Seasonal upper respiratory infections are not as safe as commonly believed. If you do not start treatment on time, the process spreads to the bronchi, lungs and other organs, and goes into a chronic stage. However, complications can be prevented. For this, pharmaceutical preparations have been developed in easy-to-use forms that belong to different pharmacological groups. At home, you can prepare equally effective natural medicines according to folk recipes.
You should know in advance what to do if a cold begins, but the algorithm of treatment methods may differ. It depends on the symptoms of the disease, body temperature indicators and the age of the patient. All methods of treatment are usually divided into etiotropic (affect the cause) and additional (allow you to overcome clinical signs). Together, they effectively eliminate all manifestations and acute respiratory viral infections at the initial stages and provide prevention of dangerous complications.
Cough, runny nose, sore throat and fever are more common symptoms of a viral infection, less often of a bacterial infection. It enters the air and multiplies on the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract. The main condition for development is a reduced response of the immune system to pathogens. The incidence increases significantly during the cold season. This is due to short daylight hours, vitamin deficiency, and constant hypothermia. However, there are ways how to quickly stop the first manifestations of the disease at the very beginning, and preventive measures.
How to prevent the onset of a cold?
In winter, you should especially carefully monitor your well-being. In situations that most often turn out to be the cause of ARVI, it is necessary to immediately suppress the possibility of developing an infection. After a long time outdoors in low temperatures or in the rain, as well as chronic fatigue, it is important to take time and take care of your health. Doctors recommend several ways to help you avoid catching colds in any conditions:
- avoid crowds;
- during the day, wash your hands with soap and water, use disinfectant solutions;
- wear warm clothes, and in rainy weather, have a changeable set with you;
- healthy eating - if you cannot get enough vitamins and minerals in winter, there are ready-made complexes in the form of tablets on sale;
- hardening - you need to get used to low temperatures gradually.
Taking medications to prevent colds is not recommended, including antivirals. It is important that the immune system fights the infection on its own, especially in the initial stages.
Algorithm of actions for a beginning cold
Cough, runny nose, pain and sore throat - these symptoms develop flu or sore throat. In the early stages, it is much easier to eliminate them than to deal with advanced forms of bronchitis or pneumonia in the future. Therapeutic measures are aimed at strengthening the immune defense, relieving inflammation and stopping the first signs of the disease. You may need funds to bring down the temperature, but you cannot take them without urgent need.
- plentiful warm drink - tea with lemon and honey would be a good option;
- good sleep - during rest, the body recovers its strength to fight viruses;
- aromatherapy - you can do inhalations or just breathe in vapors of essential oils of coniferous plants (fir, pine, eucalyptus);
- bed rest - carrying a cold on your feet is dangerous not only for the sick person, but also for those around them;
- medicines - symptomatic treatment of rhinitis and cough, (ascorbic acid), fortifying agents.
In the early stages, do not rush to take antibiotics and fever medications. There are specific antiviral pills on sale (Anaferon, Tamiflu and others). They are recommended both for getting rid of a cold infection and for preventing it. However, their effectiveness has not been proven. When ingested, they stimulate the production of specific immune cells, but they do not destroy specific pathogens of influenza or ARVI.
Throat treatment
Pain and perspiration are the first signs of a cold. The easiest way to get rid of unpleasant symptoms is with store-bought lollipops. They contain anti-inflammatory components and a local anesthetic. They have a local effect on the affected area of the mucous membrane, blocking receptors and reducing pain. A similar effect is observed with the use of peppermint lozenges. Pharmacy medicines are not recommended to be taken for more than 3 days in a row, as they mask the manifestations of dangerous complications, including bacterial pharyngitis.
Compresses are also helpful against sore throat. They are made from several layers: cotton wool dipped in medicine, waterproof film and woolen cloth or a scarf. The active substances penetrate directly into the affected focus, and the thermal effect accelerates the movement of blood through the vessels. So congestion decreases, protective cells are produced faster to destroy the infection. As a medicine, you can use an aqueous solution of sea salt, soaked chamomile or sage flowers.
Gargling is another way to treat a cold sore throat. There are ready-made solutions in pharmacies - Furacilin, Chlohexidine and others. They disinfect the mucous membrane, relieve pain and swelling. No less effective medicines can be prepared at home:
- decoctions of chamomile, sage, - cleanse tissues and have an anti-inflammatory effect;
- a solution with sea water, salt and a few drops of iodine - quickly destroys bacteria;
- hydrogen peroxide - just stir one spoonful in a glass of warm water;
- (200-250 ml) with the addition of 10 ml of apple cider vinegar.
Inhalation is also a mandatory treatment for colds. There are ready-made nebulizers on sale with solutions of antiseptics, painkillers or anti-inflammatory ingredients (Bioparox). At home, the drug can be prepared on the basis of warm water with the addition of a few drops of essential oils (mint, eucalyptus, fir), infusions of anti-inflammatory herbs. Potato broth is also recommended - it soothes the mucous membrane and relieves pain. It is enough to bend over a container of warm liquid and breathe in the vapors.
