I’m full of cold or flu. Taken some paraceptamol to reduce the fever. What do you like to do to feel better even for a short period of time. Need some tips! Feeling so crap
Chicken soup (placebo yes but works for me)
Ibuprofen
Had this bad boy in the fridge…
Time to give it a go. Get well soon!
Plus one for chicken soup, always seems to help. Also orange juice and fresh air (while keeping warm)
Ibuprofen all the way for the flu. I think its a more effective antipyretic, and it will help with the inflammatory response that causes the body aches.
Paracetamol is acetaminophen and is not supposed to be regularly mixed with ibuprofen.
Edit for clarity, it’s not recommended to do so regularly.
That’s not true
You can take it at the same time and usually you take it in 2 hour intervals alternating.
You are not supposed to swallow them together or right after the other, that’s right. But you can alternate them safely and take ibuprofen before the paracetamol starts wearing off (roughly four hours after the other).
Of course it’s not ideal to take ibuprofen regularly for days on end. And don’t exceed the maximum dose at any given time.
Personally paracetamol does nothing for me, so I rely on ibuprofen solely.
Soup always makes me feel better. Doesn’t have to be anything fancy, just something hot and healthy and tasty. And a piece of bread to mop up afterwards.
Mostly, I sleep. When I’m not sleeping, I play relaxing video games or watch older TV shows/movies. So it’s like Stardew Valley and Better Off Ted/Airplane all day.
And, of course, chicken soup or your regional equivalent sick people food.
I got people calling it “the undead-turning lamen”:
Get some chicken (thighs? breast? whatever, include the bones but take them afterwards). Dice it, season with ginger, red pepper, black pepper, brown sugar. Brown it in a pot large enough to make some soup out of it. Then add wasabi, vinegar, minced garlic, soy sauce and water or chicken stock, fix the seasoning as necessary. (It’s fine to add a bit of salt to avoid making it too soy saucy.) Then add sliced cabbage, carrot, onion, leek, whatever you have in your fridge (see note on order), plus instant noodles (no packet seasoning). Let it cook all together and serve it.
It won’t cure your cold or flu. But it’s comforting, and nutritive. Make it spicy, but not uncomfortably so. If you’re struggling to chew it’s fine to just sip the liquid itself, as plenty nutrients from the vegs will leak into it.
NOTE: vegs and noodles take different cooking times, so plan accordingly. If using the ones that I’ve listed I’d probably add the carrots and cabbage, wait a bit, then onion and leek, wait a bit more, then the lamen. I usually go by texture but I guess five minutes between steps is reasonable?
Well that’ll clear the sinuses right up lol
Yup - the heat (wasabi, ginger, red pepper, black pepper) is part of the “raising undead” combo, not just seasoning. The rest is just a bunch of easy to digest nutrients, including water (people tend to get dehydrated when sick).
“There’s been a rumor that – you know, a very nice rumor – that you go outside in the sun or you have heat and it does have an effect on other viruses,”
“I’m going to speak to the medical doctors to see if there’s any way that you can apply light and heat to cure, you know, if you could.”
Last time I was down with the Plague™, I was in bed, chugging jugs of thyme tea (helps a lot with wet cough), and taking ibuprofen/pseudoephedrine for the fever and stuffy nose. Also I watched the entire history of the Earth documentary series while sorting out my mystery embroidery floss. That helped a lot to keep me busy. Sleeping is good but I feel like I lose track of time and that triggers my depression. But I usually recommend it a lot to my patients.
Not sure what’s going around - but also super sick during summer!!
I was recommended Oregano Concentrate (a natural anti-viral / bacterial) which really helped reduce the respiratory side of the sickness completely.
I was recommended Oregano Concentrate (a natural anti-viral / bacterial) which really helped reduce the respiratory side of the sickness completely.
What’s that? I.e a juice based on the herb? Not heard of it before.
Make sure you’re well-hydrated
Sudafed typically gets me the best results when I have the flu
In my US state you have to make sure you ask at the pharmacy counter for the good stuff. The OTC product from the regular shelf is junk.
Just as a note, if you’re not sure if you have COVID or not, avoid ibuprofen as it can make some COVID symptoms worse
Good luck!
I thought this was an early misconception of the pandemic and had since been debunked?
Hmm, you might be right, I’m too lazy to search it right now tho
Yeah I usually avoid ibuprofen anyways due to asthma! Going to have to try some chicken soup!
I swear that high dose vitamin D helps me when I have a viral infection, but only if I start taking it early on. Tylenol for fever, maybe also ibuprofen if there are a lot of aches and pains.
Feel better soon, OP!
For a cold?
Soup, spicy food, hot drinks, salt water gargle, and sometimes I’ll use OTC cold medicine (but be careful because they usually have tylenol in them so you don’t want to drink or take other medicines that can fuck up your liver).
I like Lemsip. It’s basically paracetamol like you already use but contains pseudoephidrine as well as an “upper”.
Lots of water and sinus rinses. Soup. Rest. Repeat.
Vitamin C , lots of water. Rest and real non processed food such fresh fruit and vegetables. I also avoid carb heavy meals when unwell to give my system a break. I still eat some carbs but just keep it light.
