Is there anything good for a cold with stuffy nose and aches and scratchy throat and cough?!


Question: Is there anything good for a cold with stuffy nose and aches and scratchy throat and cough.?
I used to take Tylenol Severe Allergy and Sinus headache or Benadryl Severe allergy and Sinus headache. Tylenol, sudafed and benadry. Now they have take those off the market and put phenylephrine in there which people say is not as effective as sudafed. I don't want to buy separate pills either.Health Question & Answer


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Use a infusion of ginger thrice a day.Grapes help a great deal in treating cold in a few days. Consume 1 cup grape juice and also add 1-teaspoon honey to it.Check out http://useinfo6.blogspot.com/ for more remedies and information.Health Question & Answer

Sudafed is still available OTC, you just have to ask for it. And taking the decongestant separately from the antihistamine is better than taking the combination pills: you can take the components you need when you need them without having to risk the side-effects of the other ingredients when they aren't needed.Health Question & Answer

paracetamol if you have a temperature, and drink plently of water, this will keep you hydrated and also thins out the mucous so you can blow your nose easier (use tissues and throw them away each time). steaming your head over a bowl of hot water with a towel over your head can also help. rest when you can. warm lemonade with honey is soothing for the throat, suck on lozenges if that helps.

the best thing you can to is treat the symptoms and rest up as much as you can. if you are not feeling better in 5 days or so then visit your dr.Health Question & Answer

Sweat it out - go for a run or to the gym, or just wear loads of layers of tight clothes - my friend swears by 2 pairs of tights and leggings and 3 pairs of thick socks with legwarmers with thick tracksuits over the top, and lots of jumpers and a thick scarf and hat overnight - you will sweat lots but apparently this is good.

otherwise, eat raw garlic and try zinc lozenges.Health Question & Answer

Pour some really hot water in a bowl with a few drop of albus oil in or a half a teaspoon of vapour rub, place your head over the bowl with a towel covering over, so no steam can get out and breath deeply. For the cough, honey is natures best cough cure!Health Question & Answer

Therma-Flu always works for me. also, if you rub vicks on your armpits, the back of your neck and upper chest before going to sleep, it will help you sleep well and decongest. You might also want to gargle with listerine.Health Question & Answer

Well this isn't a pill, but for a sore throat, Bisolvon (Or Bisolven can't remember the spelling, sorry) works wonders!Health Question & Answer



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