At the onset of the disease, what to take. How to stop a cold: easy ways

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Anna Matveeva

Antibiotics - no way! They have no effect on viruses, only bacteria, and flu, like any "cold", is a viral infection. Antipyretics (aspirin, paracetamol, fervex, coldrex and other advertising charm) - only if the temperature is above 38.5.In all other cases, you will create a protracted course of the disease.
Start taking immunity stimulants as soon as possible, the best is echinacea preparations, the pharmacy has immunal and echinacea tincture. It's the same thing. On the first day, take half a teaspoon every two hours, then three times a day. If you capture in the first hours viral disease, then you can simply cut it off, if later, you will still recover much faster and without complications. But you will honestly recover for about a day, until the body recovers and the virus is destroyed.
If you have no appetite, it is better to starve, because. at high temperatures, food is not absorbed, but only poisons the body. But the drink should be plentiful - up to 3 liters per day. By the way, alcohol increases the toxic effect of the virus, especially the flu.

jozef lipovich

soluble aspirin "C"

Alena Levchenko

Sandra (homeopathy); Bioline "Flu" or "Cold"; arbidol

Princess

coldrex

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Try a remedy called Pharmacitron - hot tea for colds

Helena

It won't stop, but complications can be avoided by staying at home for a couple of days to prevent the spread of the infection as well.

Nelly Bagrintseva

brew linden blossom, only for the night, you sweat from it, make a weak onion solution, drip your eyes, drip your nose with Kalanchoe juice, you can drink the solution: rub aloe, add honey, insist, strain - this is a good immunosuppression.

Evgeniya Khlystenkova

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Anyuta

Vitamin C, grind caviar overnight with Vietnamese balm Zvezdochka.

Marina

personally, I rather run to inhale, warm my nose with salt, drink tea with honey, rose hips and dress warmer. but in general, of course, it is better to buy some kind of immune-supporting drugs. even if you get sick, you will recover much faster!

Aminazinus

I think it will not be easy to stop, but you can alleviate your condition and contribute to a quick improvement, even in the simplest ways, without resorting to drugs. A plentiful warm drink (tea with jam, lemon - generally wonderful - contains vitamin C). Be sure to irrigate the throat (rinsing) with a decoction of herbs (sage will do just fine) - this removes excess mucus flowing from the nasopharynx. We do not knock down the temperature - if we tolerate it quite calmly, if it really is unbearable, tea with raspberries will help. You can also help yourself with the drugs remantadine, arbidol. Oxolinic ointment in the nasal passages. Dragee of ascorbic acid (but it is better if it is in the products, again, lemons, sea buckthorn). We took care of ourselves, we take care of others, we all eat ascorbic acid and oxolin ointment in the nose, it would be nice to wear masks so as not to get infected.

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a cold attacks a weakened immune system and develops several days or weeks before the first signs such as sore throat and general weakness. when these signs appear, then treatment is already needed here, not prophylactic agents. antipyretic drugs are needed if there is a fever, drinking plenty of fluids, echinacea to strengthen immunity during illness.

How to stop a cold at the very beginning?

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Natalia N

Lubricate the edges of the nose with oxolinic ointment, drink a liter of tea with lemon and honey, drink arbidol, breathe in eucalyptus oil (you can use a cameton) It will pass by morning. Good luck!

ChernoByl

Plunge into the hole!

Ruslan Dolganin

always drink vitamin C and eat garlic.

Fyodor Semendyaev

Drink a tablet of citramone, smear with Vietnamese balm (Whiskey, near the nose, near the ears, between the eyebrows), wrap yourself in bed. If you sweat, you will be healthy in the morning

