I have one hell of a cold. Whats a good remedy to relieve stuffiness and big drippy sinus syndrome? __________________ 5000 mg of Vitamin CI kid you not. If you take that every day, you wont ever get a cold __________________ Y2 is that amount a safe amount to take every day?__________________ you shouldn't take too much Vitamin C, you can overdose!!I just try to rest, taking medicine usually just makes the cold last longer. __________________ you cant overdose on Vitamin C. Whatever your body cannot absorb, it comes out in piss__________________ there have been study's both ways. i'm not sure which is correct myself.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/new...ta_051298.html http://www3.utsouthwestern.edu/libra...r/covrdose.htm __________________ Alka Seltzer Cold & Flu Medicine....- easily absorbed into your system as opposed to tablets or capsules.... - puts you to sleep within 30-40mins... (sleep is crucial if you wanna get better faster..) - and for some reason, it makes you pee a lot... I think all the germs get peed out....well, that's just MY theory.. hahahah =P it has always worked for me... within 2 days I'm all better.... __________________ I'd always heard that too much Vitamin C makes your system really acidic and can lead to ulcers and stomach-aches. But I think that's when you're popping like 10 of them a day. Or you can ignore me and read the actual articles that hapoo posted. That's probably a better idea.__________________ Quote:
You'll also have a permenant case of the worst diarrhea of all time... For me, the answer is pretty simple. As Dennis Leary once said, "Big n, little y, Big ****ing Q!" Mmmm, sweet, sweet NyQuil. __________________ A couple good stiff bourbon & cokes always relieved my sinuses. Just don't take it with a sore throat.__________________ Quote:
Along those lines, there's the old family cure - take one bottle of 80+ proof booze (preferably Scotch), and a bunch of blankets. Crawl under all the blankets with yer bottle of booze and don't come out until you've downed the booze and sweat everything outta yer system. Of course, I am not a doctor . . . and my family probably isn't the best one to take advice from . . . but I thought I'd just throw it out there. __________________ I was also told that if you go under a bunch of blankets and sweat for a while it'll help you get better__________________ I have a horrible cold too Abbs, I have been taking Vit.C (3 500mg pills a day), Zinc and Echinachea. Saline spray up the nose evey few hours, and running the humidifier. Too much Vit. C will give you the green apple splatters so be careful.Now, why do many old family remedies involve booze? Mine is a couple of tablespoons of honey some fresh lemon juice and tequila. It really helps with a sore throat, and tastes pretty decent. __________________ Quote:
__________________ minerals are good toohttp://www.fountain-ofyouth.com/c.htm __________________ Quote:
My guess is that back in old family days, doctors out in the country were scarce and medicines and drugs even more scarce. But liquor was always easy enough to obtain or make. Other than vitamins and minerals, no drug or medication will make you get better quicker. They just relieve symptoms. I would imagine mid and long-term sweats under the blankets would help purge the virus out quicker, and for similar reasons so would acupuncture. Liquor will take the pain away as fast and effectively as anything you can get over the counter. __________________ Alka seltzer will kick the **** out of a cold-but its LOADED with sodium-MEGA doses of VIT. C work wonders and YES-whats not absorbed will be filtered through the kidneys and be passed out in the urine-but even with all my nursing background I think any long term usage of MEGA DOSES of anything will have some type of adverse affects. Abbra stick with a great big ladle full of wild turkey and honey every hour on the hour-maybe if you are lucky you'll sleep right through your cold!__________________ Quote:
She's right.. they pulled it from the shelves. Hot tea and honey is a good 'feel better' to help with throats. __________________ I usually take some zinc tabs lot's of water some chicken soup and sleep like a log ...but that's just me__________________ Quote:
you can overdose on anything even vitamin C lots of excess is excreted, this is true, but if you take too much you will not be able to excrete it fast enough and too much will be metabolized works kinda the same way alcohol dose but yes you cna overdose on vitiamn C but a god shot ofit one time will help the body utilize what it already ahs and it wont hurt you any more then maybe a stomach ache and frequent bathroom break for a day __________________ the best things to fight sickness:for men: someone to laugh at thier complaining "boo hoo im sick" for women: snuggle up to a squirrel at night hehe __________________ especially with all the Binding agents that R used 2 make those tablets. Got|Chalk?Fresh, Organic citrus is probably Ur best bet *80) __________________ I heard there's no cure for the common cold cause it's a virus or something. There are many ways to prevent it but once you get it, all you can do is get plenty of rest (and alcohol).This is what I heard about the Vitamin thing... Vitamins A,D,E,and K are fat soluble and large doses can cause Vitamin poisoning, but that doesn't mean you can't "overdose" on the water soluble Vitamins B,C. That's what I remember learning from Nutritional Science 10. Too much of anything is bad. Didn't someone say that too much of anything will cause cancer? Who knows? Popping all those vitamin pills might cause throat and finger cancer. [Edited by ucbstan on 12-02-2000 at 02:34 AM] __________________ Quote:
In to those sick women, eh, squirrel? Is that your version of getting them when they're vulnerable?  Heheheh.__________________ Quote:
Yes!! Nutri Sci 10!! The greatest class ever, next to my 3-credit DeCal on the dangers of tobacco. 1 1/2 hours a week, no homework, no final, 3 credits. Sometimes I love Berkeley. And then I go to Soda Hall to do another CS project. __________________ I have managed to stay away from most plagues by taking Vitamin C pills (yes, your body will urinate excess amounts, but it can cause kidney stones) One 5000 mg pill won't kill you. Just read the directions.Drink tons of water and oj. About half of what you eat should be from the fruits/vegetable category. If it's a sinus cold, stay away from dairy. It'll thicken anything trying to come out of your nose or throat. The best way to beat a cold is not to get it in the first place. If you work out, don't life weights for more than an hour. Any more than 60 minutes will cause your body to release stress hormones which will lower the immune system. Take your vitamins, and eat your vegetables. Hope it helps. Oh yeah, watch out for drug interaction, and stay away from alcohol. __________________ pills at all so I normally drink a quart of OJ every couple days, and I make Chicken Noodle Soup, extremely hot and load the salt, after which I let it slide down my throat and soothe the pain... Not responsible if u burn urself...__________________ "I can't swallow," she said. "That's okay just do the best you can honey," I replied.  __________________ *clobbers SPB with a VERY BIG shoe*....O hey ABBS..how bout GARLIC? I have heard that works good too-just steep a few cloves in some boiling water for a few minutes-remove cloves,add salt to taste-and some REDHOT. mmmmmmmmmmmmm.__________________ ohh yeah, i just remembered one cure i was taught that will get rid of the cold really really quick. ONION JUICE!! yeah, you blend an onion, strain out the fiber and drink it down. It'll kill the cold before you can chug the whole thing down (that is if it doesn't kill you first)*I've never actually tried this* Mavi forum |
Monday, June 11, 2007
Do You have any good cures for the common cold
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