Getting rid of cough and cold??

Keep in mind that a normal cold does not last more than a week and often less than a week. If you have a cold more than a week, it is probably allergies. For a cold, relax. Take it easy. Pamper yourself. Bed rest is not necessary. Drink a lot of liquids like water and warm tea. Soup is good: chicken soup if you eat poultry or vegetable soup. You might feel bad for three or four days but if it is only a cold, you should be feeling a lot better by the fifth day. There are a lot of OTC medications that should help. I am in the United States so our OTC medications might be different. For coughs, try cough drops and OTC cough medicine. I get a bad cough after every cold. it is post nasel drip and I take an expectorant cough medicine to help me cough up the phlegm. I buy a top dollar brand name cough medicine that is both a depressant as well as an expectorant. Honey and lemon in a glass of water should help with both the cold and cough. But remember, that a cold only lasts seven days at the most and you should be feeling better by the fifth day. If it goes longer than seven days, see a doctor.