Sergey Luchina

Phyto-cocktail "Antivirosis" (general tonic for reduced immunity)
Ingredients: rosehip, lingonberry
Nutritional value per 100 g of product: carbohydrates - 60 g, fats - 1 g
Energy value per 100 g of product: 249 kcal
Dietary fiber content per 100 g of product: 10 g
The healing properties of rose hips have been known for many centuries. Since the 16th century, rose hips have been used in the treatment of scurvy, stomach and heart diseases, liver diseases and eye diseases... Rosehip contains 50 times more vitamin C than lemon and 10 times more than currant. Rose hips are used to increase the body's resistance infectious diseases, to increase work capacity with mental and physical fatigue. Rose hips reduce capillary fragility.
Lingonberry berries enhance the antimicrobial properties of the additive, enrich it with vitamin C, and improve the antitoxic function of the liver.
Indications for use:
replenishes the content of vitamin C in the body, is a means of preventing acute respiratory viral infections, influenza, sore throat, is used as an obligatory component in the treatment program for frequently ill children and adults, is used to prevent diseases of the biliary tract, increases immunity in chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, bronchopulmonary system.
Dosage: as a dietary supplement to food, 1 tablet 3 times a day before meals or with meals.
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Elena Ostashchenko

a cold does not need to be stopped. if you are sick, then the body is tired, the virus has caught and is clearing itself. go to bed. drink lemon tea and do not eat anything. if there is no temperature, you can use vegetable and meat broths. and if you remove the symptoms and rush on business, you will earn a complication. I understand that this is almost unrealistic. I can't afford it myself.

Ksenia

Shock dose of vitamin C - 2g per day

The initial stage of a cold

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Larissa

drink remantadine according to the instructions

tatiana Yakimova

it's the flu.

VEEY

cough, runny nose!

Fox

not this cold. I have been sick for 3 days. drink juice from cranberries and lingonberries tea with honey and plums. oil. and drink paracetamol for 5 days and eat onions, I am always treated like this

Yulia

At the very initial stage, even before the runny nose, garlic helps me. I sit down, cry and eat :) 4 large teeth, in the morning like a cucumber.

Yulia Timoshenko

Garlic also helps me to stop the onset of a cold. Only I make drops from it (grind a small clove, pour moderately hot water, about a quarter of a glass, leave for 15-20 minutes). I drip several times a day, rinse my throat with salt, drink hot milk mixed with alkaline mineral water, more herbal teas, fruit drinks, tea. Garlic drops not only treat a runny nose, make breathing easier, they also kill all viruses and microbes, used during the flu period and for prevention.
Steam your feet in hot water with mustard overnight.

