Common Cold

devonutopia · 03-10-2005, 16:01

I hate it!

Woke up shivering this morning - had an extra hour in bed until I was able to muster up the strength to get up. Felt "ok" and got to work about 9, and have gradually been going downhill all day - keeping myself going with 2 sugars in my tea instead of my usual mere half a spoon. Neck is gradually aching more and more, my sinuses feel like they're contracting and tightening, eyes hurt a bit, head is aching a little but not too bad (yet

)

I hate colds! Any medical treatments welcome, although I'm more of a fan of treating the symptoms and letting the body sweat it out. So, on my way home I'm going to get some Sudafed which in my opinion is the best drug for treating cold (and especially sinus trouble which I hate).

Any other things I could consider / old wives tales etc. All serious of course.

JRHartley · 03-10-2005, 16:06

Hot chicken soup....by the bucket full (and a couple of aspirin)

***DGW*** · 03-10-2005, 16:09

Neurofen Cold and Flu works wonders for me.

philc · 03-10-2005, 16:11

Benylin Day and Night tablets work for me. The daytime ones have paracetamol and a decongestant, and the night time ones have paracetamol and a different decongestant that helps you sleep. Work for me every time.

Phil

devonutopia · 03-10-2005, 16:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by JRHartley

Hot chicken soup....by the bucket full (and a couple of aspirin)

Dad was making his homemade cherry tomato soup yesterday... Wish I'd stayed there for a bit longer to take a sample - He makes the best there is, with fresh basil in, and lots of trimmings (probably unhealthy but tastes luvverly

)

My passion for food is yet to be tarnished yet.

Sure I'll have a good hearty tea tonight.

ScoobyChris · 03-10-2005, 16:40

Lemsip/Beechams Max Strength cold and flu drinks for me and then Benyllin for when the cough kicks in

Plenty of vitamin C too, eg pure orange juice, and extra strong Halls

I hate colds

Chris

devonutopia · 03-10-2005, 16:47

Hmmm, good point Chris - adding O.J to my list along with Sudafed.

lozgti · 03-10-2005, 17:04

Beware night nurse

Sends you wacky/dopey the next day.Does me!

Mad green stuff,or was that absinthe

maffwilson · 03-10-2005, 17:49

Drink a pint of cold Fosters Lager.

Honest, worked for me once with a cold, felt rotten, had a drink, cured.

And if it don't work, doesn't really matter!

Vicks First Defence, a new product, is rumoured to be good.

Link about it here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...74&in_a_source=
Appears to be available here: http://www.allcures.com/shared/product.asp?ID=85436

ScoobyChris · 03-10-2005, 17:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by maffwilson

Drink a pint of cold Fosters Lager.

Honest, worked for me once with a cold, felt rotten, had a drink, cured.

I'd agree with that - works wonders for sore throats too, especially if it's lovely and cold. Not great first thing in the morning though - best to stick to the Beechams then

Chris

devonutopia · 03-10-2005, 19:00

Just had 2 sudafed washed down with a....

fridge cold Fosters.

You couldn't make this stuff up!

pixi · 03-10-2005, 19:53

Always worth increasing Zinc intake this time of year as well as vit c. take plenty of fluids too, about 2 litres.

Get well soon

heresmo · 04-10-2005, 09:55

On the matter of soup, I echo JRHartley's suggestion of chicken soup specifically, recalling some scientific evidence or other. This site gives the gen:

http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking/...734808,00.html

That site also refers to the usual Vit C, garlic etc, including that Aztecs set their store by chilis, since these cause the nose to run, thus flushing away the "baddies" quickly before they got chance to spread into the system. On that basis, it would seem to cast a shadow on the wisdom of using those medicines which stop the nose from running. It also includes the "hot toddy"

Another site referring to the same experiments about chicken soup says that shop-bought is good if not better than home made, according to this list (USA items):

(Quote) Here's the list of brand name soups Rennard used - in order of how effective they were in slowing the progress of colds and flu.

