No cure for the common cold.

[Cinnonym]

Being in a house with sick roommates means you're getting sick. So while I'm stuck in bed with my laptop, what do you guys do when you're quarantined in your room, or what do you do to start feeling better? Home remedies welcome.


EDIT: Also welcoming things you really shouldn't do while sick, foods to stay away from, etc.

 

[fd18e3d0-816e-11e4-b4a9-0800200c9a66]

I generally just drink my weight in Lucozade and sleep lots.

 

[Punisher A.J.]

A good game and a do not disturb sign and you will be cured in no time.

 

[Chechosaurus]

Orange juice - Enough to drown a giraffe in a giraffe sized bath tub.

 

[Spiner909]

Take a shower. And there's over the counter stuff called Airborne, tastes awful but helps me a lot.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

Barley water, but mostly I just do absolutely nothing - it's a good excuse.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

I play games, listen to music and watch films. So what I do the rest of the time really.

And there is a cure for the common cold. It was discovered by the Russian scientist Benilin Forchestikov.
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[Yoshemo]

Hot and sour soup for lunch and dinner. Cured me in 2 days

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

Peppermint and a little whiskey, put the 2 in a jar and let them ferment for a month or a couple of months

Then drink.

 

[fix-the-spade]

baggyn has the right idea, do as he says.

Also.
Add Lemsip to Lucozade for the ultimate feel better go-juice. But be warned it will make you piss like a race horse about three hours after you drink it.

 

[manaman]

I don't usually get quarantined in my room. A cold is usually a case of the sniffles that lasts a week, with a headache sometimes. I just drink a little more water, and get on with life. I don't think I have ever taken off more then a day before, and most of the time it was just to make sure I used my sick days at work.

 

[Cinnonym]

Orange juice - Enough to drown a giraffe in a giraffe sized bath tub.

I thought citric acid was bad for this sort of thing?

And there is a cure for the common cold. It was discovered by the Russian scientist Benilin Forchestikov.
[small]Sorry, it needed doing[/small].

Thanks for the tip... Asshole. ...No, I'm just kidding.

Peppermint and a little whiskey, put the 2 in a jar and let them ferment for a month or a couple of months

Then drink.

Won't I be cured by then...?

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

Vicks VapoRub..lots of Juices and sleep

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

Won't I be cured by then...?

You've gotta make some in advance

Preparation is key

 

[Cinnonym]

I generally just drink my weight in Lucozade and sleep lots.

Same I only like Lucozade when I am ill. That and chicken soup.

What the hell is Lucozade...

 

[ribonuge]

Lemsip is really effective for me. It makes you warm, kills bacteria in your throat and gives you painkillers all in one. What is not to like? Oh and it tastes really good too.

Spoiler

 

[Booze Zombie]

Chicken soup, vegetable soup, fruits... they all tend to make you feel better.

 

[Angerwing]

Vicks VapoRub..lots of Juices and sleep

This is my cure. Bare chest. Vapo-rub it up, have a 2 litre carton of juice, never leave the bed, except for pee breaks, and play a video-game or watch movies or something. That's if it's really bad. 95% of the time I just act normally and tough it out.

 

[tinkyyy]

Whikey and Honey works a treat. And those Vicks Inhaler things do wonders for my nose, but mostly I just relax and don't do too much.

 

[LeonLethality]

there is no cure as it constantly mutates due to how fast it spreads and how we try to build immunities to it.

but to make me feel better I drink some OJ, and get some sleep. sadly I wake up with a suffed nostril.