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Npw that may come as no surprise to some here :arrgh!:, but actually all I claim to have is a wicked bad head cold. My sinus' are so packed up my upper teeth hurt and the end of my nose is raw from constantly blowing it.
I'm drinking tea with honey atm and Rose is out shopping for some Vicks vapo-rub with which she intends to torture me in some scheme involving a bucket of hot water and a big red towel.
So what i am wondering is what are some home remedy's for head colds in your country/state/province/kingdom/etc? What gets you back on your feet the quickest?
Sailor Steve
10-04-08, 11:04 AM
Sorry to hear you're down, and sorry that I know of nothing that helps. I just suffer through things like that, and take lots of cold&flu crap to help with the symptoms.
I remember a Beverly Hillbillies episode in which banker Drysdale has a cold, and his doctor keeps telling him that the only real cure is to get plenty of rest and drink lots of liquids. Jed keeps telling him that Granny has a cure that works every time. After he chokes the awful stuff down they tell him "Now get plenty of rest and drink lots of water, and in three or four days your cold will be gone. Never fails!"
I remember a Beverly Hillbillies episode in which banker Drysdale has a cold, and his doctor keeps telling him that the only real cure is to get plenty of rest and drink lots of liquids. Jed keeps telling him that Granny has a cure that works every time. After he chokes the awful stuff down they tell him "Now get plenty of rest and drink lots of water, and in three or four days your cold will be gone. Never fails!"
:rotfl:
SteamWake
10-04-08, 11:07 AM
Might try this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_irrigation
Might try this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_irrigation
That's pretty cool SteamWake, thanks!
Frame57
10-04-08, 11:10 AM
There is a device that looks like a mini tea pot that health food stores have. About 10 bucks or so. You fill it with tepid water with just a pinch of sea salt. You place the spiggot into one nostril and then tip your head down and allow the water to flush out your sinuses, repeat this in the other nostril. I used to get sinus infections and this was far superior than taking anti-biotics and it really works. If you try this do it at leat a few times a day and before bed. Definetely the best thing for a head cold, but will do nothing for the chest.
There is a device that looks like a mini tea pot that health food stores have. About 10 bucks or so. You fill it with tepid water with just a pinch of sea salt. You place the spiggot into one nostril and then tip your head down and allow the water to flush out your sinuses, repeat this in the other nostril. I used to get sinus infections and this was far superior than taking anti-biotics and it really works. If you try this do it at leat a few times a day and before bed. Definetely the best thing for a head cold, but will do nothing for the chest.
My chest is clear atm. It seems confined to the nasal passages.
OneToughHerring
10-04-08, 11:55 AM
There is a device that looks like a mini tea pot that health food stores have. About 10 bucks or so. You fill it with tepid water with just a pinch of sea salt. You place the spiggot into one nostril and then tip your head down and allow the water to flush out your sinuses, repeat this in the other nostril. I used to get sinus infections and this was far superior than taking anti-biotics and it really works. If you try this do it at leat a few times a day and before bed. Definetely the best thing for a head cold, but will do nothing for the chest.
My chest is clear atm. It seems confined to the nasal passages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQm7YpxgOnA&feature=related
:D
August,
better rest it out even if your chest feels clear. I have a flu and some temperature and have the weekend plus monday to rest.
UnderseaLcpl
10-04-08, 12:39 PM
Npw that may come as no surprise to some here :arrgh!:, but actually all I claim to have is a wicked bad head cold. My sinus' are so packed up my upper teeth hurt and the end of my nose is raw from constantly blowing it.
I'm drinking tea with honey atm and Rose is out shopping for some Vicks vapo-rub with which she intends to torture me in some scheme involving a bucket of hot water and a big red towel.
So what i am wondering is what are some home remedy's for head colds in your country/state/province/kingdom/etc? What gets you back on your feet the quickest?
I've got a good, old fashioned Marine remedy for you....:D
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp14/lcplmaryott/full--ermey.jpg
It's called TAKE THAT SILK PARACHUTE AND WIPE YOUR NOSE WITH IT BEFORE I SHOVE IT UP YOUR A$$ YOU MAGGOT!
WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!? LITTLE ****ING ORPHAN ANNIE!? YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANY PITY FROM ME! WHO AUTHORIZED YOU TO HAVE A HEAD COLD!? WELL!? OH, NOTHING TO SAY, HUH? SEEMS TO ME LIKE YOU DECIDED TO HAVE A HEAD COLD ALL BY YOURSELF, DIDN'T YOU!? THAT'S OUT-****ING-STANDING!!!
YOUR HEAD IS U!.... S!.... GOVERNMENT!..... PROPERTY!!! WHERE THE HELL DO YOU GET OFF PUTTING UNAUTHORIZED CRAP IN A U.S. GOVERNMENT HEAD!?
GET YOUR A$$ TO SICKBAY AND UN******* YOURSELF! WELL!? WHY ARE YOU STILL STANDING THERE!? WHY AREN'T YOU FIXED YET!? JEE-ZUS-CHRIST ALMIGHTY, YOU'RE SLOWER THAN CHRISTMAS!
AND GET AN EXTRA MEDICAL CHIT FROM THE DOCS! I HAVE A FEELING THAT YOU'RE GONNA BUMP YOUR HEAD ON A DOORKNOB WHEN YOU GET BACK!
:rotfl: Get well soon August. THAT'S AN ORDER!:D
kiwi_2005
10-04-08, 12:54 PM
put on heaps of clothes then hop in bed and sweat it out for 24hrs, do nothing just keep warm and sip water or lemon sip. Works for me with colds/flu's I just get myself in bed make sure the temperature is hot and sleep it off for a day, the lemonsip will knockme out i'll wake up 3 or 4 times sweating like a pig but after the long sleep is over im fine. This way a flu or cold never lasts longer than 24hrs. Mild flu that is, Ive never had a bad flu that can keep some in bed for days.
nikimcbee
10-04-08, 12:56 PM
Npw that may come as no surprise to some here :arrgh!:, but actually all I claim to have is a wicked bad head cold. My sinus' are so packed up my upper teeth hurt and the end of my nose is raw from constantly blowing it.
I'm drinking tea with honey atm and Rose is out shopping for some Vicks vapo-rub with which she intends to torture me in some scheme involving a bucket of hot water and a big red towel.
So what i am wondering is what are some home remedy's for head colds in your country/state/province/kingdom/etc? What gets you back on your feet the quickest?
Man you scared me. I thought you had something terminal when I read the title.:oops:
On a side note one of my Civil War re-enacting buddies at one of our re-enactments a few years ago became sick. We thought that he had pneumonia. It wasn't pneumonia. He had blood clots in his lungs, and it nearly killed him!!:o He's had major surgery and is okay now, but he was very near death a few times. Scary stuff.
So go get checked out!
mookiemookie
10-04-08, 01:31 PM
I'm always a fan of eating the spiciest food I can when I'm stuffed up. Get some 4 alarm chili going.
Jimbuna
10-04-08, 01:53 PM
I don't profess to know a cure, but whether it be a cold or man flu it's always my sinuses that block up and prevent me from sleeping.
I take Sudafed, it's a decongestant nasal spray and it clears the blockage every time.
I also eat a lot of hot and spicy Indian and Chinese foods whether I have the symptoms or not....which I believe helps me :lol:
My grandfather used to drink Cognac when he got a cold. Theoretically, the strong vapours help liberating yoru nose, plus the effect of alcohol relaxing you and reducing your sensitivity to pain helps. My wife mixes a bit of cognac with milk and an aspirine :o and it hasn't killed her (yet), it's another old remedy.
I asked my grandfather long ago wether the remedy was effective and he replied: "Well, it doesn't take the cold away but helps you forget about it. And if I drink enough I even forget your grandmother, which is another positive side-effect" :lol:
Jimbuna
10-04-08, 03:33 PM
LOL :rotfl:
We have similar anecdotal sayings here in the UK :up:
SandyCaesar
10-04-08, 04:15 PM
Ugh, I used get these things all the time. Still recovering from one, in fact.
