How to Get Rid of Colds

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Getting rid of a Cold: Treatments

As was mentioned above, there is no panacea for colds due to the huge numbers and diversity in the viruses which cause it. Antibiotics are useless because they target bacteria, not viruses. If you’re otherwise in good health it’s easier to just take it easy and battle the symptoms while you give your body enough time to eliminate the virus. Following are many common treatments for colds and their symptoms, if you have a remedy to add here please do so using the form at the bottom of this page.

*Always consult your physician before using or mixing any of the below remedies.

Over-The-Counter Cold Remedies

Petroleum Jelly
Applying petroleum jelly underneath the nose or on the chest so it’s vapors are inhaled can help soothe the irritation of a dry and raw nose and throat.

Analgesics
Analgesics are found in most over the counter cold and flu medications and many pain relievers such as NyQuil and Tylenol. These help relieve headaches and fever.

How to Get Rid of Colds

Cough Medicines
Cough medicines do pretty much what the name implies – they help relieve coughing. Most do this using an antitussive and expectorant. Antitussives suppress the body’s cough reflex and expectorants thin out your mucus, allowing it to be more easily expelled through coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose.

Natural Cold Cures and Home Remedies

Common Sense Treatments

  • Drink lots of fluids (very important).
  • Get plenty of rest (preferably in bed).
  • Eat a nutritious diet.

Salt Water
Gargling with salt water or using it to flush the nose can help reduce swelling and irritation.

Spicy Food
If your throat isn’t irritated and you can handle it, eating something spicy can temporarily clear up a stuffy head.

Chicken Soup
A Steam InhalationThough there hasn’t yet been any research that supports this, chicken soup remains a popular folk remedy for helping cure colds.

Steam Inhalation
This is effective for colds caused by members of the rhinovirus family due to their inability to survive at elevated temperatures. It can be achieved by sitting in a hot sauna or breathing the steam produced by hot water. Be careful not to burn yourself, and if you choose to sit in a sauna, make sure you stay hydrated.

Herbal Cures, Vitamins, and Mineral Supplementation
Among the many supplements that have been touted to help cure colds, the most popular are:

  • Colloidal Silver Supplements
  • Zinc Supplements
  • Vitamin C Supplements
  • Chamomile teaGarlic Supplements
  • Echinacea Capsules
  • Chamomile Tea
  • Lemon (Fresh or Juice)
  • Caffeine (Tea or Coffee)

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  1. korsrt123415 Says:

    ok guys nothing can cure a cold. the only thing u can do is get rest and let the cold do it’s course also makae sure u don’t have the noralvirus my 13 yeaqrold was hospitalized for a month because she had ethat and pneamaunia about 2 months ago so go to the doctor better to e safe then sorry

  2. alice Says:

    can some please reply to alice my nose is killing me and red i have tryed like everythign i need some answers so if u can put you suggegestions out there it woild be much apracted thank -you so remember reply to alice

  3. alice Says:

    okay i have had a cold for about 4 dAY NOW nd its almost chritmass i need to get better my syptoms are the following
    - lots of snezzing
    -low grade fever
    -running nose
    -but alwasy one nostrial is pluged really bad and i have bben blowing my nose so much that it is so red and itss very painfull plezz i nned your help thanks

  4. jasmine Says:

    SORRY I SAID EAT A CHUNK OF VINIGAR ITS GINGER LOL. GINGER GINGER

  5. jasmine Says:

    i have a really bad cold atm and i ate A CHUNK OF GINGER !
    drank lots of hot water with lemon sqeezed in it
    and cover up at night watever u do DONT USE A FAN !
    if ur a smoker dont smoke until cold is gone.
    so basically cover upp when u sleep;dont use fan, drink lots of hot water and lemon squeezed in it,eat a chunk of vinigar and deffinately dont smoke. BELIEVE ME ITS WORKING ALREADY ! AND IM TERRIBLE WITH A COLD. I GET BRUSIED RIBS AND LUNG INFECTIONS AND BRONCITIS! IT WORKS

  6. me Says:

    this doest work when youve had the cold for a couple of days, but if you feel one commming have a cold shower and then get straight into a warm blanket preferably by a fir on radiator. the virus wont be able to cope with the changing tempreture and dies. But if you dont want a cold shower just try standing in a cold room with a cold drink and then in a warm room with a hot drink. also the cold and flu pills work too.