wais

The common cold (ARVI) includes a number of diseases caused by hypothermia.
Symptoms: General malaise, cough, runny nose, sometimes fever. Symptoms do not appear at once and do not go away immediately, some, for example, a runny nose or cough, can last for a long time. Possibly decreased sense of smell. Sometimes stuffiness and tinnitus, weakness.
Unconventional and folk methods treatment and prevention of colds:
1) Grind 500g until mushy. peeled onions, add 2 tablespoons of honey, 400g. granulated sugar and simmer in 1 liter. water for 3 hours. Cool and strain. Store in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator. Take a mixture of warm 1 tablespoon 4-5 times a day.
2) Eat baked onions daily until noticeable improvement. Baked blue, unlike fresh, can be eaten without restriction.
3) At the first sign of a cold, slightly heat half a liter of milk and pour a fresh chicken egg into it and add 1 teaspoon of honey and butter. Stir everything thoroughly and drink at night. By morning, the malaise will pass.
4) Pour mustard powder into stockings or socks and walk for several days.
5) Grate the garlic on a fine grater and mix it with honey in a 1: 1 ratio. Before bedtime, take 1 teaspoon with warm water.
6) Grind to a mushy state 100g. onions and pour 40 ml. table vinegar, insist for half an hour in a tightly sealed container, then strain and mix with 4 tablespoons of honey. Take this mixture 1 teaspoon every half hour.
7) Rub ripe bananas through a sieve and put them in a saucepan with hot water at the rate of 2 bananas for 1 cup of boiled water with sugar. Warm up and drink this mixture.
8) Cut the black radish into small cubes and put it in a saucepan, sprinkle with sugar. Bake in the oven for 2 hours. Strain and drain the liquid into a bottle. Drink 2 teaspoons 4-5 times a day and at night before bed.
9) Grind 2 raw egg yolks white with sugar, add butter and take between meals.
10) Before going to bed and in the afternoon, it is useful to carry out steam inhalation with a garlic-honey mixture for 15-20 minutes. After inhalation, it is very good to warm up, go to bed and take 2-3 tablespoons of honey with tea made from dry raspberries.
11) take 1 part of linden flowers and 1 part of raspberries. Pour 2 tablespoons of the mixture with 2 cups of boiling water. Boil for 5-10 minutes and drain. Drink 1-2 cups hot at night.
12) Take 40g each. raspberry and coltsfoot leaves. Pour 2 glasses of water over and boil for 20 minutes. Drink 1-2 glasses before bedtime.
13) In the first days of a cold, drink 0.5 cups of warm boiled water with 5 drops of iodine dissolved in it, and then chew a clove of garlic.
14) Pour 1 teaspoon of dry crushed dandelion roots with 1 cup boiling water, insist in a sealed container in a boiling water bath for 30 minutes, cool and drain. Take 1 tablespoon 4-6 times a day.
15) 1 tablespoon of dry crushed burdock leaf pour 1 cup boiling water, leave for 15 minutes, cool to room temperature. Take 1 tablespoon 4-5 times a day. For sore throat, gargle with this infusion.
16) Insist 2 dry tablespoons or 100g. fresh raspberries in 1 cup boiling water. After 10-15 minutes add 1 tablespoon of honey, stir. Take warm before bed.
17) It is very good to drink lime blossom tea for colds.
18) Pour 1 tablespoon of chopped thyme herb with 1 cup boiling water, leave for 1 hour and drain. Gargle with infusion several times a day.
19) Boil the potatoes in their skins, drain the water. Wrap yourself up and breathe over the steaming potatoes. Additionally, potatoes can be mashed.
20) Take 15g. chamomile flowers, 10g. flowers of calendula. Pour the collection with 1 glass of boiling water, leave for 1 hour and strain. Make an infusion of inhalation.

How to prevent the development of a cold at an early stage?

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tutsy troll

100 gr of flapping - will take it off by hand

Ivan Vodkavich

Rimantadin at viral infection - see instructions ...

Black-browed Girl

If you actively treat colds with the use of potent antibiotics, you will cure the disease in 7 days. If you don't get treatment at all, you won't take medicines - colds will take place in a week!

~~ V ~~

soar your feet with mustard or stick pepper plaster on your heels at night. if there is an asterisk what to smear on the chest ( chest) and the back if there is someone to smear. in the area of \u200b\u200bthe heart it is impossible to smear. hot tea with raspberries or lemon and in a nightie (prepare in advance linen for changing clothes) and under a blanket and sleep. must sweat and all the nasty things will come out of you.

Zina zeta

alkaline microelements and colloidal silver, as well as ant tree and Microhydrin, but all this does not give without money ... Unless I can sometimes give to someone who really needs it :)

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The initial stage of the common cold is perfectly treated with large doses of vitamin C (4000-5000 mg / day).

Read more about treating colds here

natalia smolina

on an empty stomach sutra drink a glass of soda - half an hour spoon in a glass of hot water 30 minutes before breakfast. The blood will become alkalized, become more transparent, and there will be relief. And in the afternoon, pile on the garlic. I drink soda every day, I can't get cold at all, they don't even infect me anymore)) for many years.

elena nazarova

Viral sores are not treated with antibiotics, if there is Kagocel, then the sooner you take it - 2 tablets at once, the better. Tomorrow you will already forget that you started to get sick

How to stop a cold, sore throat, cough?