Traditional treatment: lots of fluids, sleep like a sloth, and try to do something to make yourself sweat. The crap in the nasal passages is the worst part. Oh, and try to get in a mile-or-so run if possible (after the worst of the symptoms have passed). Works wonders for temporary decongesting.
DeepIron
10-04-08, 04:42 PM
Just got over mine... very similar symptoms. I recommend lots of Vitamin C, Echinacea tea and Tylenol PM (contains a antihistamine to dry out the nasal passages) and lets you sleep more soundly.
Hope you feel better soon. :up:
Konovalov
10-04-08, 05:13 PM
shopping for some Vicks vapo-rub with which she intends to torture me in some scheme involving a bucket of hot water and a big red towel.
Sweatfest 2008. My wife does that to me. Absolute bloody torture the teaspoon of vicks in a bucket of just boiled water.
All I can suggest is plenty of rest, lots of fluids (not booze obviously), cold and flu tablets or Lemsip.
Hope you get better soon.
nikimcbee
10-04-08, 05:36 PM
When i first start getting a cold, I take tons of vit C. Seems to work great for me.
Onkel Neal
10-04-08, 06:12 PM
Npw that may come as no surprise to some here :arrgh!:, but actually all I claim to have is a wicked bad head cold. My sinus' are so packed up my upper teeth hurt and the end of my nose is raw from constantly blowing it.
I'm drinking tea with honey atm and Rose is out shopping for some Vicks vapo-rub with which she intends to torture me in some scheme involving a bucket of hot water and a big red towel.
So what i am wondering is what are some home remedy's for head colds in your country/state/province/kingdom/etc? What gets you back on your feet the quickest?
You may want to have the doctor precribe a dose pack of anti-biotics, you may have a sinus infection.
Task Force
10-04-08, 06:22 PM
nice warm shower, to un clog your nose. boil a pot of water and breath the stuff through your nose?:-? Might help.
nikimcbee
10-04-08, 06:28 PM
nice warm shower, to un clog your nose. boil a pot of water and breath the stuff through your nose?:-? Might help.
Before you get in, take (eat) a tablespoon full off Tabasco sauce. It may cause cardiac arrest though.:()1:
SandyCaesar
10-04-08, 06:30 PM
Sniffing boiling vinegar-laced water clears out the nasal passages nicely. It also has a tendency to clear out the house rather quickly.:yep:
Task Force
10-04-08, 06:30 PM
I could find better use for that Tabasco suace. Like putting it on a Taco.:D
nikimcbee
10-04-08, 06:35 PM
Sniffing boiling vinegar-laced water clears out the nasal passages nicely. It also has a tendency to clear out the house rather quickly.:yep:
no, no Fresh-ground horseradish:cool: is much better.
Sailor Steve
10-04-08, 09:14 PM
In the tabasco department, I just remembered being told once that hot Chinese mustard can do the trick. And no, don't sniff it, just eat some of the stuff. Never tried it myself, though.
If it persists, you should probably follow Neal's advice. That sounds pretty bad.
Frame57
10-05-08, 01:05 AM
I hate thatstuff! It does not taste like mustard at all. If I had to comapre it to something. Kerosene comes to mind...:D
OneToughHerring
10-05-08, 01:52 AM
I tried the spicy food - thing, forced myself to eat hot wings and spiced up food. Woke up at 4 am all swetty. Actually feel better today, don't feel feverish anymore. I'm on a sort of a work assignment thing so have to get better asap.
Happy Times
10-05-08, 02:23 AM
You need to build a Sauna, it helps in all kinds of health problems, form muscle ache to flus.:yep:
Thanks for all the advice Gents. I'm feeling somewhat better, well enough to go to work tomorrow anyways.
Rose took good care of me with Vicks vaporub and some stuff called "Cold EEZ".
Chinese hot mustard has horseradish.
Mr Mcbee is right. Take a grater and the actual horseradish and grate it for about 15 minutes. You will not have a problem with your sinuses for 6 months. And Mcbee, thanks for bringing back repressed bad childhood memories.:damn:
Sailor Steve
10-05-08, 09:47 PM
:rotfl:
Sounds like you didn't have any sinuses for six months.
