what is the best remedy for the inflammation ofmucosae(mucous membrans),and nasal sinuses and phlegm,cough?
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unless you have an infection you DO NOT need an antibiotic(and  penicillin is an antibiotic).\nyou can try Thyme for the sinuses and Mullien for cough and phlegm.
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be careful of taking vinegar.  I have all those allergies listed, and have recently found that I have a yeast problem and possible celiac (wheat intolerance).  Vinegar feeds yeast and can cause more allergy problems.  One of the best remedies that I know for sinus, is saline and water solution.  They sell it in the drug stores.  Just sniff it a couple times of day to rinse your sinus. \nYou may want to read up on yeast and the connection with allergies and asthma.  It is very interesting and for me, very helpful.
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Here are a couple of good ideas:\n\nSteam inhalation to help prevent secondary infections when you have a cold (bronchitis). It's really quite easy: Bring a pot of water to a boil, take it off the fire, then stand over it and create a tent with a towel over your head and the pot. Purse your lips and breathe steam though your mouth. For best results, before inhaling, steep a small handful of sage and/or eucalyptus leaves or a teaspoon of the essential oils of either or both (available at herb shops) in the steaming water. Not only is this procedure soothing, it's preventive, since the aromatic oils are known to retard bacterial growth.\n\nAnother remedy is strong ginger tea, which helps clear up chest congestion. Peel and grate (lengthwise on the large holes of a grater) a chunk of fresh gingerroot. Place 1 to 2 teaspoons of the gingerroot into a mug of just-boiled water. Cover and let it steep for 10 to 15 minutes. Strain and drink. (If you like, add honey to taste.) Drink a few cups of ginger tea throughout the day. \n\nHope this helps!
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Drink alot of water and I do mean alot.\nNyquil is good to help you get over symptoms.\nMove around and get some exercise to increase your metabolism and get blood flowing. \n\nStart taking a daily multi vitamin. You will get sick a lot less and get over it faster.\n\nDrink orange juice, not just for vitamin c, but for it's antioxidants that can help you too. Of course a sore throat may get in the way of that.\n\nSpicy food will clear your sinuses instantly. Hope this helps!
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I have had a really bad cough this past week and the only natural remedy that has worked for me is a humidifier and drinking lots of water to make the cough more productive and to also make the cough not so dry to where it hurts so bad to cough!\nI know that's a runon sentence, oh well, but I think you got my point!
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Take theraflu "severe cold". Then take 3 ibuprophen if you feel sinus pressure. (The ibuprophen in anti-inflammatory and will reduce the pressure in your head in addition to providing pain relief.)
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My Great Grandma used to make an elixir of Honey and lemon juice in a cup and have us stir it with a spoon then lick it off to control coughing.  It works for a sore throst.  Also She was a firm believer in Vicks vapor rub to cure nasal and chest congestion.  YOu have to put it under your nose, all over your chest and back then wear a tshirt to bed with a bandana around your neck.  It also works good for muscle pain too.
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Take it easy today.. Drink a LOT of liquids.  I would suggest tea with honey.  Green tea is the best if you feel like you are getting sick.  if your sinuses are acting up sit in the shower so that the steam can losen it up (nasty I know but it works)  Stay warm, keep covered up and drink lots.  \n\nHope you feel better.
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What is a cough?\n- Coughing is the body's way of removing foreign material or mucous from the lungs and throat.\n- Patients seek medical treatment for cough more than any other complaint and treatment costs exceed $1 billion dollars annually in the U.S.\n- The two general classifications of cough are productive coughs (producing phlegm or mucous from the lungs) and nonproductive coughs (dry and not producing any mucous or phlegm).\n- Coughs are also divided into acute (less than 3 weeks' duration) and chronic (more than three weeks' duration).\n\nSome causes of coughing\n- Acute cough is most often caused by the common viral upper respiratory tract infection. The cough is usually secondary to stimulation of nasal, pharyngeal, and laryngeal mucosa receptors. This results from the secretions of the nose and sinuses draining into the throat.\n- A dry cough may follow viral illnesses and may last up to several weeks.\n- Chronic cough may be caused by a variety of underlying diseases including asthma, cystic fibrosis, allergies, GERD and chronic post nasal drip.\n- Smoking is a major cause of chronic cough.\n- Certain medications (ACE inhibitors for hypertension) cause coughing as a side effect.\n\nTreatment of coughs\n- Treatment of a cough should be directed at the underlying cause of the cough.\n- Antitussives are useful in suppressing dry, hacking coughs. (Specific products may be recommended by a physician or pharmacist.)\n- Antitussives should not be given when the cough is productive and the patient is bringing up mucus. If the cough is keeping the patient awake at night, then their use at bedtime is indicated.\n- Antihistamines and decongestants may be a good choice for treating coughs associated with post nasal drip. (Specific products may be recommended by a physician or pharmacist.)\n- Expectorants are useful to help break and bring up mucous. (Specific products may be recommended by a physician or pharmacist.)\n- For patients with underlying disease states causing the cough, treatment should first be based on treating the underlying disease.\n\nA physician should be called if: \n- the patient is producing green, yellow, or rusty colored sputum. This is usually the result of an infection.\n- the cough lingers more than 7 to 10 days after other symptoms have cleared.\n- any cough lasts longer than two weeks.\n- a persistent fever is present or if the coughing up of blood occurs. \n*RZ*
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if you cough up any congestion and it has color too it (especially darker green or yellow) you may have a bacteria infection.  you can try decongestants like phenylephrine or pseudoephedrine.  you could just have congestion and sinus problems, but if you cough up colored stuff you likely have an infection.