Knorr's Chicken Flavor Chicken Noodle
Campbell's Home Cookin' Chicken Vegetable
Campbell's Healthy Request Chicken Noodle
Lipton Cup-O-Soup, Chicken Noodle
Progresso Chicken Noodle
Grandma's Soup
Health Valley 100% Natural Chicken Broth
Healthy Choice Thick and Heart Country Vegetable
Progresso Hearty Vegetable and Pasta
Campbell's Vegetarian Vegetable
Campbell's Vegetable Soup with Beef Stock
Health Valley Fat Free Garden Noodle
Cup O' Noodles, Oriental Nissin
Campbell's Ramen Noodles, Chicken Flavor(End quote)

Taken from here:

http://chetday.com/coldfluremedy.htm

Re Keeping warm, a woolly scarf tied around the waist (small of the back) has a lot to be said for it, to give support as well as heat, and like JRH said, a couple of aspirin as well IMO.

Best
Mo

**mannyo** · 04-10-2005, 10:17

Woke up this morning with a sore throat, so looks like I have a cold brewing too.

sharkrider · 04-10-2005, 10:30

get very very drunk.... the common cold is a virus, alcohol is a poison, get mild alcohol poisining in your bloodstream and kill the virus!!

"reality is an illusion, caused by lack of alcohol..." - sharkrider.

pixi · 04-10-2005, 11:20

I tried having a sauna once when i had a cold and that got rid of it pretty damn quick

ag.morley · 04-10-2005, 11:40

The wife was told to drink a Hot Lemon Drink after a hot Bath,..................She's still drinkin' the hot Bath!!!!!

devonutopia · 04-10-2005, 11:53

This is supposed to be the Hotel.

I like the idea of getting rat-arsed!

Wonder if there's any other poisons I could take? I don't smoke, don't shoot up with anything, hmmmm.

ag.morley · 04-10-2005, 11:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by devonutopia

This is supposed to be the Hotel.

I like the idea of getting rat-arsed!

Wonder if there's any other poisons I could take? I don't smoke, don't shoot up with anything, hmmmm.

Thought you might need cheering up

heresmo · 04-10-2005, 12:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by ag.morley

The wife was told to drink a Hot Lemon Drink after a hot Bath,..................She's still drinkin' the hot Bath!!!!!

Saaahhhh!

Jason, you gotta know already at this stage of the game that having a cold is about the worst "normal" thing one can suffer from that generates utter misery and self-pity and that the only thing that really helps is wandering around helplessly looking for love and sympathy. Get straight onto it my friend

BTW that is a serious rather than a Cafe comment and despite being a mine of useless info, I've never heard of anything (including substances) that work better than TLC. Anyone, anywhere?

Best
Mo

devonutopia · 04-10-2005, 12:27

I've always been of the philosophy of fighting it out! But to get through work requires vast quantities of drugs, sadly there's nothing here stronger than tea, so I've been downing the Sudefed, which has helped keep the worst symptoms at bay. Still a bit bunged up and my sinuses ache, but I've felt worse. Was in work at 8.30 so couldn't have been too bad. Also the sudafed (and Fosters

) helped me sleep last night.

Got some homemade slo vodka at home - might knock myself out with some of that tonight. It was brewed about 3 years ago so should have some serious punch now.

andy2407 · 04-10-2005, 13:08

A friend of mine recommends going to bed with a bottle of malt whisky and a wooly hat.....

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Put the wooly hat on the end of the bed, drink the whisky, and when you can see two wooly hats you will have forgotten about your cold!

MisterGT · 04-10-2005, 13:38

Curry, the hotter the better.

None of this namby pamby lying around wearing scarves and trying all these so called remedies.

Sweat it Out Man !!!!!!!

Works for me

heresmo · 04-10-2005, 13:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by MisterGT

Curry, the hotter the better.

None of this namby pamby lying around wearing scarves and trying all these so called remedies.

Sweat it Out Man !!!!!!!

Works for me

Streuth! another brave person trying to usurp agmorley's food-thread supremacy

OTOH - I'll go with curries, as many a time have I put a towel over my head breathing in from a bowl of Vindaloo

Mo

03-10-2005, 16:01	#1
devonutopia Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon Posts: 30,081 Members Car: Skoda Fabia Mongrel Images: 5 Thanks: 75 Thanked 352 Times in 295 Posts	Common Cold I hate it! Woke up shivering this morning - had an extra hour in bed until I was able to muster up the strength to get up. Felt "ok" and got to work about 9, and have gradually been going downhill all day - keeping myself going with 2 sugars in my tea instead of my usual mere half a spoon. Neck is gradually aching more and more, my sinuses feel like they're contracting and tightening, eyes hurt a bit, head is aching a little but not too bad (yet ) I hate colds! Any medical treatments welcome, although I'm more of a fan of treating the symptoms and letting the body sweat it out. So, on my way home I'm going to get some Sudafed which in my opinion is the best drug for treating cold (and especially sinus trouble which I hate). Any other things I could consider / old wives tales etc. All serious of course. __________________ Jason - Only a Skoda. Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Cheesy bonnet lifter video to "raise me up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnGECEi5Oc See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video!