Hylander_1314
10-05-08, 09:50 PM
The thing that works for me is the Thera Flu remedies. Just get the one that adresses your symptoms. Usually after a day or day and half, I have all but kicked it out.
Second best thing, is a big wood pile and an axe. Put on enough clothing so you can really work up a god sweat.
Home made chicken soup too is great. Use a whole fryer, cut into pieces. Do not by any means debone or skin the bird. Boil it until the chicken is done, remove the pieces from the pot, and add carrot and celery chopped.
Once the chicken is cool, remove the skin, and debone it then. Cut the pieces into small chunks, and return to the pot. Bring this to a boil again, to cook the vegetables, and season with parsley flakes, onion powder, garlic, and pepper.
This is easy on the stomache, and even if all you have is some broth with noodles the first day, usually by the second, you can start to hold down the veggies and chicken pieces.
Combine the two medicines and in a few days you should start to feel normal again.
I do the above, and rarely do I have symptoms for more than two days.
Frame57
10-05-08, 09:55 PM
:rotfl:
Sounds like you didn't have any sinuses for six months.Why does the picture of Tony Montana sitting in front of a huge pile of coke come to mind...:D
:rotfl: :rotfl:
Sounds like you didn't have any sinuses for six months.
Sometimes thats not a bad thing....:rotfl:
http://www.litalee.com/shopexd.asp?id=388
Dude, this stuff cures everything and keeps the flagmast high during any type of storm....:up:
Home made chicken soup too is great.
Sounds absolutely delicious but unfortunately my Cardiologist would not approve.
I like the wood chopping idea though. Working up a good sweat always seems to make me feel better afterwards.
http://www.litalee.com/shopexd.asp?id=388
Dude, this stuff cures everything and keeps the flagmast high during any type of storm....:up:
This is very interesting. Might be difficult to obtain here in Rhode Island but I will ask for it next time i go to the market.
sonar732
10-06-08, 11:18 AM
Definitely go to your local pharmacist and request the 'nose flushing' system that was described earlier. It makes you feel like you swallowed a bunch of water while swimming, but it cleans out your sinuses. When you aren't sick make sure that you spray your nose with a plain saline solution spray regularly as this will be a preventative measure to keep you nose lining moist.
I take a mix of Theraflu and Alka-Seltzer myself besides the sinus flush. A trick with the A.S. is that the less water you have to drink the better...not only the taste, but the mix isn't as deluted. Hope you start feeling better.
http://www.litalee.com/shopexd.asp?id=388
Dude, this stuff cures everything and keeps the flagmast high during any type of storm....:up:
This is very interesting. Might be difficult to obtain here in Rhode Island but I will ask for it next time i go to the market.
Whole Foods has it, and I believe Trader Vics if there is one out there, probably in the "foo foo" section of most grocery stores. Get better!
Hylander_1314
10-06-08, 12:27 PM
Home made chicken soup too is great.
Sounds absolutely delicious but unfortunately my Cardiologist would not approve.
I like the wood chopping idea though. Working up a good sweat always seems to make me feel better afterwards.
Then hit the woodpile, and the Thera Flu. It's the best way to get a grip on that stuff. I know, I hate getting even a runny nose, as it usually turns into a full blown upper resperatory infection, if I don't jump on it pronto.
Then hit the woodpile
Will do this weekend when I go up to Maine. I plan to split at least a cords worth to stock up for winter. :up:
Whole Foods has it, and I believe Trader Vics if there is one out there, probably in the "foo foo" section of most grocery stores. Get better!
I'm thinking that a local store called "Bread and Circus" will probably have it.
Definitely go to your local pharmacist and request the 'nose flushing' system that was described earlier. It makes you feel like you swallowed a bunch of water while swimming, but it cleans out your sinuses. When you aren't sick make sure that you spray your nose with a plain saline solution spray regularly as this will be a preventative measure to keep you nose lining moist.
I take a mix of Theraflu and Alka-Seltzer myself besides the sinus flush. A trick with the A.S. is that the less water you have to drink the better...not only the taste, but the mix isn't as deluted. Hope you start feeling better.