Expert opinion
Komarovsky Evgeny Olegovich
Pediatrician, doctor of the highest category, TV presenter of the program "School of Doctor Komarovsky".
“I advise parents about children's colds, but this advice will be useful for adults as well. A sore throat in the absence of nasal discharge is the first sign of a sore throat. The disease is of bacterial origin, so it cannot be cured by rinsing. The pathogen can only be killed with antibiotics, and it is very easy to miss the beginning. You always need to pay attention to the little things, and even better - get tested before starting therapy. "
Nose treatment
Cold rhinitis is manifested by a runny nose and a burning sensation of the mucous membrane. In most cases, the causative agent is a viral infection, and the discharge will be liquid and transparent. If impurities of pus or blood appear in the snot, this directly indicates the multiplication of bacteria. In the first case, general strengthening measures are sufficient, in the second, a course of antibiotics in the form of tablets is needed.
Discharge from the nose, streaked with blood
Nasal drops are the most common treatment for a common cold. At home, you can make a regular saline solution, beet juice and essential oils are also popular. The latter are used in large dilution, 1-2 drops per spoon of base. Pharmacy products allow you to more accurately calculate the dosage. You can choose the right medicine based on the list of indications for use. All ready-made drops are usually divided into several groups:
- hormonal anti-inflammatory:. Fliksonase;
- antibacterial: Bioparox, Isofra;
- vasoconstrictor: Sanorin, Nazivin, Otrivin;
- antihistamines (against allergic rhinitis): Vibrocil;
- moisturizing:, Saline;
- thinning: Sinuforte;
- antiviral: Nazoferon.
The constant release of exudate causes dryness of the mucous membrane, this is facilitated by frequent washing. To avoid discomfort, you can purchase an ointment (Oxolinic, Tatracycline, Viferon, Levomekol, Pinosol, Fleming or any other) and put it in the nasal passages at night. Popular products are based on mint or eucalyptus extracts, including the Asterisk balm.
A prerequisite for quickly getting rid of a cold is regular cleansing of mucus from the passages. This can be done mechanically (blowing your nose) or rinsing your nose. Even the simplest saline solution will be useful. On its basis, expensive drugs are produced, but you can prepare it yourself by adding a spoonful of salt per liter of water. The liquid is poured with a syringe or a special watering can into one nostril so that it flows out of the other and does not enter the throat.
Temperature
To understand whether it is worth knocking it down or not, it is important to know the exact diagnosis. With a common cold, it rarely reaches 38 degrees or more, but if the indicators tend to 39 ° C and above, we can talk about the flu. Paracetamol and analogues are used to lower the temperature. They do not affect the cause of the disease, but only temporarily relieve the state of health.
Thermal reaction is a consequence of the immune system fighting a viral infection. If the temperature is kept within 38 degrees, it is considered safe for the body and often decreases on its own after sleep. But if it rises to 39 ° C or more, you should drink the medicine, otherwise there is a risk of protein breakdown. If the drug does not work, an urgent need to call a medical team.
If a cold begins to prevail, and there is no time to be ill for a long time, it is better to be treated at the earliest manifestations. It is difficult to make a diagnosis on your own and choose the right therapy regimen, so it is better to consult a doctor. He will advise both on pharmacy medicines and on the effectiveness of traditional methods.
The mucous membrane of the nose is inflamed in various diseases. Typical symptoms are congestion, difficulty breathing, discharge. To quickly cure a runny nose, it is necessary to determine its cause and type. A timely and correct diagnosis helps to avoid undesirable consequences, facilitates the course of the disease.
What is a runny nose
They think about the treatment of a common cold (rhinitis) when the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract swells.
A common cause is mechanical or chemical irritants. Some have a stuffy nose and want to sneeze when dust gets in, in a draft, in too bright light.
A runny nose caused by the above reasons does not go away in adults and children for several days and does not require treatment.
The runny nose itself is not contagious, its causative agent is unknown.
But the symptoms of a runny nose are typical for many diseases - for example, for the initial period of ARVI, influenza.
In everyday life, some people associate the need to cure a runny nose with nasal congestion. Others consider profuse discharge as a mandatory symptom. Still others are looking for a cure for the common cold when they start sneezing.
The mucous membrane swells with a change in temperature, under the influence of alcohol, a pungent odor, for other reasons.
Types of rhinitis
Vasomotor variety associated with watery compartments. Congestion alternately in one nostril, then in the other. I want to sneeze, tears flow, my head hurts.
The reasons are tobacco smoke, hormonal disorders, emotional distress. This type of rhinitis is correctly considered a disease of a neuro-reflex nature.
The condition is accompanied by weakness, increased fatigue, irritability, insomnia.
Allergic variety manifests itself seasonally or as a reaction to certain food, dust, animal hair, substances that are part of detergents or cosmetics.
I want to sneeze, my nose itches, tingles.
To avoid bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis is treated rather than relieve symptoms with medications or ointments.
