How do I get rid of this misery?








I want my momma.

EmeraldCity said:

Eat some chicken soup, drink some tea with lemon.

nyquil and 7-up. works for me every time.

not mixed together, though. that would be nasty.

Some tequila with a nice cup of hot tea w/lemon and honey.
Stay in bed for 2 days, get ur laptop out for afternoon company and get plenty of rest


You should be fine in a matter of time

Thanks. I tried everything and it's been 3 days and it aint pretty. Hair nappy, nose red, eyes look and I feel like . Can't breathe, lips chapped, straight up non-musical funk.

Even did the whiskey thing today and it only knocked me out and gave me worse head throbbing.

I said "head throbbing"

EmeraldCity said:

Ok! Here's one..and it works everytime!
Grab two oranges...pop them in a pot of water and boil them, with the skins on. Once they are hot, about 5 minutes in boiling water, take them out and peel them. Then eat them both! The vitamin C rush you'll get will make you feel better.

althom said:

or you could just -->

althom said:

are u serius? lol


Sounds good if you are

Rebbie4real said:

I'm serious!!! It really works!!

althom said:

okay! This is kewl. I will try this 4 sure (next time i get sick that is).
How bout the peel though? I like orange peel. I always eat the peel before the orange

Rebbie4real said:

Are you serious?????

That must taste awful!

althom said:

Aight. Im gon hafta to try it. But if you taking advantage of my desperateness . . .

Rebbie. Girlfriend. Orange peel is nas-tayyy. Yucky. I do however like chewing vitamin c pills. Been doin so all day. They yummy and sour!

althom said:

Yes I am serious
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EmeraldCity said:

Go see Dr. Nathan, she'll help you out

althom said:

you're a weirdo.

Go down to your drug store and get some Cola syrup. It will settle your stomach and give you a caffiene rush which can perk you up.

Or, and this is really gross but it works, take a whole garlic (not just a clove, the whole thing), peel it, and puree it in your blender. Throw in some fruit juice to mask the horrible flavor a bit. Plug your nose and chug it as fast as you can. You'll get a rush from that too.

what always works for me is this...
drink anything and everything that is consumable like crazy and pop Vitamin C tablets...
what essentially happens is that you pee it out...
yeah, you'll be going to the washroom every few minutes...but, it works...
...at least for me...

Drink lots of green tea. If you can, get brassika tea (which is green and black tea with sulforaphane glucosinolate (antioxidant found in broccoli).It is a mega charged free radical attacker. It charges the immune system. Brew lots of it and have it on stand by. When you arent drinking the tea, you should be drinking water. Fluids and rest are very important. Thinking positive thoughts also helps. GET WELL SOON!

Nothing makes me feel better when I'm sick. I'm home with the flu now, and I can't sleep, breathe or talk. I'm bored and restless.

Warmth.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Tom said:

I've done that in the past and my breath stunk like garlic for 3 days and my cold never went away. I already caved and got antibiotics. My throat is on fire. Turns out I had a viral infection to go with it. Gross.

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Absolutely NOTHING works faster than a water fast.

The issue is that NOTHING can stop the virus from doing it's damange to the system except your own imune system. Cold medicines only supress the symptoms as do homeade remedies (honey & lemon, soup, vapor rub, etc.). They can even delay the recovery. What happens is that it takes your body a few days to produce the correct anti-bodies to fight the virus.

What water fasting does is that is shuts down your digestive track thus diverting the 25 - 30% energy consumed in digestion and all the functions that take place around it, and takes that energey and uses it to "rejuvinate" and fight off disease.

I've had a cold last year that lasted 48 hours with very mild symptoms becuase I fasted--it really works.

Google "Benefits of water fasting"

Tom said:

Silly. She said get rid of a cold...not vampires!

EmeraldCity said:

Awww. Thanks. Did your mommy come over and take care of you yet?

What AsianBoi recommended makes perfect sense : Water fasting is the right thing to do..
Our mayor here drinks hot water all the time, not only when he´s sick.

The garlic method is alos good, kills bacteria and other nasty stuff.

Lemon and ginger with hot water is also good.

I don´t eat chicken, but it´s scientifically proven that there´s something in chicken soup that fights colds. A certain amino acid, just don´t remember the name right now.

Another good thing is hot, spicy soup, like a nice ramen or udon soup .( Asian noodle soup).

If you ´re looking for some more conventional approach, try TheraFlu, it´s not available over here, but a good friend of mine brought me some from Florida, and it worked wonders.

Rest and a "f... you" attitude for at least two days is also beneficial.

Get well, take care

AsianBoi777 said:

You sound bag on there. (that's gotta be some ancient eastern method or something, we're good at those sorts of tricks )

It's a VIRUS and only your immune system can produce the complimentary
B- and T-lymphocytes to combat it. Everything else is just to treat secondary symptoms, which if it makes you feel good, by all means take them, coz there are theories that say that those 'feel good' factors can actually induce and expedite the production of the correct lymphocytes.


Asianbomb777, you truely are the 'gay' bomb with that piece of great advice

(Disclaimer: If conditions deteriate upon following this advice, well.....
we ain't doctors you know! Good health to you )