Cold Remedies

[The Brain]

Lots of food. For energy.

[Jacob]

Sleeping is the main thing. That, taking lots of fluids, and eating as much as my appetite allows.

[mongers]

Other - Man up. 

[Jacob]

Other - Man up.

Why?

[garbon]

Other - Man up.

Why?

Maybe you'll have better luck as he didn't answer me when I asked that before.

[Capetan Mihali]

Avoid sugar, starch, and dairy.  Stay as warm and dry as possible.

I used to use the Zycam nasal swabs at the first sign of a cold, but they've since been recalled for permanently destroying the sense of smell in some number of people.  Oops.

Back when I used to get sick all the time, I experimented with a few new-agey (and/or foreign) remedies.  With a bad sore throat I couldn't shake, I had surprising success gargling a mixture of boiling hot water, apple cider vinegar, and cayenne pepper.  It's not for the faint of heart though.  

I also used the neti pot someone gave me.  I'm pretty sure they sell them at CVS/Rite Aid/etc these days.  I found it hard to figure out (and also kind of disgusting) at first, but once I got the hang of the whole "dumping a teapot up your nose" routine, it definitely provided some decent relief from the congestion symptoms.  You need to put enough salt in the water, or else it burns like a motherfucker, and you want to warm the water to roughly human body temperature.

[sbr]

My mom used to make us gargle warm salt water where we had a sore throat. I learned pretty quick to not tell her about those.

[MadBurgerMaker]

I use that Tylenol Cold and Flu stuff and sleep a lot if I can.  If I can't, like if I have to work or something, I use the Daytime version of that stuff and spread my sickness to my coworkers as punishment for making me be there. 

[Darth Wagtaros]

Booze, Nettie Pot, and cardio workout.

[garbon]

I don't think I would ever use a neti pot.

[Ideologue]

I didn't see an entry for "functional immune system," so I chose "rest."

[Vricklund]

Keep so busy that you don't have time to get sick. As soon as you begin to wind down, that's when shit like this hits you.

[Darth Wagtaros]

I don't think I would ever use a neti pot.

It is an awful experience, but it works. Temporarily at least.