With vasomotor and allergic rhinitis, the nasal cavity is not inflamed.
Infectious variety occurs with colds. The reason is viruses, bacteria, fungus. Symptoms: burning and dryness in the nasopharynx. To prevent the virus from entering the throat and bronchi, start treatment immediately.
Coryza manifests itself independently or as a symptom of acute respiratory diseases.
The nose is slightly itchy, dry, generally lethargic and weak. It is difficult to breathe with both nostrils, I want to sneeze, tears flow.
The condition is accompanied by a deterioration in the sense of smell, abundant mucopurulent discharge from the nose, if the vessels are damaged, they are bloody (snot with blood).
Acute rhinitis lasts a week or longer. Maybe 37C or higher.
Chronic rhinitis in a simple form manifested by abundant discharge, more often one-sided congestion. It develops as a complication of an acute form with impaired blood circulation in the mucous membrane, diseases of the paranasal sinuses.
If you do not treat a simple chronic rhinitis, as well as under the influence of a sharp climate change, the development of an inflammatory process in the paranasal sinuses, an adenoid, it goes into hypertrophic form.
Headache, stuffy nose, constant discharge, impaired sense of smell.
Chronic atrophic rhinitis develops with a weakened, after infectious diseases with acute rhinitis, as a result of surgical intervention in the nasal cavity, the action of unfavorable climatic conditions, harmful substances.
The nasal cavity is dry, the sense of smell is reduced, it is difficult to blow your nose completely, periodic bleeding from the nose.
If you do not get rid of the common cold, over time it becomes chronic, can cause inflammation of the maxillary sinuses -. Complications are associated with inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, middle ear.
Treatment of acute rhinitis
The onset of the disease is dryness in the nose, a feeling of heat. After 1-2 hours, the nose clogs up, the head hurts, profuse discharge. I have to sneeze often, the temperature is high. A week later - the discharge is thick, purulent.
Acute rhinitis is treated with bed rest:
- Put mustard plasters on the caviar.
- Warm up your feet in hot water with the addition of mustard (1 tablespoon for 8 liters of water).
- Stir in equal amounts, mother and stepmother,.
- Or mix equal amounts of eucalyptus,.
- Brew 1c l. one of the collections with a glass of boiling water, simmer for 5 minutes, insist in a sealed container for 1 hour.
To rinse the nose with a runny nose, drip 10 drops of the infusion into the nostril. Then tilt your head, let the liquid drain, blow your nose. Repeat 7-10 times for each nostril.
If the nose is very stuffy and it is difficult to rinse, drip 5-6 drops, do not blow out. Heal for 7-10 days.
As prescribed by the doctor, bury the vasoconstrictor drugs Ephedrine, Naphthyzin, Sanorin, Galazolin.
Vasoconstrictor drugs should be used for the treatment of rhinitis no more than 1-2 times a day, so as not to cause irreversible changes.
Chronic rhinitis treatment
With persistent coryza without fever, one or both nostrils are blocked, especially when lying down. Abundant mucus, reduced sense of smell, headache, dry mouth. Chronic rhinitis lasts for months or years.
The left nostril lays on the left side, the right nostril on the right. Nasal breathing is difficult in the supine position.
A common cause is a curvature of the nasal septum. The proliferation and thickening of the mucous membrane closes the nasal passages, which interferes with breathing through the nose.
Sometimes the mucous membrane, on the contrary, is thinned. Very viscous mucus forms crusts. When the crusts decompose, a fetid rhinitis (ozena) is diagnosed.
This form of rhinitis causes inflammation of the middle ear (otitis media) or the paranasal sinuses (sinusitis).
To cure, some long-term instillation of vasoconstrictor drops, which give a short-term result.
Treatment is more effective if there is no pathological enlargement of the pharyngeal tonsil (adenoids) - it makes it difficult to breathe through the nose. Otherwise, the adenoid is removed.
To dry the mucous membrane, reduce secretion, ointments are used for the common cold, which include streptocid, menthol, lanolin.
Oxolinic ointment is effective against viruses. Against sinusitis - Simanovsky ointment.
For prevention and treatment during periods of exacerbations, the following composition is useful:
- Mix 1 part marigold flowers and 2 parts raspberry leaves.
- Brew 3 tsp. mixture with a glass of boiling water, leave for 2 minutes.
Inhale for 5 minutes, twice a day. To be treated within a week.
How to cure a runny nose at home
To get rid of the disease, direct efforts to weaken specific complaints, to avoid possible complications.
Some people think that walking in the fresh air can quickly cure a runny nose. But cold, moisture-laden air irritates the mucous membrane. Therefore, the answer to the question "Whether to walk with a runny nose?" rather negative than positive.
During treatment, it is useful to exclude everything that irritates the mucous membrane and causes increased blood circulation - inhalation of warm steam, smoking.
When treating a common cold, especially an infectious one, use disposable napkins so that self-infection from a handkerchief does not occur.
