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Zeismyhero · 01-17-2006, 03:11 PM

Dear Cold:

Why won't you leave? You are making my nose run, I'm coughing and I sound like some kind of icky frog creature. I took Robitussin, Dayquil and coughdrops - still, you persist, and I hate you.

No love for you,
Serena

SO, do you all have any suggestions for how to get rid of this vile cold?

craig johnston · 01-17-2006, 03:16 PM

whisky, lots of it.

or move to mexico.

dinzdale · 01-17-2006, 03:37 PM

Pork, and pork products.

Zeismyhero · 01-17-2006, 03:41 PM

But I am a vegetarian...

dinzdale · 01-17-2006, 03:50 PM

EXACTLY!! That's why you have a cold....

Zeismyhero · 01-17-2006, 04:59 PM

Also, apparently, wearing Kleenex in your nose is not a preferred method of runny nose control.

zenbabe · 01-17-2006, 05:24 PM

Garlic and Hot sauce. Put it in whatever you eat.

melissa · 01-17-2006, 06:23 PM

Drink fresh squeezed lemon in water, heated up with honey and cayenne pepper in it.

lapietra · 01-17-2006, 06:24 PM

Airborne and Zicam. TONS of water; avoid milk and sugar (i.e., don't pound the fruit juice or put lots of honey in tea - plain tea is better). Having said that, I find that hot ginger lemonade is bliss, in moderation - if you don't have a Trader Joe's near you where you can buy a bottle and just heat it up in the microwave, an easy way to make it is this:

1/2 lemon, washed
Fresh ginger
Honey
Water

Put a couple of cups of water in a saucepan. Cut off and slice about an inch square chunk of peeled ginger and place it in the pan with the water. Squeeze the lemon into the water, then add it to the pan. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes. Stir in honey to taste.
You can expand this and make larger quantities if you're pretty sick. It soothes a sore throat and an upset stomach.

Feel better!

Zeismyhero · 01-17-2006, 06:25 PM

I have used a whole box of Kleenex today. A. Whole. Box.

And I can't cough anymore because my throat hurts so bad.

I am going to try some of your suggestions when I go home...

lapietra · 01-17-2006, 06:27 PM

P. S. Sugary coughdrops and syrups are wicked bad and nasty for a cold. Get sugarless drops.

Try not to cough unless you have something to get rid of. If you feel a tickle, drink some water. Coughing irritates your throat and makes you cough more.

ambo · 01-17-2006, 06:46 PM

when you go home ???????

Jack Flanders · 01-17-2006, 06:55 PM

Do you share an office with anyone? They would probably be glad if you left early!!

Get lots of sleep if you can. Take care and good luck!

madasacutsnake · 01-17-2006, 07:27 PM

Echinacea tablets. 3000mg or above. 10000mg would be ideal. They have antibiotic properties and act directly on the throat and sinuses.

karma_queen · 01-17-2006, 08:27 PM

^i concur. echinacea. and vitamin c

01-17-2006, 03:11 PM	#1
Zeismyhero Happy just to dance w/you Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Standing right behind you... Posts: 353	Submit your remedy here... Dear Cold: Why won't you leave? You are making my nose run, I'm coughing and I sound like some kind of icky frog creature. I took Robitussin, Dayquil and coughdrops - still, you persist, and I hate you. No love for you, Serena SO, do you all have any suggestions for how to get rid of this vile cold?

01-17-2006, 03:16 PM	#2
craig johnston dalai clique Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: tea leaf towers - home of fine musical entertainment Posts: 5,609	whisky, lots of it. or move to mexico. __________________ the tea leaf family

01-17-2006, 05:24 PM	#7
zenbabe Lollypop! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: we are all made of stars Posts: 11,690	Garlic and Hot sauce. Put it in whatever you eat. __________________ Be yourself, because the people that mind don't matter, and the people that matter don't mind. -Dr. Seuss

01-17-2006, 06:23 PM	#8
melissa monkey Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: on the go Posts: 3,657	Drink fresh squeezed lemon in water, heated up with honey and cayenne pepper in it. __________________ "Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion."

01-17-2006, 06:24 PM	#9
lapietra half baked Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: just ducky Posts: 12,078	Airborne and Zicam. TONS of water; avoid milk and sugar (i.e., don't pound the fruit juice or put lots of honey in tea - plain tea is better). Having said that, I find that hot ginger lemonade is bliss, in moderation - if you don't have a Trader Joe's near you where you can buy a bottle and just heat it up in the microwave, an easy way to make it is this: 1/2 lemon, washed Fresh ginger Honey Water Put a couple of cups of water in a saucepan. Cut off and slice about an inch square chunk of peeled ginger and place it in the pan with the water. Squeeze the lemon into the water, then add it to the pan. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes. Stir in honey to taste. You can expand this and make larger quantities if you're pretty sick. It soothes a sore throat and an upset stomach. Feel better! __________________ “As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes.” ~ Mel Brooks

01-17-2006, 03:37 PM	#3
dinzdale King of the špatnýs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: was that dog Posts: 9,411	Pork, and pork products.

01-17-2006, 03:41 PM	#4
Zeismyhero Happy just to dance w/you Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Standing right behind you... Posts: 353	But I am a vegetarian...

01-17-2006, 03:50 PM	#5
dinzdale King of the špatnýs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: was that dog Posts: 9,411	EXACTLY!! That's why you have a cold....

01-17-2006, 04:59 PM	#6
Zeismyhero Happy just to dance w/you Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Standing right behind you... Posts: 353	Also, apparently, wearing Kleenex in your nose is not a preferred method of runny nose control.

01-17-2006, 06:25 PM	#10
Zeismyhero Happy just to dance w/you Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Standing right behind you... Posts: 353	I have used a whole box of Kleenex today. A. Whole. Box. And I can't cough anymore because my throat hurts so bad. I am going to try some of your suggestions when I go home...

01-17-2006, 06:27 PM	#11
lapietra half baked Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: just ducky Posts: 12,078	P. S. Sugary coughdrops and syrups are wicked bad and nasty for a cold. Get sugarless drops. Try not to cough unless you have something to get rid of. If you feel a tickle, drink some water. Coughing irritates your throat and makes you cough more. __________________ “As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes.” ~ Mel Brooks

01-17-2006, 06:46 PM	#12
ambo feline, naturally Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,407	when you go home ??????? __________________ Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we have not stopped to include violence as an option in our conflict management, we are still savages. --Thomas A. Edison

01-17-2006, 06:55 PM	#13
Jack Flanders landscaping is fun Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: up river and down river Posts: 4,815	Do you share an office with anyone? They would probably be glad if you left early!! Get lots of sleep if you can. Take care and good luck!

01-17-2006, 07:27 PM	#14
madasacutsnake no more nice girl Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,054	Echinacea tablets. 3000mg or above. 10000mg would be ideal. They have antibiotic properties and act directly on the throat and sinuses. __________________ He really shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all.

01-17-2006, 08:27 PM	#15
karma_queen Minx Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Brighton, darling! Posts: 1,046	^i concur. echinacea. and vitamin c

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