. |
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ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom | Report | 17 Dec 2004 15:14 |
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Plenty of hot drinks eg orange/lemon/blackurrant squashes. Avoid too much tea & coffee as this will act as a diuretic. Paracetamal every 4 hours. Make sure you check if you take cold remedies as these often contain parecetamal and must not be taken with ordinary paracetamal (overdose! ) Few inches of steam in a bowl or ideally a sink. A towell over head, breathe in steam. Wear layers,and dont get yourself too hot, overheat and youll feel worse. Elaine x |
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Brenda | Report | 17 Dec 2004 15:25 |
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hi i have always heard that chicken soup is one of the best things going for a cold. even better home made. brenda sniff |
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Gordon | Report | 17 Dec 2004 15:48 |
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You lot really are the tops not only do you come up with remedies but cheer me up. Sound advice from some of you esp the heat. Turned up the radiators and now feel worse. so off they go. Donna Amputation sounds drastic (LOL)especially as half the time my husband reckons I go around like a headless chicken (spring of course) most of the time. I'm off to get some chicken soup it should help to soak up the brandy. Bless you all Pat |
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Lily | Report | 17 Dec 2004 16:30 |
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At last coming to the end of mine, had to go to docs after 8 days as all organs neck/throat swollen and inflamed, two days of antibiotics have sorted me, just got to get rid of catarrh. Pat, if you think it's more than a cold, get to the docs pronto - must be well for Christmas! I tried all the remedies (apart from zinc to repair immune system) and it just got worse.......must be a bad virus about |
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Sillius | Report | 17 Dec 2004 16:35 |
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Hot lemonade and honey does it for me. |
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Elizabeth | Report | 17 Dec 2004 20:45 |
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When ever I get a cold etc. I eat an onion sandwich (just bread and raw onions) and go to bed with a hot water bottle and an extra duvet and sweat it out. Normally only lasts for a day. Hope you feel better soon Liz |
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sandra rogers | Report | 17 Dec 2004 21:08 |
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a good cough bottle from boots is simple about a £1 |
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Len of the Chilterns | Report | 17 Dec 2004 23:28 |
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I always will remember Dr Charles Hill intoning: "if you catch a cold and do nothing about it, it will last two weeks. But if you keep in the warm, take paracetamol four times a day, and have a hot toddy at night, you can get rid of it in a fortnight. Personally, I do not catch colds as I am aware that alcohol is lethal to germs. Len |
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Lily | Report | 18 Dec 2004 10:01 |
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Patricia - hope you're feeling better today |
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