During rhinitis treatment, exclude milk and dairy products as a source of mucus, as well as foods high in sugar and sugar. Limit consumption of peanuts, fatty foods, citrus fruits.
According to the doctor's prescription, allergic rhinitis is treated with Suprastin, Pipolfen.
Treatment with menthol oil (1%).
- Dip oil into the nostrils several times a day.
- In the supine position, place cotton swabs in the nostrils,
- Squeeze them through the wings of the nose, squeeze out the oil so that it penetrates into the back of the lower part of the nose.
Children under 3 years of age cannot be treated in this way.
Lanolin ointment (1-2%).
- Lubricate the front of the nose with a mixture of lanolin ointment and petroleum jelly.
Balm "Star" helps to cure an infectious (cold) rhinitis or to relieve the condition. Essential oils and other substances have an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect, eliminate the cause of the disease.
- Apply some balm to the temples and wings of the nose.
- Place a small amount of balm (half a match head) in a glass of boiling water.
- Wrap a glass in a cone with a folded towel several times.
- Inhale steam for 5 minutes through the nose through the hole in the cone.
Vitamin C. You should not immediately take pharmacological drugs for the common cold - so immunity does not participate in the treatment:
- When the first symptoms appear, take 1 g of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) after breakfast for 1-2 days.
Saline rinsing. To get rid of a runny nose faster, rinse the nose with salted water at the rate of 1 s.l. cooking or sea water in a glass of warm boiled water. At the pharmacy, ask for a special nasal watering can or use an old teapot:
- Tilt your head sideways over the sink.
- Pour salt water into the upper nostril so that the water flows out of the lower one.
- Tilt your head to the other side, repeat the procedure.
The procedure is shown in the figures in the article.
Another way to rinse your nose with a runny nose is to suck in water from a handful of the nose so that the water is in your mouth, spit it out.
Blow out the right and left nostril alternately so that the discharge does not penetrate the Eustachian tube, does not cause otitis media.
Hungry saliva:
- In the morning before breakfast, insert turundas moistened with saliva into the nostrils.
Alternative treatment of the common cold with mustard
Recipe 1. Actions for the first symptoms:
- In the evening, fix the mustard plasters on the heels, wrap with flannel, put on woolen socks.
- After one or two hours, remove the mustard plasters, walk quickly for 5-10 minutes, go to bed.
This method relieves a runny nose and congestion in one day, allows you to wake up healthy in the morning.
- Pour dry mustard powder into socks, walk for several days.
Recipe 3. In the first hours, warming up the legs cures a runny nose:
- Add 200 g of cooking water and 150 g of mustard powder to a bucket of warm water.
- Place your legs, cover your hips and knees with a woolen blanket.
- When your feet turn red, rinse with warm water, put on woolen socks, and lie down.
- Brew 1 tsp. mustard powder with a small amount of boiling water, stir.
- Moisten a cotton swab with the composition, inhale each nostril in turn.
How to cure a runny nose with honey
- Soak the bandage rollers with fresh liquid honey, insert 2 cm into the nostrils.
- Endure a burning sensation that soon turns into warmth. Keep for 30-60 minutes.
3-5 sessions are enough for adults and children.
Recipe 2. If the burning sensation is too strong:
- Dilute 1 tsp. honey in 2c.l. warm boiled water, moisten the rollers.
- Insert alternately into each nostril.
- Instill 4-6 drops of honey solution into each nostril 3-4 times a day.
- Grind 5g, add a little butter, up to 50g of sunflower oil, mix thoroughly.
The use of propolis ointment:
- Soak tampons, apply in the morning and evening in each nostril for 10 minutes.
- Soak tampons, insert into nostrils. Lie without a pillow for 5 minutes on the left side, 5 minutes on the right side.
Onions, garlic, horseradish - medicines for the common cold
- Cut the bulb, rub the wings of the nose with it, put small pieces through gauze into the ear canals.
The remedy gives quick relief. Some get rid of a cold in this way for three days.
- Chop finely or on a plate, inhale the vapors.
Recipe 3. Another way to get rid of a cold:
- Rub the garlic finely, place in a glass bottle, add water, close with a stopper.
- Heat in a saucepan of boiling water so that the sides of the bottle do not touch the saucepan.
Inhale with each nostril from the neck of the bottle. Repeat the procedure 2 times a day.
- At night, fix the parts of the bulb near the nostrils.
The method helps to quickly cure a runny nose, cope with sinusitis.
Recipe 5. To cure a cold in adults and children:
- Bury an aqueous solution at the rate of 1 drop of fresh garlic juice per 1 s.l. water.
- Take in 2-3 hours for 1 tsp. mixture of onions with honey.
- Place chopped fresh garlic in gauze in the nostrils, mix well.
Some people use this method to cure a runny nose in a few hours.
- Quickly cures a runny nose by instilling a mixture of onion juice, fresh potato juice, sunflower oil, honey, taken in equal parts.
