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By *eli OP Woman
over a year ago

To get better.

Yep, there are lots of viruses/bugs going around. And I need, repeat need, to be better for next week.

So - what do you do when you're poorly (including man flu because why isn’t that taken seriously)?

Any old wives' tales that you've found to have worked?

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Depends what the ailment is? Sleep and eating well/drinking lots of water! X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not shour

But I shour a house nurse maid and would help

You know run you a nice bath clean up as you sit with your feet up

Don’t worry I grab my nusre unform maids and be right there

Ok faltry aside

Hopefully you get batter soon sending hugs

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By *ickshawedCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

Take plenty of rest. And get my husband to make you a hot honey and lemon. Not that it sped up my recovery, but it does taste good

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Since I left the office work behind, not even had a cold in nearly 3 years. Other employees used to come in when sick and spread it around. Last time I did have a cold a hot curry helped.

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By *issmorganWoman
over a year ago

Calderdale innit

I've taken vit D since the first time I had COVID.

I had that chest infection that's been going round and have started vitamin c too now ,dissolved in water and feel like it's helped.

Echinacea is supposed to be helpful in keeping your immune in good order too.

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By *reyToTheFairiesWoman
over a year ago

Carlisle usually

Lots of water.

At least 2 dressing gowns and 3 blankets wrapped up in the duvet. Just sweat the fucker out.

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By *istyPeaksCouple
over a year ago

braintree

I slept for 2 days (except for food & toilet breaks). Worked for me.

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By *sBlueWoman
over a year ago

Up North

"To get better.

Yep, there are lots of viruses/bugs going around. And I need, repeat need, to be better for next week.

So - what do you do when you're poorly (including man flu because why isn’t that taken seriously)?

Any old wives' tales that you've found to have worked?

Onion water. Chop a white onion put in jug of water leave overnight then drink a glass every day

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

What works for me is staying in bed, sleeping, drinking water, taking paracetamol regularly & grazing on fruit. If you can do this for 24 hours other than getting up for the loo you can break the back of it. Get well soon x

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
over a year ago

Manchester-ish

Vitamin D and Day/Night Nurse. Hope you feel better soon

Mrs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A whiskey a day keeps the doctor away

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"To get better.

Yep, there are lots of viruses/bugs going around. And I need, repeat need, to be better for next week.

So - what do you do when you're poorly (including man flu because why isn’t that taken seriously)?

Any old wives' tales that you've found to have worked?

So I’ve had the latest winter bug all week, mornings I felt like death warmed up, decided eating spicy homemade ramen helped, probably just the spicy broth and veg that did the trick for me

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By *heggMan
over a year ago

South Brum/Criydon

My father always swore by a hot toddy. Just don't stint on the whiskey. Realistically, the lemon juice provides vit C, the honey allegedly helps fight bugs (if only by providing fuel for the immune system) and the whiskey makes you feel less miserable...

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

Obviously you sit and feel sorry for yourself, make exaggerated snuffly sounds, and moan about how ill you are until somebody makes you a cup of tea and gets you some paracetamol. Honestly Meli, I thought you would have known that! Tsk

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

An old wives tale is a bottle of whiskey and a candle.

Light the candle and watch it burn while drinking the whiskey and you will soon forget your cold

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"An old wives tale is a bottle of whiskey and a candle.

Light the candle and watch it burn while drinking the whiskey and you will soon forget your cold"

Sounds like a plan, might try it this weekend

I’m not actually ill. But hey ho

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"An old wives tale is a bottle of whiskey and a candle.

Lube the candle and watch it bum you drinking the whiskey and you will soon forget your cold"

Let’s us know if this works Meli, maybe upload a pic

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By *m272Woman
over a year ago

London

An onion chopped placed in your socks overnight is an old wives tale that apparently works.

Failing that do what us ladies and take a big dose of 'man up' and get on with it lol

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By *red333Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

I never get ill but when i do i battle through it like its not there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stand on your head and drink a pint of Guinness. Won't do anything for you but would make everybody else laugh,and laughter is the best cure.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Nothing speeds up getting well. Sorry and all that but you've got a couple of days and youth on your side.

Get well soon

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By *haron StonerTV/TS
over a year ago

Haywards Heath

Lots of water, ibuprofen and nurofen migraine tablets.

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By *acDreamyMan
over a year ago

Wirral

Orgasms.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hot water with lemon (with a straw so it doesn’t affect your tooth enamel!)

Epsom salts baths

Echinacea supplements

2 litres of water

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

"Depends what the ailment is? Sleep and eating well/drinking lots of water! X"

This, plus paracetamol for pain /fever/body aches.

You can gargle with salt water or soluble Aspirin if you have a sore throat. I found the soluble Aspirin with taking paracetamol a blessing when I had tonsillitis.

Bone on chicken soup is supposed to be good for recovery too.

Rest as much as possible.

Try flat lemonade or Lucozade if you don't feel like eating.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

"Nothing speeds up getting well. Sorry and all that but you've got a couple of days and youth on your side.

Get well soon

Our immune systems deal with the virus; we deal with the symptoms.

