How do you beat a Cold?

[Lasareath]

I have a Cold, Been drinking Tea with Honey, Orange Juice, Taking Vitamin C, Tylenol and trying to rest.

I need to get rid of the cold before Tuesday or they might re-schedule me again for my gastric bypass surgery.

I cannot have Aspirn, Advil or Vitamin E, NyQuil makes my heart race.

Am I going the correct route with the above items?

Are there other things I can try?

Thanks,

Sal

[BIZILL]

drink at least half a bottle of nyquil, if not all, and be good to go the next morn...sorta. although i see you posted the fact it makes your heart race. hell, more blood pumpin' through the 'ole system carrying white blood cells can't be a bad thing, can it?

[NJPOLKER]

Since I am kind of a doctor I'd say you are doing well with what you are doing. Music is very important and relaxing while listening.

[concealer404]

Ginger tea.

[PSOVLSK]

Zinc tablets, but it may be more preventative

There are also lozenges called Cold-ez...seemed to help my wife a couple of weeks ago.

[BlueFox]

Chicken soup.

[treitz3]

Chicken soup, a hot shower and sex. Followed by chicken soup, a hot shower and sex. After that? Chicken soup, a hot shower and sex........get my drift?

Ok, seriously, you can lose the sex [I wouldn't want too]. Chicken soup and lots of it followed by warmth and humidity to keep the mucus in check. Sweat it out of your system if you can. Most of a cold is psychological so put it through your astronomically big head that you CAN beat it.

Did I mention constant showers? Oh, and change your sheets daily....if not more often.

[hearingimpared]

Chicken soup, a hot shower and sex. Followed by chicken soup, a hot shower and sex. After that? Chicken soup, a hot shower and sex........get my drift?

Ok, seriously, you can lose the sex [I wouldn't want too]. Chicken soup and lots of it followed by warmth and humidity to keep the mucus in check. Sweat it out of your system if you can. Most of a cold is psychological so put it through your astronomically big head that you CAN beat it.

Did I mention constant showers? Oh, and change your sheets daily....if not more often.

Don't forget to sterilze your toothbrush after each use and for God's sakes wash your hands often.

[heiney9]

I have a Cold, Been drinking Tea with Honey, Orange Juice, Taking Vitamin C, Tylenol and trying to rest.

I need to get rid of the cold before Tuesday or they might re-schedule me again for my gastric bypass surgery.

I cannot have Aspirn, Advil or Vitamin E, NyQuil makes my heart race.

Am I going the correct route with the above items?

Are there other things I can try?

Thanks,

Sal

Sorry none of this will prevent or get rid of a cold. It may make you more comfortable and it certainly is good to eat and drink healthy things. The cold has to run its course.

I love when people get sick then load up on vitamins/juice, etc. like it's going to magically vanquish the cold/flu. It certainly can't do any harm but its an old medical tale.

Get well soon Sal

H9

[heiney9]

Sweat it out of your system if you can. Most of a cold is psychological so put it through your astronomically big head that you CAN beat it.

Wow more tall tales.............seriously, just sweat it out . A cold is not psychological.

H9

[treitz3]

I'll bet you otherwise there big boy!

Try it next time you get a cold. I have held one off for 8 years. That's my record. You?

[dorokusai]

Real men don't get sick.

[Sherardp]

Good Chicken Soup, Thera Flu, Alka Seltzer Cold, and some Nyquil. I take all this at one time, pass out, wake up feeling fresh after a nice shower.

[bruss]

a good bourbon

[Demiurge]

How do you beat a Cold?

Just like you would a step child.

[bobman1235]

I do just what you do, plus a LOT of sleep. Good luck Sal.

[bigaudiofanatic]

When I get a cold I simply let my body fight it off. No cold medicine no other stuff just eat good and let my natural defenses take care or it. Been working for me for 6 years now.

[treitz3]

Just like you would a step child.

That's completely F'd up but I'm still laughing as I type this. :D

[Lasareath]

I do just what you do, plus a LOT of sleep. Good luck Sal.

Thanks!

Thera Flu, Alka Seltzer Cold, and some Nyquil

Sadly I am too fat and those all make my heart race. I take medicine every day to slow my heart down so that I don't have a heart attack, I don't want to raise my rate with other drugs.

[concealer404]

Whenever i'm sick, even though i just recommended ginger tea, i just start hitting the vodka bottle.

[Face]

Mega doses of multi-vitamins.

[gtu2004]

I usually eat 2 oranges and take a long sleep and I'm good to go.

[cnh]

Sal, sounds like you're good. What I find helps is just a lot of rest and plenty of good sleep lots and lots of liquids...LOTS! If you're not hitting the bathroom a lot drink more! While Brock is essentially correct if you believe the AMA and all its proclamations (which I do not myself)....I agree, all that cannot hurt and you never know? I've also tried ZICAM melts (only the mouth lozenges)...but they don't help much if you're already in the middle of the cold. They're somewhat helpful in the initial stages...

Get well soon!

cnh

[Demiurge]

How do you beat a Cold?

I turn to the fine Doctors at Club Polk.

[everpress]

a good bourbon

^This.

[Tony M]

I load up on Cambells' chicken Noodle soup. Then the nighttime stuff you can't take.

Docs agree the soup works and they don't even know what makes it work on alot of people.It does have to be that brand of soup for some reason too.

[hearingimpared]

I load up on Cambells' chicken Noodle soup. Then the nighttime stuff you can't take.

Docs agree the soup works and they don't even know what makes it work on alot of people.It does have to be that brand of soup for some reason too.

They don't call it Jewish penicillin for nothing.

[dpowell]

Olive Leaf Extract does the trick for me every time. I didn't believe the person who told me about it until I was desperate and tried it for myself.

[fatchowmein]

H9 is right. Your cold will have to run its course but the schedule is a wee bit tight IMO. I'm no doctor, but the best you can hope for is to feel better by Tuesday which may only mean that your immune system is winning but hasn't won yet. If you go under the knife, it gets knocked out and your cold comes roaring back or it opens the door for something else. Sorry for the gloomy feedback. Hope you feel better. :(

[Lasareath]

Olive Leaf Extract ?