Recipe 9. Bury the infusion:
- Stir 2-3c l. finely chopped onion, pour 50 ml of warm boiled water, add 0.5 tsp. honey, insist half an hour.
Recipe 10. The best remedy for a cold:
- Grind fresh garlic, add water to pinch the tongue.
- Mix with the same amount of aloe juice, add the same amount of honey.
Instill a few drops 3-4 times a day.
Recipe 11. Horseradish juice helps to cure chronic rhinitis:
- Mix at the rate of 150g of horseradish juice and the juice of 2-3 lemons; pure horseradish juice is not consumed.
Take a mixture of 1/2 tsp. twice a day, do not eat or drink for half an hour. The tool removes mucus, has a diuretic effect. At first, it causes abundant.
Cold juices
Beet juice.
- Instill 5 drops of fresh beetroot juice in each nostril for children. Can be mixed with honey at the rate of 1 tsp. honey for 2.5 tsp. juice.
- In case of thick discharge, rinse the nose with boiled juice.
- Moisten cotton swabs with beet juice, place them in the nose for 10 minutes.
Repeat the procedure 3-4 times a day.
Kalanchoe juice helps to quickly get rid of a cold.
- Lubricate the nostrils with fresh juice 1-2 times a day to separate mucus.
- Instill 2-4 drops of aloe juice 4 times a day.
Radish juice:
- Put tampons moistened with radish juice into the nostrils.
Ginger, lemon juice for the treatment of chronic rhinitis.
- Stir 50g grated and juice.
Take on an empty stomach twice a day for 1/2 teaspoon.
- Mix fresh ginger juice with the same amount of water
Bury children three times a day and before bedtime.
Mother and stepmother, yarrow:
- With a persistent runny nose, bury the juice from the leaves of the coltsfoot, as well as the juice of the yarrow.
Oils for the common cold
Rosehip or sea buckthorn oil quickly relieve congestion:
- Instill 2-3 drops or place oil swabs in the nostrils.
Eucalyptus oil helps to cure a runny nose:
- Heat 100 ml of vegetable oil, add 0.5 tsp. dry eucalyptus leaves, simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, insist in a sealed container for 5 hours, strain.
Instill warm up to 6 times a day.
Pumpkin seed oil, garlic:
- Stir 1 tsp. and 1-2 drops of fresh garlic juice.
Bury warm.
Treatment of allergic rhinitis pumpkin seed oil.
- Instill 6-7 drops within 14 days.
- Take orally 1 tsp. three times a day one hour before meals.
How to treat a runny nose by warming up the nose
Buckwheat, salt for a prolonged runny nose:
- The cloth bag is not filled to the top with thick hot buckwheat porridge or salt.
Keep in the area of the maxillary sinuses (on the sides of the nose) until it cools.
Boiled egg for the treatment of a common cold:
- Apply near the nose through a handkerchief.
Hot baths for hands help to cope with a runny nose and congestion.
How to rinse your nose with a runny nose
Chamomile, St. John's wort from severe rhinitis:
- Bury a decoction of chamomile and St. John's wort twice a day at the rate of 1 tsp. in a glass of boiling water.
St. John's wort has an anti-inflammatory effect, accelerates the recovery process.
Soda. Rinse nose at night:
- To drip a weak solution of baking soda.
Tea mushroom helps to get rid of a common cold:
- Rinse with a weak infusion (dilute with 10 parts of water).
Golden mustache:
- Grind the leaves, add a glass of water, simmer for 3 minutes, let cool. Add 1 tsp. salt and 0.5 tsp honey, mix.
Flush your nose with a warm solution.
Starch helps to cope with sneezing with a cold:
- Bury a weak starch solution.
Cotton wool. In Tibet, with a runny nose, they tickle a match in the nose with cotton wool at the end. Sneezing produces profuse mucus.
How to cure a runny nose that has begun
Hydrogen peroxide helps at the beginning of the disease:
- Instill a solution of 3% (3-6 drops per 1 s.l. warm water).
After a profuse mucus separation, the congestion disappears. After half an hour, sniff the ammonia in turn of each nostril.
Flax seeds, rye rusks:
- Heat in a frying pan or rye rusks until smoke appears, inhale through the nose.
Treat runny nose several times a day.
Oregano:
- For prolonged runny nose, sniff oregano herb powder.
Nettle to treat allergic rhinitis:
- Mash a green leaf, inhale the aroma for 3 minutes several times a day.
Horseradish, radish, honey, salt:
- In the evening, warm up your body in a bath or bath.
- Grate the sacrum with grated radish mixed with the same amount of grated horseradish.
- Add some honey and table salt.
After drinking tea with raspberries, mint. In the morning, I manage to get rid of a cold.
Changed: 26.06.2019
What to do if you have a cold? Everyone knows that you can catch a cold at any time of the year. It doesn't have to be a cold winter or a rainy fall.
You can pick up viruses anywhere, anytime. Large crowds of people, hypothermia of the body as a whole, drafts, frequent and sudden changes in temperature - all these factors can be the causes of the disease.
