my friend is 5 months pregnant, with a stinking cold, anything she can do to help feel better?

[lizandlulu]

she cant take tablets, but was just wondering if there was any natural remedies she could try to ease her discomfort?

hi ya,

Slice some lemons and simmer in a sauce pan and drink the fluid with honey in !!!

This is what my mum recommeded to me.

other than that i have no idea.

hope i have helped.

steam

plenty of hot lemon and honey

and if she has the chance, lots of rest !

yues she is sat at homeas she is not at work till monday anyway. i will tell her. not sure she will have lemons in the house though!!

Olbas oil. I am 6 months pregnant and have had horrendous headaches with sinusitis. I am on regular paracetomol and anti biotics but nothing was helping. Few drops of olbas oil into a tissue and I felt like a new woman! Still cant beleive it.

I second olbas oil. I hope it works for you too.

When i was pregnant (6whole weeks ago now!) I would do the tissue thing as it advises on the bottle but I would also put a few drops on the corner of my pillow (to make sure it didn't touch my skin) at night and when you wake it's a joy!

i will tell her, thank you

Yes to honey & lemon and Olbas (or Karvol oil).

Hot blackcurrant is also nice and makes a change if you get fed up with lemon.

Steaming your head under a towel over a bowl of boiling water is also good. A tiny bit of menthol crystal (from pharmacy) in the water will clear your sinuses but beware - they are VERY POWERFUL!