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ewgeny gasnikov

Indian way of treating colds:
1.The presence of symptoms of a cold (fever, runny nose, cough, chills, but there is still no sore throat), that is, the disease has not yet penetrated deeply into the body;
for 1 glass of hot milk:
by a pinch
-black pepper,
-Red pepper,
- ginger (dry, ground),
-cardamom (dry, ground)
1 teaspoon each:
-sugar (not honey)
-butter.
Drink, 1 glass hot at night and a second glass in the morning, as you got up.
By 10-11 o'clock there will be no trace of a cold.
2.If sore throat is added to the above symptoms,
that is, the disease has penetrated deep into the body, all the ingredients are the same, except-
cardamom, which (in the same dose) is substituted for TURKEY (natural
antibiotic); but you should drink 4-6 glasses already, in 2 days.
The recipe is checked and tested by me personally and on relatives - it is true.

ildus Khayrullin

drink tea with honey

Edward

feet in hot water and tea with honey and lemon or raspberries
teraflu helps me

mihail_gta

under the blanket. Take vitamins. If you drink - vodka

Nacerina

buy fervex. But for example, fervex helps me on the pack of which is written with sugar. Tried taking it without sugar, it doesn't help. I don't know what kind of miracle sugar they add there

Tamara Eremeeva

At the first sign of a cold, I start gargling my throat with chamomile after an hour, with the same chamomile I wash my nose the same often. And of course tea with honey and lemon, or with raspberries. Well, if it has already been started, then of course the process is protracted and only medications prescribed by a doctor.

An attentive person will always notice the onset of a cold. As a rule, at the very beginning of the disease, the throat begins to sore, dizziness appears, the nose itches and itches, you want to sneeze. It is very important to identify the disease on early stage development, since it is much easier to cure it this way. If you miss this important moment, you can drop out of life for 7-10 days until the cold has passed a full cycle.

You need to be especially careful with children, because they cannot tell us about the symptoms that bother them. As a rule, children at the onset of the disease become moody, malaise makes them whiny and irritable. In addition, the baby's nose lays down, transparent selection from the nose.

How not to get sick after hypothermia

Everyone knows the situation when a person got caught in the rain or got chilled at a bus stop while waiting for his bus. Or not dressed for the weather. In such cases, you need to take urgent measures to help avoid illness after hypothermia.

1. Arriving home, you need to warm up. This can be done quickly with a hot bath. Immerse yourself in warm water first and then add hot water as your skin gets used to. Keep the water as hot and hot as possible.
2. Instead of a hot bath, you can make a mustard foot bath. Better to use a bowl with high sides or a bucket to warm up not only the feet, but also the calves. Pour into a container of hot water, pour in a little mustard powder and lower your legs. Add hot water from time to time. The mustard foot bath can be made for both adults and children.
3. After the bath, you need to drink any anti-inflammatory drug for prevention.
4. If there is nothing at hand for a cold, you can take simple paracetamol. In addition to the antipyretic effect, it has an anti-inflammatory effect.
5. After a hot bath, it is best to lie down in bed under a warm blanket. Put on warm wool socks right on your bare feet. Never mind that the socks will be a little prickly - the coat irritates the active points on the feet. This massage increases blood circulation, which stimulates the immune cells to fight.
6. Be sure to drink something strong before bed to sweat under the covers. Children can be offered tea with raspberries - this berry has a powerful diaphoretic effect. Adults can drink a glass of vodka with pepper - this medicine will also make you sweat a lot. If you have a sore throat and cough, you can drink a glass of hot milk with honey.

Having followed these simple rules, even the disease that began against the background of hypothermia will recede, without having time to develop.

How to prevent colds after contact with a sick person

It so happens that you have to communicate with a sick person - in the family or at work. And you can often get infected with the virus in public transport, queues or at the playground. What to do in order not to get sick after a sick person sneezed on you? Yes, the immune system can work and you won't get sick. But if the virus is powerful enough, the body's defenses may not help. What to do? Really wait for the onset of the disease? Not! After contact with a sick person, urgent measures must be taken.

First, you need to rinse your nose. The vast majority of viruses enter the body through the nasal mucosa. If the virus gets on the mucous membrane, but has not yet had time to be absorbed, washing will save you from infection. Rinsing your nose is not difficult - you can do it with a kettle. Make warm salt water and pour into the kettle. Place the spout against the nostril and slowly turn your head to the side until a stream begins to pour out of the free nostril. In this way, flush both nostrils. If this method of rinsing does not work for you, you can simply pinch one nostril and suck in the other. After a small child's stay in a public place (clinic, guests, cafe), you need to rinse the nose for him too. To do this, simply drop a drop of saline into each nostril. This will help not only flush out the mucous membrane, but also moisturize it.

