Colds, please go away!

Philippines
February 27, 2011 12:30am CST
It's been almost 2days already that me, my hubby and my 2-year old son are suffering from cough and colds. I think it's a sudden change of weather here. One minute it's so hot and then the next it's going to rain... I let my son drink his medicines but for us adults, we just drink lots of water and spray something (herbal spray) in our mouth to relieve the itchiness in our throat. I once experienced from drinking cough syrup was it only made the situation worst. What herbal medicines can you suggest for the colds... We really don't like drinking medicines... Thanks...
2 responses
@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
27 Feb 11
hello there. every time i get colds and i start having head ache and cough, i then take paracetamol and vitamin C. and i find it very effective. Vitamin C is very important and we need it to strengthen our immune system so we don't get sick right away. then for my cough, i drink a lot of water and do the chest tapping. it is very effective to loosen secretions. i even do that but very lightly to my 2 year old nephew. i dont usually rely on medicines because they are all just chemicals. but for some cases that need immediate attention like very hard cough then we bring children to the doctor, while us we just use one brand of cough syrups that we have already used before. it is not safe to try other things or brands. then just a lot of water and chest tapping every now and then. i hope you all get better soon :) oh and rest is very important. take care.
• Philippines
27 Feb 11
thanks..
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
27 Feb 11
Ohh i really hate cough and cold. It's annoying and hurts too. I think you should drink warm tea like ginger tea or mix some amount of honey in warm water and drink it. It works for me all the time and hope it does to you too. I hope you get well soon.