How to deal with a cold quickly

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

In October, Russians catch colds en masse. The icy wind blows over the collars, and now it's easy to get into the rain. If you are already sick, then only a doctor can make an accurate diagnosis, he will also prescribe a treatment regimen. If you just started to catch a cold or all your relatives and colleagues sneeze, it's time to think about improving your health. There are also universal ways to relieve unpleasant symptoms. In this article, you will learn how to deal with a cold quickly.

We strengthen the immune system

Eating more vitamins is now more important than ever. Pay special attention to vitamin C, but do not exceed the daily dose - 60-70 mg. Remember: it is more useful to get vitamins not from tablets, but from products: fresh juices, sauerkraut, bell pepper.

Make it a habit to drink not ordinary tea, but vitamin tea. To do this, take in equal proportions the fruits of lingonberry and rose hips. Brew a tablespoon of berries in 200 ml of water and boil for another 5 minutes.

Fruit or herbal tea is generally an excellent remedy for the prevention and supportive treatment of colds. Here's another recipe: you need to mix equally chamomile flowers, lime blossom, lemon peels, dried or frozen raspberries. Pour a teaspoon of this collection with a glass of boiling water and leave for 10 minutes.

And one more way to strengthen the immune system. Mix half a cup of beet and carrot juice, add 1 tablespoon each of honey and lemon or cranberry juice. Drink a tablespoon in the morning and at night.

How to get rid of a runny nose

To get rid of squelching in the nose will help table horseradish. The oils it contains will speed up blood circulation and the mucus will go away. Mix a teaspoon of grated horseradish with a little honey, spread on toast and eat.

Inhalation will also be helpful. Chop the garlic finely, heat it with butter and breathe in the vapors alternately with one or the other nostril.

You can do inhalation with boiled potatoes with eucalyptus. When the potatoes are well boiled, toss a couple of tablespoons of dried eucalyptus leaves (available in pharmacies) into the pot. Cover your head with a towel and breathe over the broth for 10-15 minutes.

It would be nice to rinse your nose several times a day with warm salty water (half a teaspoon of salt per glass of water). Pay attention: now in pharmacies there are sprays based on sea water - especially for rinsing the nose with rhinitis and sinusitis.

And one more treatment option: during the day, every two hours, instill aloe juice into your nose.

Do a hydromassage of the maxillary sinuses. To do this, direct a powerful stream of a shower with warm (not hot!) Water from above to one sinus, then to another. The watering can now be brought closer and further away. This is how the maxillary sinuses receive a massage and warm up. Everything that has accumulated in them begins to come out faster.

If your throat hurts

As soon as you feel a sore throat, take 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar and stir in a glass of hot water. Drink one third of the mixture, and gargle the rest every hour. Sore throat from such treatment can go away in a day. This treatment will help quickly deal with a cold.

You can also gargle with a salt solution (1 teaspoon per glass of water) or sage decoction. Here's another recipe: dilute a teaspoon of iodine and sea salt in a glass of warm water. Rinsing can be done three to four times a day.

A warming compress on the neck with an alcohol (or vodka) layer can be done after the temperature returns to normal. This procedure is not suitable for those with an enlarged thyroid gland. Option: wrap your throat with parchment paper smeared with honey on the inside. Warms up well.

And one more "honey" recipe: to soothe a cold cough, heat 100 grams of honey in a water bath and mix with grated lemon. Eat a spoonful 5-6 times a day.

Delicious tea helps to soften the mucous membrane and get rid of pain: a teaspoon of tea leaves, a pinch of dried ginger, cinnamon and rosemary. Drink in small sips.

Eucalyptus and soda inhalations will also be helpful.

Tips for colds

by the way:

Vaccination against seasonal flu is underway in Russia. You can get vaccinated at any clinic in the city.

If you are already sick, drink as much liquid as possible - this helps to eliminate toxins.

The temperature before the arrival of the doctor can be brought down with paracetamol or a drug based on it. Unlike aspirin, it does not thin the blood. In addition, paracetamol can help relieve muscle pain and headaches.

Hot foot baths, mustard plasters and cups dilate blood vessels and improve blood circulation, which is why all processes in the body, including the fight against viruses, begin to take place at an accelerated rate. But you can't get into a hot bath with a temperature! So you will only worsen your situation, the body will have a hard time. Remember: any procedures related to body heating can be done when the peak of the disease has passed and the fever has subsided.