How do I get rid of this persistent cold?

[latecomer]

I fancy a punt but nearly two weeks ago now caught a cold, which I didn't think was too bad at the time but which has proved stubbornly persistent.  No it's not Covid and if it was flu I'd be completely exhausted, which I'm not.  But it is flu-like in its persistency.  I take the usual remedies and keep waiting to feel better.  Each day there seems to be a very small improvement but I can't shake off the unpleasant symptoms.  A number of people I know (at least around London/southern England) have suffered what sounds exactly like the same illness.

Any offers on remedies you've tried which have got rid of this or similar illnesses completely?  I don't want to punt until it's over.

[daviemac]

Not punting related so moved to off topic.

[Liverpool]

I fancy a punt but nearly two weeks ago now caught a cold, which I didn't think was too bad at the time but which has proved stubbornly persistent.  No it's not Covid and if it was flu I'd be completely exhausted, which I'm not.  But it is flu-like in its persistency.  I take the usual remedies and keep waiting to feel better.  Each day there seems to be a very small improvement but I can't shake off the unpleasant symptoms.  A number of people I know (at least around London/southern England) have suffered what sounds exactly like the same illness.

Any offers on remedies you've tried which have got rid of this or similar illnesses completely?  I don't want to punt until it's over.

Hot and spicy food to sweat it out of you.

Vicks vapor-rub on your chest at night to keep you from getting blocked up.

Wrap a scarf around your neck.

Works a treat for me.

[puntingking]

I fancy a punt but nearly two weeks ago now caught a cold, which I didn't think was too bad at the time but which has proved stubbornly persistent.  No it's not Covid and if it was flu I'd be completely exhausted, which I'm not.  But it is flu-like in its persistency.  I take the usual remedies and keep waiting to feel better.  Each day there seems to be a very small improvement but I can't shake off the unpleasant symptoms.  A number of people I know (at least around London/southern England) have suffered what sounds exactly like the same illness.

Any offers on remedies you've tried which have got rid of this or similar illnesses completely?  I don't want to punt until it's over.

visit the sauna will help. warm liquids also. Best to drink ginger tea, green tea and chamomile teas.

But my best advice would be is to increase your vitamin C and D intake daily with natural ways through food for the next time flu symptoms strike because when it does it will last much shorter and be much milder.

I rarely get colds but when I do i rarely even notice I have one.

I hope it goes away as soon as possible. Colds can be nasty.

[Stevelondon]

Like PK I don’t usually suffer from colds etc. I do up my intake of certain vitamins over the winter though.
I’d probably go along with the tea drinking and certainly drink more water.

[Ghost89]

I find honey and lemon to be a great help. Honey is a natural anti sceptic.

[Colston36]

I fancy a punt but nearly two weeks ago now caught a cold, which I didn't think was too bad at the time but which has proved stubbornly persistent.  No it's not Covid and if it was flu I'd be completely exhausted, which I'm not.  But it is flu-like in its persistency.  I take the usual remedies and keep waiting to feel better.  Each day there seems to be a very small improvement but I can't shake off the unpleasant symptoms.  A number of people I know (at least around London/southern England) have suffered what sounds exactly like the same illness.

Any offers on remedies you've tried which have got rid of this or similar illnesses completely?  I don't want to punt until it's over.

For 50 odd years the government ran a programme to find a cure for the common cold - then they jacked it in because there isn't one.

But do not despair. To spare the ladies your infection try this 3 stage palliative.

1. Attach your gob, limpet-like to their cunt or arse - whichever you prefer

2. Alternate if not sure or easily bored

3. Stay there until she squirts.

This simple exercise never fails to satisfy though does not cure.

[Dipper]

Could either the covid or flu jab caused it maybe?

[lamboman]

Sweat it out or get mullered,both sometimes work.

[webpunter]

Exactly
CTMadras & a load of Nelsons
I'm pretty sure that alcohol kills viruses, or it seems like it does - same difference
& stop being a big girls blouse

Sweat it out or get mullered,both sometimes work.

[Sunny]

Buy Yemeni honey, Bulgarian Black forest/mountain honey or any dark colour honey on ebay/gumtree don't buy the honey you see in shops it's all pasteurized and full of sugar.

