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Anyone know if there is a Portuguese equivalent of Lemsip? Mr B has a snorting cold, yuk!!!

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My mother used to squeeze half a lemon into hot water with a teaspoon of honey, a tot of whisky and a dispersible aspirin. It tastes at least as vile as a lemsip. ;)

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No whisky. Lemsip is OKish. When I lived in Spain, they had a product similar.

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Did you get over your cold and did your eyes improve?

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Thank you, yes, getting there with the cold. Still coughing but yes, the spots have not appeared in the last day or 2.

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Bronchostop is what I used when the coughing was really bad. It did help, so if your other half ends up coughing loads, it's worth getting.

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Italians drink warm milk with Grappa in it. The grappa is enough to kill off any bug or germ. The milk is probably just to wash it down or make it more child-friendly. Italians are hypochondriacs anyway and die if they are not wearing a scarf, walk barefoot or go out in the air so I never really listened to them.

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He is coughing, if he carries on tomorrow I'll buy some of that, thanks.

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A pillow over the face worked for me.

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I just move to another bedroom, rather than smothering him - but love your advice Lorna.

Hot toddy, cheapo rubbish whiskey from Aldi, local honey, brown sugar and you forget all about the coughing and sneezing.

Or maybe two or three might help.

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I'll try that. What do I give to him?

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An elbow in the ribs.

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Bad advice!!!! I just tried it and it made him cough more. I think I'll just shove in the bedroom and close the door, then turn my radio up very loud.

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Which "family" are you associated with? :lol:

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But did you did enjoy it? He was going to cough anyway. :lol:

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You are in a bad section to talk about "hypochondria"...... although in Portugal it mixes seemlessly with old wives tales. By this time of year, anyone venturing outside without a scarf is crazy..... even if it is still 22C. It is perfectly normal to sit at your desk in an overcoat.... and sitting in a draught is a one-way ticket to the cemetery. Drinking coffee after midday causes insomnia, chilled red wine and 7-up is a viable combination, Geckos exist ony to spit in your eye and blind you, neutered cats don't catch mice, etc., etc.

However, my Pop's cold remedy stands the test of time. A double whiskey, lemon juice and a soup spoon of honey, topped off with boiling water and sipped. If you don't have lemon, honey or hot water.... replace with whiskey! Repeat until cured.

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He's not coughing now, maybe it did work after all!

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Probably of no interest but I have the juice from half a lemon and a small teaspoon of honey in warm water every morning when I get up and I can’t remember the last time I had a cold. Shame it doesn’t help my damaged ankle 😢

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I am ill now. I haven't been ill since I 2020 and that was only a sniffle that lasted a day. I might try that though.

Is your damaged ankle from the cycling accident you had?

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No, that one has now gone arthritic and might need to be fused. My ‘good’ ankle is playing up
now with tendonitis possibly as a result of a swimming accident many years ago. Playing golf on it three times a week is probably not helping

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Hi, butting in from the France forum, a cautionary tale: I caught a cold and cough recently, for the first time in years. Since it lasted some time, the nurse who had been coming regularly to change a dressing, decided to do a test on the spot. It turned out to be Covid....
Take care!:)
(I found some old Vicks, which was enough to give relief....)

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You try to be active and your body works against you. I'm trying to keep up running with bulging discs!!!!!!

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Thanks. I guess the treatment is the same for a cold, flu or Covid. Rest and fluids.

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FIFY ;)

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Probably, but I can't stand whiskey!!

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Other spirits are available!

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I only like beer or port/sherry at Christmas. The thought of beer makes me feel ill at the moment.

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https://www.menshealth.com/uk/health...rvive-man-flu/

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No mention of Whiskey.

Incomplete. ;)

(PS, poitín is the real deal, but a bit harder to get!)

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3 weeks and a day into the flu, I am better of course, but feel terrrible at some point most days. How long will it take to get rid of this? The worst is blocked sinuses, it gives me a headache and makes me feel sick and I can't eat and breathe at the same time when it's bad.

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I know the feeling..... I remember going to Morocco one year and realising that I had the start of a cold. However, in the conditions there, the cold didn't develop and stayed the way it is in those initial stages, the lethargy, all the aches, the feeling of having been "slapped upside the head" , etc. - and after a couple of weeks I longed for it to "break" into thenormal coughs and sniffles, annoying as those are. Horrible.

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Bowl of hot water with eucalyptus oil in it, towel over head and breath. Old fashioned but extremely effective for sinuses. If you have one of those facial steamers that would be even better.

Rosemary

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Thanks, I'm going to give that a try.

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It shouldn't be too hard to find Eucalyptus leaves! Just crack them to test the pungency. Another to try (and easy to source) is Rosemary, great for congestion as a herbal steam: Just pour boiling water over a handful of leaves in a medium sized bowl.

Menthol crystals are quick and effective too.

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That's no way to talk about our moderator!

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:lol: - thought about using the Portuguese term, Alecrim, because it grows wild in Portugal..... but, hey.

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Agreed, think that I should execute a ban for the cheek of it.

Rosemary

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All the pharmacies my husband went to had run out of eucalyptus or menthal produts for steaming. I tried it without anyway and it has worked a bit just with steam. The pressure seems to have reduced slightly in my forhead and nose. I'll try again to get some menthal stuff tomorrow.

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Steam works very well for easing the pressure. Make sure you do it before going to bed as that will help you to sleep.

Rosemary

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Thanks, will do.