Second, you need to drink plenty of water. Drinking preventive medicine is a dubious pleasure, but water does no harm. In case of ARVI disease, the liquid is very effective, since the virus is washed out of the body only by drinking plenty of fluids. And not a cup of hot tea with lemon, but 2-3 liters of any warm liquid. If a child is in the risk zone, offer him your favorite juices and compotes - anything, just to drink at least a liter. This will help suppress the root of the disease.

Third, you need to ensure indoor air quality. The virus loves dry and warm air - in such conditions it actively multiplies, it is fraught with infection of other family members. But in the cool and humid air, the virus dies. The room should be thoroughly ventilated and as often as possible. Do a wet mop twice a day, install a humidifier, and moderate the radiators. All these measures will help suppress a disease that has not yet begun.

In addition, if you feel the onset of an illness, you need to lie down at least a day at home, even if the state of health is still tolerable. Better to be at home for a couple of days than to get sick and fall out of life for a week.

There are many home medicine recipes that can help you suppress SARS at an early stage of development.

1. Rosehip. If you get sick, it means that the immune system is currently deficient in vitamins. To replenish it, you need to drink rosehip decoction. A lot of vitamin C is also found in raspberries and lemon. Drink tea with these ingredients to promote health. In addition, you can always keep the ascorbic acid tablets in sight. They are sour and many children suck pills like candy with pleasure.
2. Ginger. It is rich in nutrients, and its composition is similar to the longevity root of ginseng. Add ginger to tea, sauces, and salad dressings. The spice of ginger activates the body's immune activity.
3. Animal fat. If the child begins to get sick, you can rub it with any animal fat - badger, lamb, goose. Fat keeps warm for a very long time and warms up well. Spread on the chest, throat, back and wings of the nose to prevent the development of respiratory diseases.
4. Inhalation. If the nose is blocked, inhalation can be done. To do this, boil potatoes or prepare a herbal decoction. You can add eucalyptus or mint essential oil to the liquid - it perfectly relieves swelling and opens nasal breathing.
5. Food. If the body is at the initial stage of the disease, it needs to be relieved from the digestion of food. That is, the food should be light so that the body throws all its strength to fight the virus. Chicken broth, vegetable puree - that's what the patient needs.
6. Garlic and onions. If you feel the onset of a runny nose, you can place chunks of garlic in your nostrils for 10 minutes. Place saucers of chopped onions around the room to suppress the virus.
7. Rinses. If your throat begins to sore, you need to rinse it as soon as possible. An early response will suppress the development of bacteria and microbes, and prevent the development of tonsillitis, pharyngitis and sore throat. You can gargle with a decoction of chamomile and calendula, a solution of furacilin and chlorophyllipt, sea water (salt, soda, iodine).

These are simple but effective and time-tested tips to prevent disease from settling in your body.

In order not to get sick, during the cold season, you need to strengthen the body with vitamins. If you have a small child, avoid crowded places; before visiting the clinic, apply oxolinic ointment to the nasal mucosa for prevention. This also applies to pregnant women - their immunity is also weakened. If you are forced to contact a sick person, wear a mask. In the cold season, try to dress for the weather, do not rush to undress in the spring. The changeable spring weather can cause unexpected rain and snow - don't put off warm jackets ahead of time. Get flu shots before fall. They will save you from such a terrible and dangerous disease, and simple ARVI will help to transfer much easier. Avoid drafts, humidify the room, and spend more time outdoors. Strengthen the immune system with proper nutrition, physical activity, tempering. And then no cold is terrible for you!

Video: how to treat a cold

It is very unpleasant to suffer from a runny nose and fever, so many are interested in the question of how to treat the initial stage of a cold. It is with the appearance of the first tangible signs of the disease that there is a chance to significantly weaken its development, or even completely avoid respiratory illness.

