OK...so now my incredible mutating cold has become sinusitis, but I am pg so can't take anything.

[Enid]

this bloody cold has been going on for weeks. Last week was on my chest and now is sinusitis. The gp has agreed to leave me with no antibiotics for a few days - he recommended paracetamol and bed rest (and signed me off work for the week )

Any nice natural remedies or advice?

I know! Sadly the bitter 70% stuff was more effective than green and blacks Milk choc

Enid, try this

Audrey's cold remedy

1 tsp coriander seeds
1 inch piece of ginger root, skinned
5-6 cloves
1 cinnamon stick , broken up
1 pint water
Honey and lemon juice to taste

Put all ingredients except honey and lemon into a sacepan, bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain through a sieve add honey and lemon.

Doesn't taste brilliant but usually easese symptoms!

eases even!

ooh lovely will add ginger to shopping list

oh fgs stop wallowing enid

Enid, I think you also should try menthol chewing gum. I rave on about this but, as a longterm sufferer of sinusitis, the chewing motion really eases the pressure and reduces the pain. Maybe it's a placebo and distracts me from the pain. Try it though.

Steam, steam and more steam!

I was like this just before christmas and steamed about 5 or 6 times a day, it does help but you have to stick at it.

Try a hot flannel on your face to ease the pain.

Hope you feel better

blimey cod you weren't joking about the mentghol crystals they are HARDCORE

so far have: steamed with menthol, snorted salty water (both made me sick so they had better work)

it is really painful now

I think I need suzys raw garlic thing

Enid, did you try putting drops of olbas oil in the hot water. That worked for me when pg and wasn't too harsh either.