Tara jarvis5 writes:
[yeah, the attributions are all messed up, sue someone else <g>]
>(j*ni) wrote:
>
>>I have a nasty cold. Any suggestions for comfort food beyond the
>>ubiquitous chicken soup? I think I'm going to make Dimitri's
>>creamed tuna on toast for dinner...
>
>Tomato soup is comforting and the vitamin C will be good for you. I
>like to eat ramen noodles when I'm stuffy and can't taste anything
>else. The noodles are so salty that I can still taste them.

Salt "rocks!" when you're dealing with clogged sinii. I'd recommend adding a
pinch of wasabi to any soup you're considering, it'll unclog you fairly well,
just remember to inhale after swallowing so the burn goes up rather than down.

OTOH you can always try the "English Cure" for colds:

Recipe:

Ingredients:

1 bottle gin (Boodles preferred)
1 hat

Prepare for bed. Dress warmly and have plenty of blankets on the bed.

Hang hat from bedpost.

Sip gin until you see two hats.

Stop drinking and pass out.

When you wake your cold will be gone.

Eat hot kippers on toast for breakfast and your hangover will be gone.

HTH,

Marc

> I have to have ice cream when I am down with a cold.

A brilliantly-written TV show that only survived 1-1/2 seasons, "It's
Like, You Know," had an episode where one female character was
"PMS-sing" and a male character whose British girlfriend had him on the
"male Pill" was suffering PMS symptoms at the same time. At one point,
they're both sitting on the sofa eating ice cream, and he asks if she
takes anything for the PMS symptoms. She replies, "you're taking it now."

--
Sylvia Steiger RN, homeschooling mom since Nov 1995
http://www.SteigerFamily.com
Cheyenne WY, USDA zone 5a, Sunset zone 1a
Home of the Wyoming Wind Festival, January 1-December 31
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> People with colds need plenty of rest, and caffiene interferes

That's not the reason. Caffeine is itself a diuretic and triggers the
body to eliminate fluid. While part of the reason for increasing fluids
is to help the body flush away toxins, the goal is to have lots of
excess fluid for the body to use to make urine, not to force the body to
waste fluid from the bloodstream as diuretics would do.

> I'm avoiding saying that it is mucous producing because I have no
idea what the actual science to this is.

First of all (not just to you) it's mucus-producing. "Mucous" is the
adjective: your mouth is lined with mucous membrane, for example.

Second, dairy does trigger increased mucus production. I don't remember
the details either but it's well-documented.

Third, the thick-feeling mucus is part of the miserable feeling a bad
cold can give you. Because it's thick, it's hard to sneeze or cough
out. Guaifenisin (probably misspelled) is the only medication I know of
that is effective at thinning the mucus and helping you cough it out,
which relieves the congestion. Increased liquids will help thin the
mucus as well.

> You could try almost any remedy and discover that the symptoms went
away in a week!

Well, more or less. A cold *can* progress to a viral or bacterial
infection, and the treatment can affect how miserable that week is.

> I think milk makes me feel worse

That's enough reason to avoid it when you have a cold right there.
There is SO much variation between people as to what affects them. Find
out what makes *you* feel better or worse and make use of that
knowledge, but realize the list won't necessarily be the same for your
spouse or friend or even your sister (who presumably has very similar
genetic material).

More than you ever wanted to know about colds? <g>

--
Sylvia Steiger RN, homeschooling mom since Nov 1995
http://www.SteigerFamily.com
Cheyenne WY, USDA zone 5a, Sunset zone 1a
Home of the Wyoming Wind Festival, January 1-December 31
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Sylvia <SylviaRN> writes:

>First of all your mouth is lined with mucous membrane, for example.

There is no mucosa within the oral cavity... the mucous lining terminates at
the larynx.

>Second, dairy does trigger increased mucus production.

Only if one is experiencing a particular allergic reaction... not a common
occurance
The closest you come to being an RN is perhaps a bedpan monitor.


---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
Sheldon
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"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

Sylvia wrote:

> More than you ever wanted to know about colds? <g>
>

No, actually it was helpful. Thanks. I knew the part about doing what
makes me feel better, and that's what matters in the long run. In a lot
of ways, I'm lucky. I've never cared for coffee or caffinated soft
drinks. (I'm normal when it comes to chocolate.) I can't imagine
wanting alcohol when I'm sick and muzzy headed in the first place. I
like milk but have an easy time giving it up when sick because of the
aforementioned stickiness.

As someone who has trained to be a chef, I'm in the habbit of washing my
hands several times a day, and that's drastically reduced the number of
colds I catch.

--Lia

PENMART01 wrote:

> Sylvia <SylviaRN> writes:
>
>
>>First of all your mouth is lined with mucous membrane, for example.
>
>
> There is no mucosa within the oral cavity... the mucous lining terminates at
> the larynx.
>
>>Second, dairy does trigger increased mucus production.
>
> Only if one is experiencing a particular allergic reaction... not a common
> occurance
> The closest you come to being an RN is perhaps a bedpan monitor.

The reason radio people don't drink milk before going on the air is
because it increases mucus production and fogs their voices. Ooops.
Katz is wrong again.

But I note that being wrong is no deterrent for you. If it were, you'd
never post. Well, except for your insane ethnic slurs.

Pastorio

>
>
> ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
> Sheldon
> ````````````
> "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
>