How does a cold start

The impetus for the development of a cold can be one of several factors: contact with an infected person, staying in a crowded room during an epidemic of respiratory ailments and flu, severe hypothermia or even stress.

When communicating with a sick person, viruses enter the body from the outside, and under the influence of cold and other unfavorable weather factors, those bacteria and other microorganisms that constantly inhabit the human body, especially in the larynx and nasal passages, are activated. As soon as due to hypothermia, a person's immunity weakens a little, the causative agents of the disease immediately begin their activity: they multiply intensively on the mucous membranes of the throat and nose, and produce toxins.

To act on viruses more effectively, you need to know what stages of the development of a cold exist in order to take action at the earliest stage of the disease.

Experts distinguish the following stages of respiratory diseases:

• the first - the so-called "dry" stage. It can last from two to three hours to two days. It got its name due to the fact that a runny nose and cough are still absent, but a person already feels unpleasant symptoms: dry nose, burning and sore throat, weakness and a noticeable decrease in working capacity. Elevated temperature at this stage it may not be, but the body of individual people may react more violently, and then the thermometer may show 37-37.5 degrees. If at this time to urgently take effective measures, you can cure a cold at the initial stage.;
• second stage usually accompanied by the onset of a runny nose and an increase in temperature to 37-38 degrees. If a person does not have time to take cold medicine early, they feel even worse at this stage. Nevertheless, it is imperative to be treated, and you should start by stopping doing any work and giving the body a rest;
• third stage - spread of infection to the bronchial region, the appearance of cough, further increase in temperature. If a person took effective pills at the initial stage of a cold and took other measures to protect the body, the infection may not reach the lungs, the healing process will begin;
• fourth stage develops when the patient was not treated very successfully, as well as with a noticeable weakening of the body's forces. At this stage, serious complications arise: otitis media, pneumonia, nephritis and others. Fortunately, similar ailments appear quite rarely and the likelihood of their development is minimal if the cold was treated at an early stage;
• fifth stageis a healing process. At this time, the body completes the fight against infection, immunity increases, inflamed and damaged tissues restore their structure. A person's well-being improves, strength quickly returns.

Thus, it is necessary to take measures on how to cure a cold at an early stage as early as possible - within a few hours after the appearance of the very first alarming sensations of impending malaise.

How to stop a cold early

Immediately after the appearance of discomfort in the nasopharynx, it is necessary to urgently take measures to eliminate the causative agent of the disease. It is advisable to postpone all business and focus only on the problem of how to stop a cold at the initial stage.

The following measures are most effective in the first hours of the disease:

• providing rest and good sleep to the body. Recommended half-bed rest and maximum limitation of exposure to harmful factors: cold, excessive physical or mental stress, low-quality food;
• taking immunomodulatory or homeopathic medicines.No matter what skeptics say about their effectiveness, such remedies have helped many people, especially if the fight against colds with their help was carried out at the initial stage. Such drugs as aflubin, amiksin, arbidol and many others are widely known. They should be taken on the first day of illness as often as possible, but not exceeding the dosage indicated in the instructions. Preparations in the form of instant powders (like Coldrex or Fervex) are not used at the initial stage of the common cold. It is advisable to use them only when the temperature reaches 38 degrees or higher;
• drinking plenty of fluids. You need to take care of what to drink during the onset of a cold and purchase the necessary foods and ingredients. Lemon tea, chamomile infusion, mint tea, cranberry juice are useful for the initial signs of illness. They should be drunk every hour or two, always warm (not hot or cold). When choosing medicinal drinks, you should trust your preferences, because the body itself will tell you what to drink at the initial stage of a cold;
• aromatherapy procedures. Both in specialized stores and in pharmacies, you can buy menthol oil, essential oils of bergamot, fir, eucalyptus and other plants that are valuable for their antiseptic or warming effect. How to be treated with their help at the initial stage of a cold, the pharmacist or consultant will tell you, who will also help you choose the appropriate equipment for inhalation;
• rinsing the nasal passages with salt solution at a concentration of 0.5 teaspoons of grains in a glass of warm water. Such washing should be done correctly so that the infection does not spread deeper, so if in doubt, it is better to refrain from this procedure;
• baths with warm water, if possible - with the addition sea \u200b\u200bsalt or extracts of coniferous plants This is a wonderful and pleasant way to defeat a cold at the initial stage;
• airing the room. Fresh air is extremely necessary, so you should open a window or even a window every three hours (in relatively warm weather), leaving the room for this time;
• wet cleaning. If you feel good, you can wipe the floors in the room or involve household members in this event. The absence of dust and sufficient moisture in the room will allow you to quickly solve the problem of how to overcome a cold at the initial stage;
• diet.The volume of food should be reduced, but at the same time include healthy chicken broth, fruits, boiled vegetables in the diet. In the absence of appetite, you should at least drink fruit drinks and warm teas;
• taking ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid is especially needed if, for any reason, it is not possible to buy lemons and other foods rich in vitamin C. Additional fortification of food will make it possible to more effectively solve the issue of how to quickly stop a cold at an early stage.