Water up my nose is one of those things that drives me absolutely nuts but I will definitely give it a try. :up:
Hylander_1314
10-06-08, 04:06 PM
Actually, you're better off with saltwater. It will draw the congestion out, and also help to temporarily dry the sinus' too.
Just out of curiosty, are the fall colors showing yet up that way? It's been 20+ years since I was up that way. An old girlfriend's folks lived up that direction, and we would always visit them about this time of the year.
Actually, you're better off with saltwater. It will draw the congestion out, and also help to temporarily dry the sinus' too.
Just out of curiosty, are the fall colors showing yet up that way? It's been 20+ years since I was up that way. An old girlfriend's folks lived up that direction, and we would always visit them about this time of the year.
Here in RI the trees have only started to change but inland most areas are at peak color.
http://image.weather.com/images/maps/special/foliage_ne_cur_440x297.jpg
nikimcbee
10-06-08, 10:17 PM
So august, this is better than webmd:up: Did you try all of our medical fixes for your cold? are you cured?
So august, this is better than webmd:up: Did you try all of our medical fixes for your cold? are you cured?
I'm feeling much better thanks. No I didn't try every cure but i wrote them down for future reference.
Thanks again to all.
Hylander_1314
10-06-08, 10:27 PM
So august, this is better than webmd:up: Did you try all of our medical fixes for your cold? are you cured?
Had he tried them all, I think he would have od-ed! Or at least been in a comatose bliss.
So august, this is better than webmd:up: Did you try all of our medical fixes for your cold? are you cured?
Had he tried them all, I think he would have od-ed! Or at least been in a comatose bliss.
Not likely to happen given that i have a job i can't easily take time off from.
Flamingboat
10-07-08, 12:13 AM
Go Vegan. That will cure all your problems. You won't get cancer either. I don't get sick, ever.
Yes, I'm serious.
Go Vegan. That will cure all your problems. You won't get cancer either. I don't get sick, ever.
Yes, I'm serious.
I appreciate the sentiment but my species didn't claw itself up the evolutionary ladder to eat prey food. :p
Seriously I already am restricted to a nearly meatless diet because of my heart problems but I still can eat fish, bison and venison. No way would i give those up.
Besides, vegans get sick like anyone else. I know this for a fact having had to deal with a sick former vegan GF.
Flamingboat
10-07-08, 08:07 AM
Go Vegan. That will cure all your problems. You won't get cancer either. I don't get sick, ever.
Yes, I'm serious.
I appreciate the sentiment but my species didn't claw itself up the evolutionary ladder to eat prey food. :p
Seriously I already am restricted to a nearly meatless diet because of my heart problems but I still can eat fish, bison and venison. No way would i give those up.
Besides, vegans get sick like anyone else. I know this for a fact having had to deal with a sick former vegan GF.
I like animals more than people. When is the last time a Bison or deer stole from you, ran you off the road, lied to you ripped you off or gave you a speeding ticket?
Hylander_1314
10-07-08, 08:16 AM
I like animals more than people. When is the last time a Bison or deer stole from you, ran you off the road, lied to you ripped you off or gave you a speeding ticket?
Actually, as a driver in the mountains west of Denver Colo. I have had a few occassions where deer and elk have run me off the road trying to avoid them. Just recently, a car struck a cougar (mountain lion), the one made by the creator of the universe, not the one made by Ford Motor Company.
And I had while living in the mountains, cougars ran off with my dogs in their mouthes, and the other little critters rip apart a heavy duty built dryer for making sun jerky, and take 10+lbs of venison, and fish that I was prepping for hunting season.
My girlfriend laughs when we go to a steakhouse, the waitress asks for my order, and I tell her to bring me the whole cow, I'll carve off what I want and ride the rest home.
I like animals more than people. When is the last time a Bison or deer stole from you, ran you off the road, lied to you ripped you off or gave you a speeding ticket?
On the other hand when was the last time a bison or deer sent me a Christmas card, or helped me move or invited me over to their house to watch the big game or took care of me when i was sick? I wonder if your preference for animals is the result of associating with bad people or are you forgetting all the things your fellow human beings do for you?