Drink alot of soup with hot sauce and Ginger tea

Something that has helped me is steaming using a few drops of black seed oil (Warning very strong you will only be able to take 10 breaths)

Taking vitamins like: Vitamin D 4000iu, Vitamin C, Zinc, Magnesium citrate, NAC

Nordic fish oil take a spoon a day

Recently I have been using a Nasal wash bottle with saline solution it's helped a lot with clearing my sinus

[webpunter]

Couldn't agree more 
30 or 60 ?

Buy any dark colour honey

[lillythesavage]

Buy Yemeni honey, Bulgarian Black forest/mountain honey or any dark colour honey on ebay/gumtree don't buy the honey you see in shops it's all pasteurized and full of sugar.

Drink alot of soup with hot sauce and Ginger tea

Something that has helped me is steaming using a few drops of black seed oil (Warning very strong you will only be able to take 10 breaths)

Taking vitamins like: Vitamin D 4000iu, Vitamin C, Zinc, Magnesium citrate, NAC

Nordic fish oil take a spoon a day

Recently I have been using a Nasal wash bottle with saline solution it's helped a lot with clearing my sinus

I always take very expensive Manuka honey in fresh ginger tea, works a treat. Apparently very local honey gives great protection if you can get it, wherever you live.

As @dipper says, have you had recent jabs? 2 together I would not do. giving the flu jab a miss this year.

Not had a sniffle since starting on folic acid, vitamin D, Pro biotics with B vitamin supplements on a regular basis, and the old boy is working better, producing bucket loads 

[PepeMAGA]

Taking vitamins like: Vitamin D 4000iu, Vitamin C, Zinc,

Yes that. I take those daily, haven't had a cold or covid since 2018

[spiralnotebook]

Drink lots of brandy in a glass of almost boiling water 50/50 with sugar lemon and honey. Doesn’t cure anything but by fuck it makes you feel better for a few hours.

[Blackpool Rock]

Sweat it out or get mullered,both sometimes work.

Prevention is better than cure, I used to get loads of colds and they always seemed to be really bad then about 25 years ago I started eating loads of fresh fruit and the number seemed to drop. Then I started going to the gym about 20 years ago and the number of colds I got dropped to about 1 a year normally over Xmas time when i'd backed off work which a lot of people seem to think happens
So I eat healthy food and exercise then I can go years without a cold, coincidence  I don't think so, I also used to get that SAD every winter in Oct or Nov and it would last for 6 months, fucking horrible but never had it since exercising

Anyway yes I agree that alcohol does seem to dry a runny nose up for some reason and some good exercise after rubbing vick on your chest always allows me to clear a whole load of snot afterwards 

 

[catweazle]

Could either the covid or flu jab caused it maybe?

I had my seasonal covid booster  and flu jab together. 10 days after, I had an absolute  stinker of a cold, lasted for 3 days then abruptly  vanished. Maybe  something  in what Dipper says.

[latecomer]

Great advice here and much appreciated, thanks to all.  UKP at its best.  In fact I already do a lot of the things suggested - diet, vitamins, water etc - but lots of other good things to try, and a hot curry it is for dinner tonight.

[Blackpool Rock]

I had my seasonal covid booster  and flu jab together. 10 days after, I had an absolute  stinker of a cold, lasted for 3 days then abruptly  vanished. Maybe  something  in what Dipper says.

Or it could just be coincidence 

On the other hand probably not a coincidence getting a cold just as we start going into what they call the cold and flu season eh 

Loads of people at work have been sniffling the last few weeks and it appears to be a bit of a stinker that lasts for quite a while but obviously it must be linked to the covid or flu jab or perhaps having had both, perhaps it's something to do with that partial eclipse we had a few days back, that was always seen as a harbinger of doom 

[Watts.E.Dunn]

A very wise old vet once told me;

A cold lasts 7 days if you treat it, and a week if you don't;!...

[puntingking]

A very wise old vet once told me;

A cold lasts 7 days if you treat it, and a week if you don't;!...

7 days and a week is the same thing so the vet is not wise at all 

[webpunter]

Straight over the top of your head 

7 days and a week is the same thing so the vet is not wise at all 

[Marmalade]

There’s no ‘cure’ for colds but there’s standard advice for reducing symptoms:
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Extra rest and sleep is the one most people probably miss.