Also, you should not lose heart and suggest to yourself that the disease is already developing. A positive attitude will help solve the problem of how to treat a cold in the early stages.

What not to do

When choosing measures, how to recover from the first stage of a cold, it should be borne in mind that some actions can be harmful. It is useful to know the following:

• very hot tea at respiratory diseases more harmful than effective. The patient's throat is already sore, and heat liquids will only aggravate the problem;
• medicines for the initial stage of a cold should be chosen carefully. Antibiotics should be postponed for now: they are taken only if complications develop. Antipyretics are also shown only at high temperatures, and this does not happen in the very first hours of the disease;
• before deciding what to take at the initial stage of a cold, you need to assess whether a respiratory illness is really developing. Perhaps the deterioration in well-being is caused by other reasons, up to self-hypnosis. Only if you are sure that it is just a cold, you should open your home first aid kit.

If you have any doubts about what to do at the initial stage of a cold, or if you have additional questions, you should try to contact a specialist and clarify information on a particular drug, the presence of contraindications to the use of the drug.

Only in this case, the treatment will be effective, and the viruses will not have a chance to attack the body.

Text: Tatiana Maratova

The onset of a cold is the most elusive stage of the disease. They have not yet invented such drugs that would cure a cold immediately, as soon as the virus entered the body. Any cold will last for several days, usually about a week. Can this period be shortened?

The initial stage of a cold is often similar to the flu or allergies. Therefore, before throwing pills and potions into yourself, it is better to take a closer look at the symptoms.

The initial stage of a cold

Signs onset of a cold known to all: cough, sneezing, sore throat, runny nose and fever above normal. However, it is important to distinguish the common cold from other diseases that nature annoys modern man. If, for example, you have only obstructed nasal breathing, this may indicate an allergic reaction: a cold and allergic rhinitis have a different nature of the discharge. Another symptom by which the onset of a cold is recognized is cough. If you don't have chronic diseases, a cough will leave you alone after a week. It's another matter if you suffer from bronchitis or asthma. A cold can exacerbate the disease and cause serious complications. Accordingly, cough needs to be treated in different ways, depending on the reasons it is caused. The temperature for colds rarely rises above 38 degrees. If, nevertheless, the thermometer has climbed so high, most likely you have the flu.

How to be treated in the early days of a cold?

To paraphrase Dovlatov, “we have a regime - we are ill and lie down”, there is only one advice at the initial stage of a cold: at the first sign of a cold, lie down and rest, free up more resources for your immunity. Refer to the recipes of our grandmothers, adepts traditional medicine... Take infusions of medicinal herbs: chamomile, calendula, sage. You can add lemon juice and honey. Honey, it seems, was generally invented specifically to treat colds. Raw vegetables and fresh fruits will support your weakened health and immunity, and simply cure many diseases like medicine. If this is the initial stage of a cold, cough treatment is much safer with mummy and propolis than with drops and pills. Antibacterial medicinal plants will also help cough: birch buds, juniper and celandine.