03-10-2005, 16:06	#2
JRHartley Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North west Posts: 2,010 Members Car: Octavia 1.9 TDi Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts	Hot chicken soup....by the bucket full (and a couple of aspirin) __________________ I'm a celebrity...... Get me out of here !!!

03-10-2005, 16:09	#3
*DGW* BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 17,299 Members Car: Octavia 1.8T 4X4 Estate & Fabia vRS Thanks: 51 Thanked 207 Times in 156 Posts	Neurofen Cold and Flu works wonders for me. __________________ Denis 2002 Octavia 1.8T 4X4 turbo Estate - rebreathed on by Jabba ... 31.93mpg 2007 Fabia vRS - CC, ESP and full leather trim by Seat Surgeons ...48.57 mpg...

03-10-2005, 16:11	#4
philc Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Not far from some places, but a long way from others. Posts: 3,377 Members Car: Vauxhall Signum 3.0 V6 CDTi Thanks: 2 Thanked 27 Times in 26 Posts	Benylin Day and Night tablets work for me. The daytime ones have paracetamol and a decongestant, and the night time ones have paracetamol and a different decongestant that helps you sleep. Work for me every time. Phil __________________ "A good diesel, like a good whisky, should be strong, smooth and slightly smokey" <--respectful gap-->

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ScoobyChris Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Andover Posts: 18,195 Members Car: Fiat Panda Thanks: 15 Thanked 336 Times in 290 Posts	Lemsip/Beechams Max Strength cold and flu drinks for me and then Benyllin for when the cough kicks in Plenty of vitamin C too, eg pure orange juice, and extra strong Halls I hate colds Chris __________________ Holding up the traffic in a little Italian.......... Last edited by ScoobyChris; 03-10-2005 at 16:42.

03-10-2005, 16:47	#7
devonutopia Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon Posts: 30,081 Members Car: Skoda Fabia Mongrel Images: 5 Thanks: 75 Thanked 352 Times in 295 Posts	Hmmm, good point Chris - adding O.J to my list along with Sudafed. __________________ Jason - Only a Skoda. Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Cheesy bonnet lifter video to "raise me up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnGECEi5Oc See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video!

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lozgti Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: midlands Posts: 5,719 Members Car: Thanks: 10 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Beware night nurse Sends you wacky/dopey the next day.Does me! Mad green stuff,or was that absinthe

03-10-2005, 17:49	#9
maffwilson Off we go Mo Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sussex Coast Posts: 736 Members Car: 06 Fabia vRS Thanks: 5 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Drink a pint of cold Fosters Lager. Honest, worked for me once with a cold, felt rotten, had a drink, cured. And if it don't work, doesn't really matter! Vicks First Defence, a new product, is rumoured to be good. Link about it here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...74&in_a_source= Appears to be available here: http://www.allcures.com/shared/product.asp?ID=85436

03-10-2005, 19:00	#11
devonutopia Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon Posts: 30,081 Members Car: Skoda Fabia Mongrel Images: 5 Thanks: 75 Thanked 352 Times in 295 Posts	Just had 2 sudafed washed down with a.... fridge cold Fosters. You couldn't make this stuff up! __________________ Jason - Only a Skoda. Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Cheesy bonnet lifter video to "raise me up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnGECEi5Oc See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video!

03-10-2005, 19:53	#12
pixi Naughty Pix! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Writing in these boxes is soooo last year! Posts: 6,307 Members Car: 06 Fabia vrs Thanks: 106 Thanked 93 Times in 51 Posts	Always worth increasing Zinc intake this time of year as well as vit c. take plenty of fluids too, about 2 litres. Get well soon __________________