There’s no evidence or even theoretical substance to suggest antibiotics can help, and this is pretty standard (even if sensible policy minimises prescribing of antibiotics): yet a number of foreign pharmacies will prescribe them. The weird thing is that they do often seem to clear it up (placebo effect??)

NHS advice is to see a doctor if it’s not gone in three weeks. If you have to wait a further three weeks to get an appointment this means you have six weeks to try to get better!!

[Blackpool Rock]

Straight over the top of your head 

It wouldn't be the 1st thing 

I recall a conversation at work about 30 years ago, I wasn't involved but one of the guys was a bit thick and when someone said that something was happening in 2 weeks time he insisted that it wasn't and that it was in fact in 14 days time 
The convo continued with the thicko not being able to comprehend it was the same amount of time and when another joker offered the fact they were both wrong and it was happening in a fortnight I thought he was going to have a melt down 

This will confuse him -
Carrots are orange but oranges aren't carrots 

[Watts.E.Dunn]

A cold and flu are virsus they are not Bacteria. Antibotices are for treating Bacterial infections only and they have been misused by the pubic as well as lax prescribing.

A person is given a COURSE of antibotics which they are to take over time they start by knocking the weaker bactiral germs, then the person tends to start feeling better so thinks sod this i don't need them anymore but there are still bacteria there, the stronger ones which go on to replicate and hence they end up stronger and more riristant to the Antibotic!

Some infections are almost antibotic risisatnt these days, and short of giving someone Domestos;!!!

A cold will run its course it needs the body to get its act together and theres bugger all you can take to help apart from feelgood drugs like Whiskey and the like!..

Do bear in mind the differnce between the Flu and the Common cold differnt animals!, the Flu is a real nasty, google the 1918 flu pandemic that saw of around 50 million perople worldwide and that Virus is is here, carfully contained..

[shed]

7 days and a week is the same thing so the vet is not wise at all 

Oh my goodness, thick as s..t some would say

[Thephoenix]

7 days and a week is the same thing so the vet is not wise at all 

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[webpunter]

.... as two short planks
What a bell end 

Oh my goodness, thick as s..t some would say

[webpunter]

Thanks for the clarification
Would never have realised after CV-19
 

A cold and flu are virsus they are not Bacteria

[george r]

A very wise old vet once told me;

A cold lasts 7 days if you treat it, and a week if you don't;!...

 

[george r]

I had my seasonal covid booster  and flu jab together. 10 days after, I had an absolute  stinker of a cold, lasted for 3 days then abruptly  vanished. Maybe  something  in what Dipper says.

got mine next week 

[Marmalade]

got mine next week 

If it’s the new Omicron+ jab, it’s a bit different to the earlier ones. I had no side effects at all for the first three (beyond a tiny bit of soreness that evening and an excuse I told myself to feel tired the next day). But the fourth one left me with a runny nose and feeling blah for a day or two.

I’ve probably got the leaflet somewhere, it lists common side-effects. Probably the normal remedies help if you’re in a hurry. My go-to would be something like a non-drowsy (2nd gen) antihistamine, shot of caffeine, paracetamol, and plenty of liquids.

[Marmalade]

I fancy a punt but nearly two weeks ago now caught a cold, which I didn't think was too bad at the time but which has proved stubbornly persistent. 

Punting with a cold could be seen as inconsiderate as it would be easy to pass it. (Though at current prices maybe they could view it as a normal hazard of the job — you could mention in advance to ask if the p4p minds, then it’s her choice if she then wants to share with other TomDicks).

Some people find having a cold affects their performance — which might be a more selfish reason to postpone.

[Squire Haggard]

A hot curry, with plenty of Tumeric, and a few pints of lager, might help with a cold. If not, you'll feel better anyway. 

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[Watts.E.Dunn]

And someone in Ameriica has found that Tumeric can cause Liver damage in some people!...

[King Nuts]

I fancy a punt but nearly two weeks ago now caught a cold, which I didn't think was too bad at the time but which has proved stubbornly persistent.  No it's not Covid and if it was flu I'd be completely exhausted, which I'm not.  But it is flu-like in its persistency.  I take the usual remedies and keep waiting to feel better.  Each day there seems to be a very small improvement but I can't shake off the unpleasant symptoms.  A number of people I know (at least around London/southern England) have suffered what sounds exactly like the same illness.