Virus infections cannot be predicted. They can lie in wait even around the corner of their own home. What is the right way to treat a cold?
Feeling the first symptoms of a cold, it is important to start treatment on time... If you do this early, you can prevent serious complications. After all, a running cold can develop into bronchitis or pneumonia.
And this further complicates the work of the heart (considerable loads are piled on it) and the whole organism as a whole. Repeatedly running mild forms of the common cold, which then develop into serious forms, are fatal.
There are many antiviral drugs available from pharmacies. They come in different purposes and uses. Some need to be taken from the first day of a cold, others - in the future, if it was not possible to overcome the infection immediately. 
For the nose, they offer a variety of drops, for a sore throat - syrups, ointments to warm up the chest, antipyretic pills and potions.
But it's worth remembering that you cannot drink medicine for fever if it does not exceed a level of thirty-eight degrees... Only if the thermometer has crossed this border, then you need to act more actively in terms of treatment.
But we do not always have the opportunity to be treated with medication. Sometimes there is simply not enough money for them. After all, foreign, advertised funds cost a lot.
Sometimes their use is not so effective, sometimes they cannot be used (for example, for pregnant women). Then come to the rescue folk remedies... However, it is important to remember that if there is no improvement after a few days, then it is worth seeking help from a doctor.
1) If you have a runny nose during a cold, you should use pharmacy drops. But it is undesirable to use them for more than five days in a row. If there is no improvement, stop using them immediately. Purchased nasal drops kill the olfactory and taste buds.
2) It is possible to treat rhinitis without resorting to the help of pharmaceuticals. Drops can be made at home (recipes - in the article ""), you also need to warm up the nose, do steam inhalation(breathe over boiled potatoes).
A good prevention of a cold is the observance of some features in the arrangement of the interior. Spread the chunks of onion or garlic around the house. Better cut, then the effect will be more noticeable.
Place a bunch of lavender in a vase, you can use dried one. Drop on a piece of paper essential oil(menthol, sea buckthorn, fir or others) and place in each room.
3) A sore throat and a cough excruciates - these are also signs of a cold. In addition to pharmacy syrups and mixtures, there are other ways to treat throat. Drink plenty of tea, best of all from natural ingredients. Linden, raspberry, sea buckthorn, currant - this is not a complete list.
You can make such tea both from the jam of these berries (take dried inflorescences from linden), and brew the twigs in boiling water (you can also use the leaves, but the effect is weaker). Necessarily add honey to tea... But do not overdo it, because with a dry cough, they should not be abused. Honey already dries out the airways.
Also, spare a lemon wedge. If you have a squeak in your throat, then do not overdo it either, the lemon will irritate it even more.
4) Sore throat a well-known recipe helps a lot. You need to boil fresh milk, cool a little, add one or two teaspoons of honey and a little butter. This drink will not be to everyone's taste, but it helps perfectly.
5) There are different ways to warm up the chest, too. You can buy warming ointments and special tinctures at the pharmacy. Or you can warm yourself at home. It is useful to breathe over boiling water, wrapped with a towel around your head. Best of all, if it is a herbal decoction.
Cabbage leaves will help warm up the chest. Boil them and, wrapping them in a scarf, put them on your chest. When the leaves begin to cool, remove the scarf. After such procedures, you need to cover yourself well with a blanket and sweat.In addition to the cabbage leaf, you can use boiled potatoes in the same way. 
7) For colds, it is recommended to take a bath. Take a dip in hot enough water before bed. Then immediately hide under the covers. It is also useful to steam your feet with boiling water, to make special foot baths. You can add some salt and mustard to the water.
Generally mustard is a good helper in the fight against colds... They give her inhalations, warm her legs and chest, put mustard plasters. It has warming properties, which is good for treating colds.
After taking any kind of bath, it is worth going to bed, covering yourself with a warm blanket almost over your head. You can even wear warm socks for more effect. After all, first of all, you need to keep your feet warm.
8) Everyone knows that with a cold you need to drink a lot... Drink more hot tea, juice, fruit drink. Together with the liquid, harmful microbes leave the body. Tea also has diaphoretic properties. Therefore, if possible, after drinking it, lie down for at least half an hour in a warm bed.
This will sweat and flush the viruses out of your body. But it's important to wrap yourself up completely, from head to toe. And then in childhood we always put out an arm or a leg. This is not worth doing, the effect will be significantly reduced. It is better to suffer for about forty minutes, but you will recover.
9) In addition to drinking plenty of fluids, eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables... The number one fruit is citrus. Eat them raw, drink freshly squeezed juices, toss whole zest in tea, or rub them. It is also very useful, it also contains a considerable amount of vitamin C, apples, raspberries, kiwi.
Do not be too lazy to stock up on honey in the summer, freeze fresh fruits, dry inflorescences for tea, so that at the right time you have something that can fight a cold. Be healthy and do not get sick!
During the off-season, the chances of catching an acute respiratory infection are many times higher. The disease interferes with the usual way of life, everyday activities and worries at the same time cease to be as important. How to quickly recover from a cold and return to vigorous activity, you will find out below.