04-10-2005, 09:55	#13
heresmo Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,554 Members Car: Thanks: 50 Thanked 143 Times in 123 Posts	On the matter of soup, I echo JRHartley's suggestion of chicken soup specifically, recalling some scientific evidence or other. This site gives the gen: http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking/...734808,00.html That site also refers to the usual Vit C, garlic etc, including that Aztecs set their store by chilis, since these cause the nose to run, thus flushing away the "baddies" quickly before they got chance to spread into the system. On that basis, it would seem to cast a shadow on the wisdom of using those medicines which stop the nose from running. It also includes the "hot toddy" Another site referring to the same experiments about chicken soup says that shop-bought is good if not better than home made, according to this list (USA items): (Quote) Here's the list of brand name soups Rennard used - in order of how effective they were in slowing the progress of colds and flu. Knorr's Chicken Flavor Chicken Noodle Campbell's Home Cookin' Chicken Vegetable Campbell's Healthy Request Chicken Noodle Lipton Cup-O-Soup, Chicken Noodle Progresso Chicken Noodle Grandma's Soup Health Valley 100% Natural Chicken Broth Healthy Choice Thick and Heart Country Vegetable Progresso Hearty Vegetable and Pasta Campbell's Vegetarian Vegetable Campbell's Vegetable Soup with Beef Stock Health Valley Fat Free Garden Noodle Cup O' Noodles, Oriental Nissin Campbell's Ramen Noodles, Chicken Flavor(End quote) Taken from here: http://chetday.com/coldfluremedy.htm Re Keeping warm, a woolly scarf tied around the waist (small of the back) has a lot to be said for it, to give support as well as heat, and like JRH said, a couple of aspirin as well IMO. Best Mo

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sharkrider rider of sharks Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cumbria Posts: 3,886 Members Car: Fabia vRS Thanks: 245 Thanked 106 Times in 94 Posts	get very very drunk.... the common cold is a virus, alcohol is a poison, get mild alcohol poisining in your bloodstream and kill the virus!! "reality is an illusion, caused by lack of alcohol..." - sharkrider. __________________ Fiat Grande Punto Sporting (158 bhp 314 lbs/ft) in Red.... Furby vRS , black magic,passenger airbag de-activation switch, (now gone, but not forgotten!)

04-10-2005, 11:20	#16
pixi Naughty Pix! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Writing in these boxes is soooo last year! Posts: 6,307 Members Car: 06 Fabia vrs Thanks: 106 Thanked 93 Times in 51 Posts	I tried having a sauna once when i had a cold and that got rid of it pretty damn quick __________________

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04-10-2005, 11:53	#18
devonutopia Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon Posts: 30,081 Members Car: Skoda Fabia Mongrel Images: 5 Thanks: 75 Thanked 352 Times in 295 Posts	This is supposed to be the Hotel. I like the idea of getting rat-arsed! Wonder if there's any other poisons I could take? I don't smoke, don't shoot up with anything, hmmmm. __________________ Jason - Only a Skoda. Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Cheesy bonnet lifter video to "raise me up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnGECEi5Oc See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video!

04-10-2005, 12:27	#21
devonutopia Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon Posts: 30,081 Members Car: Skoda Fabia Mongrel Images: 5 Thanks: 75 Thanked 352 Times in 295 Posts	I've always been of the philosophy of fighting it out! But to get through work requires vast quantities of drugs, sadly there's nothing here stronger than tea, so I've been downing the Sudefed, which has helped keep the worst symptoms at bay. Still a bit bunged up and my sinuses ache, but I've felt worse. Was in work at 8.30 so couldn't have been too bad. Also the sudafed (and Fosters ) helped me sleep last night. Got some homemade slo vodka at home - might knock myself out with some of that tonight. It was brewed about 3 years ago so should have some serious punch now. __________________ Jason - Only a Skoda. Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Cheesy bonnet lifter video to "raise me up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnGECEi5Oc See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video!

04-10-2005, 13:08	#22
andy2407 Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Upper Ramsbottom Posts: 5,590 Members Car: Yellow Fabia vRS Thanks: 59 Thanked 223 Times in 180 Posts	A friend of mine recommends going to bed with a bottle of malt whisky and a wooly hat..... > > > > > > Put the wooly hat on the end of the bed, drink the whisky, and when you can see two wooly hats you will have forgotten about your cold! __________________ The future's bright The future's mellow Now with a little zest of Washbrook added

04-10-2005, 13:38	#23
MisterGT Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Okehampton Posts: 792 Members Car: Thanks: 16 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Curry, the hotter the better. None of this namby pamby lying around wearing scarves and trying all these so called remedies. Sweat it Out Man !!!!!!! Works for me Last edited by MisterGT; 04-10-2005 at 13:39.

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