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

"Take plenty of rest. And get my husband to make you a hot honey and lemon. Not that it sped up my recovery, but it does taste good

Even better with a slug of brandy in it

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By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago

Cheshire, Windermere ,Cumbria

I’m trying everything and a week later still like crap, I’ve got uncontrollable coughing to the point of nearly being sick and gasping for air, banging head and fever. I’m on vit c with zinc, vit d, cold and flu capsules, hot lemonade, honey, hot water with lemons, cough medicine (third bottle) along with fireball, various lozenges, decongestants, vic on the chest and insoles of feet, chicken soup etc. so think I’ll take defeat and just give up

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By *humper.Man
over a year ago

northumberland/scotland

Vics in hot water, towel over the head and steam it out. Let it all drip clean out if every pore! It aint pretty, but itll shift it if youre bunged up. Get better soon

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

According to my dad. Go for a walk, get some fresh air. It’s his cure for everything

. Swear he’d say that if I broke my leg.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I double my dose of vitamin C and rest. Keep warm and eat and drink plenty.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Netflix, pringles and masterbastion, not necessarily in that order....cure all for all ailments, maladies, aches and pains

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By *enrietteandSamCouple
over a year ago

Staffordshire

Sweat it out in a steam room with some olbas oil.

(Do people still do that?)

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke

Just rest and rest and more rest. I think your body just needs to recoup fully. Hope you’re soon better lovely xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've been taking Sudafed for 3 months now. If I get anymore colds or flu, I will need to get a dealer.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hope you feel better soon Meli

I find hot baths, hot honey and lemon drink and plently of sleep helps!

If you have a blocked nose, definitely steam that bathroom and sit in there for a while.

Miss S x

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By *iberius61Man
over a year ago

Pontefract

Not really. Vitamin C and D won't do any harm, but unless you have a poor diet they're unlikely to aid much. Many modern diets are low in salt, magnesium and sometimes potassium, but they probably won't help recovery much.

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By *eli OP Woman
over a year ago

Thank you you beautiful people! There are a few offers I'd love to take up in this thread.

I'm in/out of sleep atm, taken various vitamins and paracetamol. The poor sod of a fiancé is on doctor duty. Relieved it's the weekend.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Deepthroat a dildo and record it

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By *oeBeansMan
over a year ago

Derby

Just don't get sick

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By *imi_RougeWoman
over a year ago

Portsmouth

My mum swears by hot honey and lemon, and vitamin C.

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By *eli OP Woman
over a year ago

"Deepthroat a dildo and record it "

I don't think I could manage even four inches right now.

It's probably the worst thing about it, having to retire my mouth for a few days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Deepthroat a dildo and record it

I don't think I could manage even four inches right now.

It's probably the worst thing about it, having to retire my mouth for a few days. "

Ah if only you had done it a month ago like you said!

Jokes! Get better soon your siren! X

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By *imited 3EditionCouple
over a year ago

Live in Scotland Play in England

I take N-acetyl cysteine supplements when getting or having flu symptoms as per this journal article

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7649937/

2 x600mg capsules (1200mg) each morning before any food but the article says you can take this dose twice a day

You can buy it from amazon

We used this along with coenzyme q10 and quercetin when we got covid last winter but i use these whenever i feel like i might come down with something

Also had honey lemon ginger infusion with cinnamon.. Best made using the whole lemon (organic unwaxed)

Hope you feel better soon! I was supposed to start back at work yesterday but was all shivery and achy so couldn't which now impacts my work next week. Grr.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cock soup with hot sauce, drink plenty water then there just don’t get ill init

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sleep!!

boost your immune... And increase your vid D

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Rest, rest and - yep, you’ve guessed it, rest

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By *lephantisMan
over a year ago

Oxford

In The Box of Delights, Kay is advised to take a posset: a jorum of hot milk, egg,treacle, and nutmeg.

But perhaps a really good hot chocolate might be better, if you can hold it down. Protein, sugars, and milk is soothing.

Do get well soon, dear Meli. The Great Chain of Being is missing one of its vital links whilst you are off-kilter.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"To get better.

Yep, there are lots of viruses/bugs going around. And I need, repeat need, to be better for next week.

So - what do you do when you're poorly (including man flu because why isn’t that taken seriously)?

Any old wives' tales that you've found to have worked?

Sorry to hear that you're not well.

Over the last few years I've found a system that either reduces the severity of any colds I get, and sometimes heads them off completely.

At the first sign of a tingle in my throat, I get myself a load of orange juice and vegetables, and I bombard my system with vitamins. If I am quick enough, sometimes the sore throat doesn't develop into anything else, and if it does, the cold symptoms are mild and go away quickly.

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By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago

Cheshire, Windermere ,Cumbria

My Nan used to give us witches brew, which I think was treacle, vinegar, honey and hot water, not sure if it made us better or we just said we were better so we didn’t get another one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"To get better.

Yep, there are lots of viruses/bugs going around. And I need, repeat need, to be better for next week.

So - what do you do when you're poorly (including man flu because why isn’t that taken seriously)?

Any old wives' tales that you've found to have worked?

Rest, hydration and lemon and ginger tea with honey.

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