to ask you how to stave off my cold?

[lasangoles]

Temp is normal but have the typical scratchy throat I get before I get a cold. Anything I can do now to prevent it from getting a lot worse? Single mum to a toddler and not sure I can cope with a mega cold right now!

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Eat well. Lots of fresh fruit and veg. No processed food or sugar. And rest as much as you can (stick the TV on for toddler).

Have orange juice, peppers, sauerkraut. I always load up on stuff with lots of vitimin c in when I feel a cold coming on

Vitamin C and echinacea. Always seems to work for me.

Fellow Mum at school this morning was saying how great bee propolis is for stopping colds. I have no direct evidence that this is the case though!

@Lockheart your link does something weird!

First Defence is great if used at first signs of cold. Many a cold I have managed to stave off

Shove some First Defence up your nose and take a 1000mg vit c.

First Defence. Can buy it in most shops.

Can you really stave off a cold? Nothing has ever worked for me. Just sit back and feel the hurt

First Defence has worked twice for me over the past month. Scratchy throat over night, take this for two days and it disappeared very quickly with no other symptoms. You have to be quick though.
Then I gargle with echinacea! Take vitamin c and zinc lozenges but I think the jury is out on those. Can’t hurt though!

I actually heard an expert saying you can use First Defence preventatively if you’re going on a plane or public transport.

Never heard of first defence! Thank you! Meant to be going camping tonight! Car is packed. Just me and my son in a private field but would be gutted to feel shitty the whole time.

@audthedeepminded think it's a not so subtle dig telling me to use Google. However Google is a minefield and I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting to ask real people on here to see if anything actually works!

[quote AudTheDeepMinded]@Lockheart your link does something weird![/quote]
It does exactly what it is meant to do.

Vitamin C and echinacea, lots of water and rest if possible

Have as many hot drinks as possible.
Take 1000mg of vitamin C 3 or 4 times a day.
And a lot of zinc, but only with food.
Chew a raw clove of garlic if you can stand to.
Sambucol is good.
Keep your nose and neck warm.
Lemon and ginger are good too.
Spicy foods are good for colds.

Anti histamine tab. Stops the stuffy nose. Strepsils throat spray for the scratch throat.

If you take alcohol, a hot whiskey with honey and lemon before bed.

Paracetemol a couple of times a day.

I don't think there is anything that can stop the progression of a cold, but there are ways to make it a teeny bit more pleasant lol!

Home made garlic bread the stronger the better !

My son has had a cold this week as had my daughter and partner. I bought vicks first defence. Hoping it will work. Meant to stop the cold virus before it gets worse!

zinc

First Defence is OUTSTANDING. I was sick as a dog at a Wedding Rehearsal that I couldn’t get out of, nipped straight to Boots and bought some and was absolutely fine at the wedding the next day. Unbelievable really!

If you aren’t veggie boil up some chicken bones and make a good old fashioned chicken soup aka Jewish Grandmother’s Penicillin (lots of recipes online) y- scientifically proven to boost your white blood cells and fight a cold. Zinc lozenges and/or Vitamin C and Zinc tablets too. Try and get as much sleep as you can tonight.

• Night Nurse is the best (but may knock you out)
• drink a Berocca once a day
• gargle salt water
• take a warm bath with Epsom salts
• eat oranges, have vegetables for dinner in a fresh lemon, garlic and ginger dressing/sauce
• rest!

Not all of those will be possible if you're camping, but hopefully something helps. Enjoy your trip, hope you feel better.

Hot water and fresh ginger.
SLEEP when possible.
Hot baths and fresh air.

I found using the antiseptic throat spray made my throat more dry and irritated. Sips of cold milk was way more soothing.

Definitely, definitely first defence. Usually it will stop a cold in it's tracks. If it doesn't it seems to shorten it. Can't recommend it enough.

lasangoles put some salt in warm water and gargle a few times a day and before bed. Half glass water and 1/4 teaspoon salt.