  7. Dee Says:

    Ok i had a cold like a WEEk ago and it was ok then it got worst and I started using ayr it works good you spray it in hold in in for 10 second blow ur nose and it clear up mucus and you have to use vicks inhaler btw im 12 it works

  8. kim Says:

    i have a bad stomach ache n soar throat and my musels feel worn down and hurt and stiff like what do i do to get rid of this cold asap.. ive been takeing day quill n nite quill .. anyhting else?

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  12. Bethany Says:

    If you feel the cold coming on the first thing u do it Squeeze limes or lemons, I use limes…(its less sour)into a pot with a little bit of water and sugar and boil it on the stove. Drink it while its really Hot! also eat everything with hot sauce, it will kill your cold and you’ll b all set… WORKS EVERY TIME!!!!

  13. mr. bob Says:

    digest alkaseltzer and vinegar. make sure it stays in your system all day so you should take it probably 3 or 4 times a day

  14. mr. bob Says:

    if you have a cold make sure to get lots of rest, stay warm, and drink prune juice. pickles, french fries, and oranges help a lot too. bananas usually help me too.

  15. Laura Says:

    The best way i found to get rid of a cold was plenty of rest, keep very warm u need to sweat the cold out, also get a bowl of hot water put some olbas drops in it and put a tea towel over u head take deep breaths works wonders for un blocking your nose!

  16. luke Says:

    im ill as….
    ive had a cold for a week now, i dont think it helps going to the gym with it though ha. ooops.

    Keeps getting worse!!

  17. Derringer Says:

    Ok, I have some killer advice that works for me every time I get a cold. This won’t cure a cold instantly, but it will know a few days off the duration.

    *Green tea - 4 cups a day. This provides plenty of anti-oxidants. I dont mean the stuff in the bottle though, get the tea bags and make the real stuff!

    *Oranges - eating fresh oranges will be better than drinking any kind of processed or “from concentrate” juices. This gives lots of Vitamin C

    *The thing that I find helps the most though is what I call the “water treatment”. When you realize you have the cold, drink as much water as you can (for me this is about 2 - 2.5 liters). Every time you use the bathroom, drink about another half liter (or as much more as you can hold). Do this for about a half hour to an hour after your initial drink (should amount to 3 - 5 liters). This will flush you out and actually makes you feel pretty darn good once you are done.

  18. daniel Says:

    try benadil it works very well felt the results within 20 minutes!

  19. chicago cub Says:

    2 shots of vodka, vicks vapor rub,vit c tabs, lots of tea,i mean herbal, the stuff you buy in a herbal store not jewel. cover your self and sweat it out. old polish remedy. lots of soup too. ya youll be hot under the covers but youll feel better. also bronkaid is good to loosen flem., mucus. its available apon request at any drug store. keep in bed. drink a lot. also garlic helps too. by the way if obama really left a comment on this sight, let me tell ya something,you lost alot of votes by not keeping your mouth closed about the cubs sox thing. are you kidding me in a cub city????

  20. Tom Says:

    I am sick of my cold!!! i have had it for almoast 2 weeks! first it started out as just a simple -Sleepyness

    -Then coughing and sleepyness

    And now it is all thoes Sypmtomes including it being hard to Swallow anything! I Realy hate it with the migrains and I was just throwing up last night after taking a vitamin C pill!

    Please Give me a tip on how to get rid of it! I feel so Woozy too!

    Please help me with getting rid of it!

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