How to treat a cold
Respiratory diseases spread among the population, as a rule, during the changing seasons. This fact is explained by the fact that at this time a person lacks important vitamins, due to which the body's defenses are reduced and it becomes vulnerable to pathogens. According to experts, it is more correct to classify a cold as an acute respiratory disease (acute respiratory disease).
When a viral agent is detected, the disease is defined as ARVI (acute respiratory viral infection). Modern science has identified over 200 respiratory pathogens. Depending on the etiology, for the most part, it is decided how an adult can quickly cure a cold. The symptoms of influenza are slightly different from acute respiratory infections, for this reason it is separated into a separate category. As a consequence, it is necessary to list the clinical "components" of the common cold:
- body temperature rises on the eve of evening or night;
- sore throat and sore throat;
- cough;
- runny nose;
- nasal congestion;
- weakness.
A characteristic feature of ARI is its gradual development. At the same time, many are interested in how to quickly cure a cold if it starts gradually? The main thing that experts call for is not to ignore even the smallest signals from the body. A quick home remedy for a cold is a good night's sleep. With acute respiratory infections, it is important to take vitamin C, not to overcool, drink plenty of warm, slightly acidified liquid. This complex, as a rule, helps the patient to recover faster, to return to the usual way of life.
How to cure a cold initially
If you have the first signs of acute respiratory infections, then put off important things for a few days and just try to rest. Adequate sleep will help the immune system cope with illness faster. Do not hesitate, it will be much more useful to heed this advice than to travel to pharmacies and look for something to drink from a cold. At the first symptoms of the disease, the following measures must be taken:
- take a loading dose of vitamin C (the child should be given the appropriate amount of ascorbic acid);
- beware of stress and excessive physical exertion;
- spend a day or two at home in comfortable clothes and warm socks;
- refuse to take antipyretics at a temperature not exceeding 38 degrees;
- drink large quantities of warm liquid, preferably herbal teas.
How to quickly recover from a cold
It is quite possible to overcome the disease quickly, provided that all the recommendations of experts are followed. However, you should not rush to medications at the first symptoms of acute respiratory infections, when the head splits, the whole body hurts. Commercials telling how to quickly cure a cold often offer the population not only ineffective, but even dangerous remedies. There is no doubt that Teraflu, Arbidol, Coldrex are powerful drugs that will help you quickly, but the relief will be short-lived.
Women need to be especially careful during pregnancy. The children's body, although protected by the placenta, is nevertheless extremely vulnerable, which must be taken into account by expectant mothers, taking another pill of an incomprehensible drug. Then a natural question arises about how to quickly cure ARVI or ARI? It is important to understand that you also need to be able to get sick. Adults, as a rule, rush to work, ignoring any warnings from the body, which absolutely must not be done. You can quickly cure a cold and runny nose:
- medications;
- inhalation;
- banks or mustard plasters;
- drinking plenty of fluids;
- herbal infusions and teas;
- rubbing;
- eating a lot of citrus fruits.
How to quickly heal your throat
Patients with colds in most cases complain of discomfort when swallowing. A sore throat and sore throat against the background of a cold cause many problems. You need to be treated without waiting for a strong cough to begin. As a result, experts recommend resorting to irrigation and gargling with antiseptics at the first sign of a cold. As a rule, solutions of furacilin, soda and salt, decoctions of medicinal herbs (chamomile, thyme, mint) are effective. Of the medicines, it is good to use sprays such as Lugolita, Miramistin.
How to quickly cure a runny nose
It is possible to relieve the symptoms of nasal congestion without the use of drugs using folk methods. At the same time, it is good to use recipes with calendula, aloe juice, honey. The latter must be used with caution when treating a child. Pharmacy preparations will also help to cope with ARVI. Among them, oxolinic ointment and Interferon are considered to be more effective. With a runny nose, the air must be humidified all the time, which is especially important if you get sick during the heating season.
In addition to drug treatment, many are increasingly resorting to traditional medicine ..