A cold, especially in the cold season, wears out your body, exhausts, aggravates the problems caused by vitamin deficiency. Maintain your immunity, play sports, do at least gymnastics in the morning. Spend more time outdoors and you won't have to get sick.

Girls, now is a favorable time for any ARVI and ARI, in order to get rid of them quickly, it is better to take measures without delay:

It helps a lot to drink a "shock dose" of vitamin C - 1000 mg, hot tea and go to bed, sheltered warmer than usual. As a rule, in this case, the cold passes before it starts. But if, nevertheless, a cold took over you, then use the rest of our advice.

Remember that the virus will not leave your body by itself, and in order to defeat it, certain efforts are required. And if nothing is done in time, the disease can "open up" in full force.

1. If you feel unwell, try to immediately go home and go to bed. Remember that a cold carried on your feet is doubly dangerous.

2. When you come home, drink hot tea with honey and lemon and take a hot foot bath. Put on warm woolen socks on your feet. Try to keep your feet warm throughout the illness.

3. Try to strengthen your immune system. In this regard, a good solution would be to take immunomodulating drugs. At the initial stage, herbal preparations are quite suitable: eleutherococcus, ginseng, aloe extract, echinacea purpurea juice (immunal). Do not forget about vitamin C. Here, grapefruits, lemons and oranges, as well as ascorbic acid bought at a pharmacy, will come to the rescue.

4. Try to drink as much as possible. Best of all are lingonberry and cranberry fruit drinks, tea with honey and lemon.

5. Take measures not to let the infection "inside", for which regularly rinse your nose with a solution of salt and gargle with infusion of eucalyptus or chamomile.

6. Try the now popular aromatherapy using essential oils eucalyptus or camphor.

7. As soon as the high temperature subsides, you can take hot baths with the addition of sea salt or pine extract.

8. Proper nutrition during this period is extremely important: fresh fruits and vegetables, chicken broth, as well as foods containing B vitamins (oatmeal, nuts, etc.).

9. Try to regularly ventilate the room, but avoid drafts.

Usually, steam inhalation is done at home with the addition of medications prescribed by a doctor. Add 5-10 drops of iodine tincture, or 5 drops of ammonia, or 1-2 teaspoons of crushed dry eucalyptus leaves, or a piece of coniferous extract briquette, or 10-15 drops of menthol or camphor to a pot or kettle with boiling 4-5 glasses of water alcohol, or a teaspoon of menthol, thymol oil.

You can dip the juice of garlic or onion (about a teaspoon) into a saucepan or kettle, a decoction of chamomile at the rate of 2-3 tablespoons per 3 liters of water. Grate the onion or garlic on a fine grater and squeeze through three layers of cheesecloth.

How to inhale? You can roll a funnel out of thick paper, cover a pot or kettle with its wide end, and inhale the steam through a narrow opening. Many people prefer to breathe steam over a saucepan with a towel over their heads. This is also not forbidden, just be careful not to accidentally overturn a pot of hot water on yourself.

And keep in mind that for those suffering from hypertension, with high blood pressure, this method is contraindicated. The duration of any inhalation for adults is 5-15 minutes, for children - up to 5 minutes. Do it 1-2 times a day.

11. When colds and diseases of the respiratory system has long earned the fame of a universal home remedy for bee honey. Linden honey is especially useful, which causes the greatest diaphoretic effect.

For colds, honey is recommended to be used with hot tea or milk at night (1 tablespoon for 1 glass of tea or hot milk), with lemon juice (100 g of honey and the juice of one or half a lemon), raspberries and other medicinal plants with diaphoretic or expectorant action. In this case, there is a mutually reinforcing healing effect honey and medicinal plant.

Good cough remedy there is a syrup made from horseradish juice and honey (ratio 1: 1). As a preventive measure, they prepare a mixture of honey, onion juice and horseradish, drink one spoonful three times a day before meals.