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There are specialized cells (goblet cells) that line all of the mucous membranes of your body: nasal passages, throat, lungs, intestines, urinary tract, eyes, vagina and etc.  These cells are capable of producing and excreting copious amounts of mucus in response to infections, allergies, injuries, stimulation, and  nflammation. Most of the time this mucus you make is  your body's way of protecting and/or healing itself.  Mucus production also helps us rid ourselves of foreign invaders (bacteria, viruses, pollen, dust etc.).  In the case of a cold, plugging up the nose with mucus may help to kill the viruses by blocking the natural "air conditioning" and raising the temperature of the nasal membranes.\n\nMucus is mostly made up of water, proteins and inorganic salts.  Stuff that is readily available to your body, so it is no problem to make plenty.
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I'd speak to your doctor about Sinusitis to receive his views. He might also decide to refer you to an ear nose and throat specialist. However, there are several steps you can take to alleviate the problems:\n\n* Breathe most air - obtain a vaporiser or humifier;\n\n* alternate hot and cold compresses - put a hot compress across your nose for three minutes followed by a cold one for 30 seconds - repeat three times and do this two to six times a day;\n\n* obtain an over the counter rinse medication to wash out irritants;\n\n* drink plenty of fluids;\n\n* over the counter medications depending on which pain relief works best for you;\n\n* decongestants if it is an allergy including nasal steroids if appropriate;\n\n* if you are into alternative medicine, Chinese herbalists recommend Magnolis Flower. Anfelica, mint and chrysanthemum are also used although none of these methods are scientifically proven.
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When I gave up smoking I took horseradish and garlic capsules and they loosened the congestion on my lungs and I was able to cough up all the phlegm and get rid of it quickly. They can be bought at a health food store or chemist. Hope this helps and good on you for giving up.
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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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It's unlikely that chest congestion will lead to a sinus (not "sinius") infection.  It usually works the other way - gravity, y'know. :)\n\nDrying congestion is the "quick fix", not the cure, and OTC products can actually make colds worse.  Doctors don't even know what's in some of those.\n\nIf you can tolerate spicy food, most hot peppers have the ability to thin mucus and help your sinuses and lungs clear up.  -Fresh- horseradish works to clear sinuses.  \n\nAs counterintuitive as it sounds - to clear out and dry your lungs, drink plenty of water. It helps to keep the mucus thin and flowing. This is advised whether you're taking an expectorant such as guaifenesin or not.\n\nAmoxicillin (not "amoxiclin") is an antibiotic, not a medication for congestion.
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Increase your liquid intake and make sure your house is humidified properly.\nGargle with warm salt water (¼ teaspoon salt to ½ cup water) several times a day.\nDrink a glass of hot water with 1 teaspoon lemon juice and some honey. You'll feel better instantly. You can also drink a chamomile tea with lemon and honey added.\nCut a lemon into 2 pieces. Take one piece and put some salt and black pepper on it, press with a knife so that salt-pepper penetrate into the lime. Put the lemon on heat to make it warm. Slowly lick this lemon squeezing it until no juice remains. Do it 2-3 times a day.\nChives and scallions are helpful for a sore throat when simmered in water for 5 minutes. Drink as a tea.\nFigs, beets are beneficial in sore throat.\nEat garlic. Garlic is an anti-septic and good for many conditions.\nTake over-the-self pain relievers such as ibuprofen (Motrin IB®, Advil®).\nuse commonsense hygeine.
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no cough medicene, need decadron (some steroids presription) cool air... when really bad put face directly in a cool air humidifires path and breath deeply... if does not help got to er, they can give iv steroids and give racemic epinephrine breathing treatments.\ncroup is almost always viral.. you have to let it run its coarse