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Old 10-01-2013, 20:13   #14
Sunflower49
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Re: Grr I'm full of cold!

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington View Post
Oh Dear........I hope you feel better soon.
Until then, plenty of fluids(I use hot lemon and ginger)...plenty of rest(let the housework go hang) and simple paracetamol for the aches and pains that a cold brings with it.
Inhale steam every couple of hours while you are awake....it will stop the mucus from becoming too thick to get rid, of and steam kills the virus in your nose and throat.
Get better soon.
Thank you...I am NO better today! I am coughing more though, which may be a good sign.
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Originally Posted by pompeylass View Post
Snuggle up in bed with a good book that will take your mind off of your condition and into another world . . . highly recommended.
I am on the sofa, I don't want to give it to the other half as he's unable to take any time off sick at the moment BUT I have been donated a few books

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Originally Posted by flashy View Post
Go to any chemist and ask for some menthol crystals, they are dead cheap, usually under 2 quid, put them in hot water and inhale, but don't put your face too close when you inhale, they are strong and you only need to put a tiny tiny amount in the water, they help me with my asthma when I am struggling to breathe
My friend went to the chemist for me this morning and got me an olbas inhaler ..I suppose similar effect? I've got it permanently up one nostril!. I'm sure I look bonny.

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Originally Posted by Less View Post
Stop yer moaning, you're a woman and women are tough they laugh at colds (whilst we men never get them, we get man-flu), if you can't cope with a few germs in your system how are you going to cope with the excruciating pain of childbirth you know, that pain we men wouldn't be able to stand but females of your persuasion like to tell us in great details about.
You want to know pain? I'll give you an example of pain, one man in the presence of six women each one trying to outdo the others with their crutch splitting anecdotes about this particular miracle of life.

I do agree we men wouldn't be able to stand the pain, but then, we don't have to, there is a special type of Homosapien daft enough and keen enough to go through it for us.
Lol I won't be coping with childbirth for a fact!
Hot toddies are a good idea but I have no whiskey. Only bourbon and vodka. Hmm...Variations!
I am afraid I do whinge when ill.. I am so lucky and it happens so rarely, when I do get ill I get devastated!
I've had to cancel working tonight and tomorrow as well..
Another thing-I must have been delirious last night-I didn't even remember writing this thread!Thank you for all the replies though, I am now a bit cheered up!
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