Cold and sore throat

[Vonnieruth]

Any advice on what to take please .

Typical me go back work and come down with this

[Jollies]

Snap! Paracetamol. Plenty of liquids. Honey and lemon in warm water, some may add a wee dasheen ( if hubby hadn't finished the whisky last week so may I have done!)

[Vonnieruth in reply to Jollies]

Lol typical hubby Thank you I have all those in except the whisky

[BobD Volunteer]

It was always the same when the kids went back to school and we all got colds. I reduced my colds dramatically when I retired. Jollies has it right but try Echinacea as well..

[CDreamer]

Paracetamol - for sore throat gargling with salt water and/or soluable paracetamol. Steam with Olbas oil for blocked sinus and if cold is in the very early stages - something like First Defence nasal spray. Also an excellent prophylactic which I always use when travelling, works very well and has halved the number of colds I catch.

Hope you feel better soon.

[Vonnieruth in reply to CDreamer]

Thanks dreamer just got some halls menthol sweets to suck to and some soothers

[Kaz747]

There’s something to be said for hibernating at home 😉 Get better soon x

[Vonnieruth in reply to Kaz747]

Sure is I'm back in work on 2 till 8 Saturday

[jedimasterlincoln]

Always been the case for me when, after a period of being off work, I go back to full activity and get run down and susceptible to all the bugs the hospital has to offer. If this clashes with the kids going back to school - its doubly worse. Serious D&V a couple of weeks ago did the rounds but the baby escaped at least.

Regular paracetamol and warm drinks intertwined with lots of fluids.

[Vonnieruth in reply to jedimasterlincoln]

Thanks jedi I have never been one for loads of cold cures Hope all is well with you