I'm sick

August · 10-04-08, 11:00 AM

Npw that may come as no surprise to some here

, 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!"

August · 10-04-08, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

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

August · 10-04-08, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

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.

August · 10-04-08, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Frame57

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.

10-04-08, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by August

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Originally Posted by Frame57

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.

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

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Originally Posted by August

Npw that may come as no surprise to some here

, 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....

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!

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

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Originally Posted by August

Npw that may come as no surprise to some here

, 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.

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!!

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

Hitman · 10-04-08, 02:30 PM

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

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"

Jimbuna · 10-04-08, 03:33 PM

LOL :rotfl:

We have similar anecdotal sayings here in the UK

10-04-08, 11:00 AM	#1
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm sick Npw that may come as no surprise to some here , 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? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

10-04-08, 11:04 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	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!" __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-04-08, 12:54 PM	#10
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	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. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

10-04-08, 01:31 PM	#12
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I'm always a fan of eating the spiciest food I can when I'm stuffed up. Get some 4 alarm chili going. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

10-04-08, 01:53 PM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	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 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-04-08, 11:07 AM	#4
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Might try this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_irrigation

10-04-08, 11:10 AM	#6
Frame57 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: 1300 feet on the crapper Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	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.

10-04-08, 02:30 PM	#14
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	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 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" __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

10-04-08, 03:33 PM	#15
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	LOL :rotfl: We have similar anecdotal sayings here in the UK __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!