Sailor Steve
10-07-08, 11:10 AM
Good points, August. Forty-three years ago, when Simon & Garfunkel released the song 'I Am A Rock', I thought the exact same thing. The song is a tirade on relationships (and an excellent one - I'm not knocking it), and ends with the line "A rock feels no pain, and an island never cries." Even at the tender age of fifteen I thought "Yeah, but a rock feels no joy, and an island never laughs, either."
Good points, August. Forty-three years ago, when Simon & Garfunkel released the song 'I Am A Rock', I thought the exact same thing. The song is a tirade on relationships (and an excellent one - I'm not knocking it), and ends with the line "A rock feels no pain, and an island never cries." Even at the tender age of fifteen I thought "Yeah, but a rock feels no joy, and an island never laughs, either."
Thanks, but Man it's been 43 years already? I had that song on a 45 disk. :o
Sailor Steve
10-07-08, 11:43 AM
Yep, 1965. Last June the first I posted a thread titled "It Was Forty Years Ago Today". Don't have to say what that was the anniversary of. Next year it will be forty years since the Moon Landing and Woodstock...and since I joined the navy. And the year after that it will be forty years since Janis and Jimmy died and the Beatles broke up.
I got a big age-shock three years ago when a magazine cover pointed out that it had been twenty-five years since John Lennon died.
No wonder you got sick.:rotfl:
Jimbuna
10-15-08, 03:24 PM
43 years ago I was still oblivious to the facts of life :oops:
At the time of the moon landings i was nine years old. My parents let me stay up late and watch the moon landings live on TV.
Sailor Steve
10-16-08, 07:54 AM
I didn't get to watch the first one. I was in boot camp, and television wasn't a big part of the agenda.
There is a device that looks like a mini tea pot that health food stores have. About 10 bucks or so. You fill it with tepid water with just a pinch of sea salt. You place the spiggot into one nostril and then tip your head down and allow the water to flush out your sinuses, repeat this in the other nostril. I used to get sinus infections and this was far superior than taking anti-biotics and it really works. If you try this do it at leat a few times a day and before bed. Definetely the best thing for a head cold, but will do nothing for the chest.
Erm..isn't this 'waterboarding'....
It's just a joke don't start fighting:D
OneToughHerring
10-16-08, 09:31 AM
Well with the difference that you can quit when you want. Actually I'm not even sure if it works, might just drink the water and hydrate the body, might work better.
One part of getting better from a flu is to get back in shape once it's over and regain one's strenght cause the next one might be just around the corner. :nope:
On a related note, here's a good thing to remember that may keep flus and other even more serious diseases from getting around.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7670855.stm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiyZyXel03Q
Seriously take care colds and flu can weaken the heart muscles and banging straight back to work can cause big problems.
baggygreen
10-16-08, 05:12 PM
I managed a pharmacy for a couple of years, and I still say that working there stopped me getting the flu. Since I started there in 2004 I've avoided the flu, and even in the 2 years since I left, I've had no real dramas with illness. I think of it as a natural inocculation against the different strains, by being exposed to it all in small quantities I was able to get up the antibodies needed :)
It was quite a bonus - another was being the only male on staff:cool: (this was back when I was young and unattached:|\\ )
FIREWALL
10-16-08, 06:05 PM
By the time he reads all these hair brained\half baked cures he hopefully will be well again.:yep:
Wives know how to make Hubby's feel better when their sick.
My wife doe's. :yep: :up:
geetrue
10-16-08, 06:23 PM
When i first start getting a cold, I take tons of vit C. Seems to work great for me.
I read that your body can build up a tolerance to vitimin C if you take to much of it. I recomend absolving all rountines in whatever meds you are taking.
I also have been getting over a strange case of the flu that just attacks the body, but not the sinus parts. Tightness around the chest, sweating, fever, headache, body ache, but no runny nose, just lots of spit too.
It's a battle for what we think ... rest and liquids worked for me and remember, no coffee ... coffee acts like a poison to the body and a sick body will react negatively to that beverage.
I can't tell you guys how nice it is to see some good come out of this nasty cold. There are some darn fine ideas in this thread and maybe they will help people that read them.
My sinus' are still draining but i feel much better.
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