Any offers on remedies you've tried which have got rid of this or similar illnesses completely?  I don't want to punt until it's over.

You can't do much about a cold once you've got it. But you can stop yourself getting one in the first place.

1. Take your vitamins. B C and D.
2. Drink the juice of a lime. One, every day. (You'll get used to it.)

Been doing this for some time now. No colds. No flu. No covid.

[Marmalade]

And someone in Ameriica has found that Tumeric can cause Liver damage in some people!...

Well pointed out. About 5 per cent of people when supplementation continued for more than one month (if we're looking at the same studies).

The studies are not particularly strong from what I've seen and it's still considered safe for short periods, but there's a wide variety of lesser side effects and varying with dosage, time length and particular formulation, so worth viewing with caution if taking more often than occasionally. Really complicated supplement. Lots of advantages, including possibly reducing blood sugar levels, reducing chance of prediabetes but can also affect (enhance , probably too much) drugs given to people with type-2 diabetes, reduce the effect of certain beta-blockers and affect a wide variety of other drugs including muscle relaxants, blood-thinners. Specific dosages however are also credited with helping or hindering stomach disorders, helping with arthritis, seasonal allergy, depression, and colon and pancreatic cancers. Far too much data to cite here but I've just summarised a bit from my sources to say, yeah, not all bad but I'd definitely treat with caution. (Usual disclaimer – this is not medical advice; but if anyone is seriously concerned about one of the above, and can read med papers without too much of a headache, PM me and I'll see if I still have the specific medical papers to hand that I'm looking at.)

[fredhiggins]

Straight over the top of your head 

Nothing goes over the top of my head - my reflexes are too sharp.

[Sunny]

I got anemic from taking turmeric supplements. Read it stops the absorption of iron. 

Dr Andrew Huberman talked about the negative effects of Tumeric (Curcumin)

He recommended Fish oil the ones you buy in bottles and store in the fridge.

Fish oil capsules are pretty much ineffective

[Marmalade]

I got anemic from taking turmeric supplements. Read it stops the absorption of iron. 

Dr Andrew Huberman talked about the negative effects of Tumeric (Curcumin)

He recommended Fish oil the ones you buy in bottles and store in the fridge.

Fish oil capsules are pretty much ineffective

Low iron is I think listed as a possible side-effect of turmeric, but what’s that got to do with fish oil?

[fredhiggins]

Low iron is I think listed as a possible side-effect of turmeric, but what’s that got to do with fish oil?

That fish oil is better for your immune system than turmeric, is I think the idea.

[Punterperson1971]

I had the season booster for covid day later felt like I had been punched in the shoulder 10 times by Mike Tyson day after felt better but no cold or fever,although I did have a bad cough and cold and it took over a week to get rid of especially my cough few weeks before

[Marmalade]

That fish oil is better for your immune system than turmeric, is I think the idea.

Oh right. Yeah there’s ‘some’ evidence of that but it’s of the nature of “it worked on mice so we think it might work on humans” I think. It’s supposed to be good for you (as long as it’s not gone rancid), a bit like straight omega-3 capsules. Does have other benefits, I’m inclined to believe. Hard to notice the direct effect though. I prefer the odd lashings of olive oil for my omegas and couple of helpings of dead fish.

[cunningman]

I had the season booster for covid day later felt like I had been punched in the shoulder 10 times by Mike Tyson day after felt better but no cold or fever,although I did have a bad cough and cold and it took over a week to get rid of especially my cough few weeks before

I had one last Saturday morning.  Overcome with sleepiness Saturday afternoon and woke up on the sofa mid evening, not so bad Sunday, but ached all over on Monday so much that I cried off work after lunch.  Fine since then though, I had 'common symptoms' except for headache, and the local sore arm was minor and gone by Sunday evening.  Had a flu jab on Wednesday, absolutely no noticeable affect.

I guess we all react differently.

[king tarzan]

Hot and spicy food to sweat it out of you.

Vicks vapor-rub on your chest at night to keep you from getting blocked up.

Wrap a scarf around your neck.

Works a treat for me.

A good hot spicy curry lamb chicken and Raw green chillies
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