At the first symptoms
A plentiful drink helps me - cranberry juice and water with lemon. Press the cranberries into containers, then pour boiling water over, add a little sugar if desired. Such fruit drink should be drunk two cups every hour and alternated with two cups of water with lemon (cut the lemon into slices, squeeze out the juice, pour boiling water with the peel). A loading dose of vitamin C is what you need to fight the disease! (Svetlana, 55 years old)
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Black radish juice relieves many of the symptoms of a cold (I squeeze it on a juicer along with the peel). About half a liter of juice is obtained from a kilogram of radish. A little salt is added to it so that it does not disappear, and then we put it in the refrigerator. Three times a day, half an hour before meals, you should take a teaspoon, preferably even a tablespoon. Even asthma can be cured in this way. Swelling of the neck and throat is relieved, the condition of the upper respiratory tract is normalized. I think that the rest of the body is not against such a procedure. But most of all can go to others: some do not tolerate the smell of radish. I usually do this procedure when I don’t need to go to work. ( Sergey, 44 years old)
It is good to do a foot massage in case of an onset of a cold, thoroughly massage each toe and foot with “Zvezdochka” balm at night. This is one hundred percent remedy, let it go the next morning! ( Yana, 29 years old)
Against cough
This is an old but very effective recipe for wet coughs. We take one medium-sized onion, finely chop it, put it in a jar, fill it with two tablespoons of honey (it is important that the honey is natural). We put the jar in a warm place so that the juice begins to form. Take one tablespoon three times a day. There will be no smell, don't worry! ( Alena, 33 years old)
Cut out the middle of a fresh white radish and add a tablespoon of honey inside. We put in a warm place for several hours, wait for the radish to release juice. This juice should be taken one tablespoon daily. Good for wet coughs. (Sergey, 56 years old)
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To combat dry cough, you can rub your chest with goat fat or honey at night, then wrap yourself in cellophane or cling film and sleep until morning. Another way to prevent respiratory complications is to drink a glass of warm milk at night. A piece of butter, soda on the tip of a knife and a teaspoon of honey should be dissolved in milk. The drink is not very pleasant to the taste, but within two days it relieves cough and its consequences. (Anna, 26 years old)
Any type of cough can be cured in one day by drinking a mixture of raw eggs, a tablespoon of vodka, a tablespoon of honey, a tablespoon of melted butter, a tablespoon of milk, and a teaspoon of baking soda on an empty stomach. If it does not help the first time, repeat the procedure again - it will definitely help the second time. (Ekaterina, 23 years old)
From a runny nose
You can permanently get rid of a runny nose or nasal congestion with one procedure. We collect hot water in the bath and put only feet and hands in there! Sit like this for 15 minutes. Problems with a runny nose will stop bothering you after the first time. ( Alexander, 57 years old)
Sinusitis, aggravated during a cold, is perfectly treated in two ways. First, you need to cut onions into half rings, wrap the onion slices with gauze or a bandage, insert the resulting tampons into the nose. This can also help kill a nasopharyngeal infection if you are just getting sick. Secondly, in case of sinusitis, it is necessary to rinse the nose with propolis tincture (you can do it yourself or buy it at the pharmacy) and saline solution: in a glass of warm water - two teaspoons of salt. ( Alina, 27 years old)
Rinsing the nose with a decoction of chamomile helps with a cold. The procedure should be performed every hour with a profuse rhinitis and three times a day with mild congestion. Thus, you can be cured in a couple of days at most. ( Irina, 59 years old)
A proven recipe! Heat the salt in a frying pan, wrap it in a cloth and apply it to the wings of the nose for as long as you can handle it. The remedy is good for a runny nose and severe swelling. ( Natalia, 42 years old)
From temperature
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Mom always gives me a decoction of nettle, elderberry, rose hips and rowan berries or linden tea on the temperature. All herbs can be bought at the pharmacy. The temperature does not drop immediately, but after an hour and a half. But no chemistry. ( Vitaly, 23 years old)
You can bring down the high temperature without resorting to pills. It is enough to make compresses from vinegar. Add three tablespoons of vinegar to a liter of cool water and prepare three handkerchiefs. Wet the handkerchiefs in turn and, without wringing, put them under the armpits and on the forehead. Every two minutes, handkerchiefs should be continuously moistened in water. The temperature will drop sharply within 20 minutes. ( Anton, 34 years old)
I am a doctor myself, but I always use the opportunity not to take pills again. The temperature can be lowered by rubbing the patient with vodka or alcohol, giving him lingonberry or raspberry juice, preferably more, and wrapping him in a warm blanket so that the patient sweats. Twenty minutes and you're fine! An old but very effective way. ( Love, 28 years old)
Sore throat
Ice cream can relieve sore throat. But they can only be treated if you have tonsillitis and tonsils. With bronchitis, laryngitis and other diseases of the respiratory tract, ice cream can only do harm. ( Galina, 34 years old)
With a sore throat, I dissolve a small piece of propolis under my tongue. I also rinse my throat with propolis tincture (also sold at the pharmacy). Propolis kills germs and tightens wounds on the tonsils, which is usually the case with purulent sore throat. You can be cured in a couple of days. ( Irina, 29 years old)
Sore throat relieves well dried ginger in sugar. You can buy it on the market or make it yourself - just chop the root thinly, roll it in sugar or honey and leave it for a few days. The effect is amazing, and the taste is simply gorgeous - better than many pills and lozenges for cough and sore throat. ( Elena, 33 years old)
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A good and proven way to relieve a sore throat is ice cream!
But there are also folk remedies, which are sometimes not inferior in effectiveness to pharmaceutical medicines. In general, prevention plays an important role, it is better to take care of health in advance than to be treated later and worry about the consequences. Prevention is easy, you just need to spend more time outside and take tea with lemon and ginger (for a mug of tea - a slice of lemon and three rings of ginger root 2 mm thick).
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