The Cure for the Common Cold

[wyeast]

Originally Posted by JAYoung

I fear I'm about to blaspheme... I don't like Scotch or whiskey.

Wait, wot wot?

I think my sense of reality just got tossed asunder.

Stay warm. Stay hydrated. Rest lots. That's about all you can do. I would down theraflu like a mofo whenever I got sick. Seems to lessen the symptoms somewhat, although not always.

[boratika]

Garlic. Lots and lots of raw garlic. Cut it up small enough to swallow without chewing and then wash it down with this:

Lemon + unpasteurised honey + hot (not boiling) water --> drink

There was a particularly nasty flu going around these part recently. I heard it described independently multiple times as "worse than labour" but lasting for more than a week. I basically spent a week on the couch consuming the above and watching cartoons.

[edit]Damnit! I meant unpasteurised honey.

[GunnyMo]

I go the easy way. I chug NyQuil. If you must be awake, take the skanky orange sister, DayQuil.

[Bingley Joe]

Originally Posted by boratika

Garlic. Lots and lots of raw garlic. Cut it up small enough to swallow without chewing and then wash it down with this:

Lemon + pasteurised honey + hot (not boiling) water --> drink

I can attest to this as a cure.

I make a similar ..umm tonic(?) by boiling a whole bunch of ginger with a lot of cayenne and honey, and then throwing in the garlic and letting it cool enough to drink it. I also squeeze a lemon into it at this point.

I've also added alcohol of various types (usually whisky, brandy, or cognac) when I've been really feeling like shit.

Eat and drink it all. It actually tastes great (no doubt thanks to the fact that you can't taste much when you're sick), and holy shit does it ever work.

The person you happen to be sleeping near will probably hate you when this stuff starts seeping out of your pores though..

[QueQueg]

Sleep is the single most important thing you can do. Sleep and drink water.

[Everyone vs Dinosaurs]

Sleep, a lot!

Hope you get well soon.

[QueQueg]

Originally Posted by Everyone vs Dinosaurs

Sleep, a lot!

Hope you get well soon.

Sleep and avoid dinosaurs.

[crazyD]

Originally Posted by boratika

Garlic. Lots and lots of raw garlic. Cut it up small enough to swallow without chewing and then wash it down with this:

Lemon + unpasteurised honey + hot (not boiling) water --> drink

There was a particularly nasty flu going around these part recently. I heard it described independently multiple times as "worse than labour" but lasting for more than a week. I basically spent a week on the couch consuming the above and watching cartoons.

[edit]Damnit! I meant unpasteurised honey.

*COUGH*psychosomatic*COUGH*

[Spacetronaut]

Fear is the only cure.