i am currently taking nightquil instead of dayquil i heard its more powerful, i guess its working, but it just basically puts me to bed!\nwhat is the best thing the eat and drink while on a cold.....\nalso for sore throat, drink hot? or cold?
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NyQuil is meant to put you to sleep, DayQuil will keep you up.\n\nThe best way to get rid of a cold is to take vitamins, get lots of vitamin C and sleep as much as possible. Rest is important. \n\nYour sore throat is caused by (brace yourself, it's gross) snot running down the back of your throat and causing irritation. You need to blow your nose lots. To soothe it try a medicated lozenge. Some of them even have a numbing chemical in them. Talk to the pharmacist for recommendations I also find hot drinks work better than cold for easing a sore throat. Break out the hot chocolate and get well soon!
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Plenty of vitamin C and Zicam! You must try this it shortens your colds and makes the symptons less worse! WONDERFUL! Get well soon!\n<3 BeachBlonde
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No scientifically proven cure exists for the common cold. Colds are caused by viruses and thus regular antibiotics do not work for it. Developing an anti-viral medication for colds is difficult as well since the "common cold" can be caused by hundreds of different kinds of viruses and those viruses may come in different strains. Research is being done on developing vaccinations and anti-viral medications, but nothing is quite so effective yet.\n\nStudies are also equivocal on whether vitamin C, zinc or ecchinacea actually help with reducing the severity or duration of colds. Some people swear by them while others don't feel they work. Anecdotally, I tend to take vitamin C and drink plenty of fluids if I feel a cold coming on. I do find that it seems to reduce the duration and severity of the cold. Of course, it may have been that the cold would have resolved in that same time on its own. Without a truly well developed study, it is hard to say whether they work or just provide a placebo effect.\n\nMany different medications exist in helping alleviate some of the symptoms of colds including coughs, nasal congestion, fevers and bodyaches. Tylenol or Motrin/Advil will help for the fevers and aches. Decongestants will help for the congestion. \n\nMost over the counter cough medications though (containing guainefesin and dextromethorphan) do not really help for the cough in the doses that are recommended. In fact, a recent study printed in the Journal of the American Medical Association (or was it in the New England Journal of Medicine - I don't quite remember) showed this. The doses of dextromethorphan that are required to really help with the cough are 2-3 times the recommended doses. Anecdotally speaking, it did help when I take those higher doses, but it does have a lot more side effects including dry mouth and a very dysphoric sensation (feeling drunk without the happiness). \n\nThere are prescription medications to help with the cough.\n\nThe best treatment for the cold, however, still remains prevention. Taking the necessary steps to prevent infection remains the best. This includes careful handwashing especially after using anything in public as well as phones, doorknobs and such. Obviously if someone coughs in your face, then washing your face would be of some benefit.\n\nOverall, there is no need to become neurotic though and develop obsessive handwashing behavior.
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I take zinc products at the first sign of a cold...cold-eeze or the Target version.Also echinacea herbal tea (some people say goldenseal helps them too)  Also lots and lots of Vitamin C!
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Other than cough drops and numbing sprays heat up some lemonaid and drink it hot. Works wonders. Thats what I did when I was pregnant and couldn't take medicines. If the sore throat lasts long you may want to see a doctor and make sure it's not strep.
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Colds are caused by a virus...so there really isn't any medicine that will help. Bolster your immune response with lots of vitamin C, get plenty of rest and eat some Chicken Soup. Stay well hydrated too.
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Go to the healthfood store and buy echinacea (liquid works the best) and put it under your tongue a couple times a day and before you go to sleep.  And i swear by this... Eat 5 or 6 oranges in a row before you go to sleep and you'll wake up feeling fine.  Lots of water too and as much sleep as you can get.  Always works for me.
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Since it is taking so long for you to get sick, that is the hallmark of a viral infection (bacterial infections make you sick within hours, not days).  A few years ago, some research published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that zinc supplementation cuts the average length of such infections in half.  This is a similar treatment effect to antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections (antibiotics do nothing for viral infections).  You can get zinc in the form of pleasant tasting honey lemon cough drops at almost any grocery store.  Suck on a bunch of these to get the effect.  It's the only thing I know of, shown to do anything for colds.  However, it does alot and is easily and cheaply obtainable.  Vitamin C, btw, has been shown to do nothing.
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I'm serious, don't get sick though. I had food poisoning from consuming fish/chicken, don't know which one made me sick, and I lost 30 pounds in 1 month from throwing up and having the runs. People were complimenting me on my weight loss, but I was living in agony. I don't know what I had, but the first round of antibiotics from the doc did not work. It took 3 treatments! I have since gained the weight back because as soon as I got better, I ate everything in sight! Food never tasted better in my life. I've learned that drinking cold water boosts your metabolism 30% because your body has to work harder at maintaining the water at body temperature. Good-old fashioned exercise and food portion control ought to do it. Don't skip breaksfast and drink as much water as you can! That's my best advice. I don't think there is a HEALTHY way to lose a large amount of weight in a short period of time.
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Well, there appears to be some controvery about this.  While some people swear by the stuff, others say that it has no real effect on overcoming a cold.  \nHere are some links, one of which is from a National Institute of Health study.  I hope these help you decide whether to head to the health store or not.
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IT it is your voice then drink hot tea and honey it will work i have done it before, and also make sure you get A good nights rest!! Good luck on your show!!!!;-D and i hope you feel better!! <3 shauna
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Aspirin wouldn't help because it's an analgesic.  It is designed to get rid of aches and pains.  If you feel like you are getting sick, it probably is because your immune system is down.  I personally don't take over the counter medication.  I juice instead which i highly recommend but it's not for everyone.  What i would suggest for you is to load up on your Vitamin C, if you can get wheatgrass juice (Jamba Juice if you have one around can help, or Whole Foods) the wheatgrass definitely helps.  So drink a lot of orange juice or grapefruit juice, get some rest,  If you need to take over the counter medication i would suggest  Dayquil  or Nyquil, i prefer the Nyquil because it knocks me right out and by the morning i feel better.  But i really only use and cold medicine if it is really really bad.  Hope this helped, and hope you feel better.
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Gargle with salt water,they say that helps, but I have found just sucking on a pepermint helps with the cough and throat.I bought some of that Tylenol Cool Burst,its a liquid,and it feels so good going down....also help you sleep.I hope you get to feeling better soon..I hate being sick too.
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Take Echinea - liquid is best - every day.  Its a natural way to ward off colds etc.
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Get some Thyme and make Thyme Tea. Best thing ever for throat infections/sore throats.\nIf you can't find any, then try a sugar/butter ball (basically just roll a bit of butter/marg into some sugar)
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A cold is a virus and there is nothing you can do to actually make it go away...you can treat the symptoms so that you can get on with your life though.  Make sure that you get plenty of rest and drink lots of fluids, take some DayQuil during the day...it never makes me feel to 'drugged up'...and get on with your life.  So long as you are getting enough sleep, eating right, and drinking enough fluids your body will handle the virus.
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NyQuil works for me every time.\n\nTylenol PM I hear is good too