Im miserable, and I think I will send a very long PM to Faisal and complain about my flu.:o
On a serious note, I hate taking all kinds of meds for the common cold/flu.Do you guys have any desi/homemade remedies I could try? Nothing yucky please.
Im even missing my lectures at Uni.
nothing helps. just stay hydrated by taking lots of clear fluids. feed your cold, eat whatever u like and REST.
^Fg Im so tired of resting, I feel like jumping into the river.
Yes Iv been attacking juice and chai.Why oh why does it always have to be me.
Signed ,
Rudolph.
juice and chai aggravate cold. I said CLEAR FLUIDS. dont u know how to read?.
^why does juice exaggerate the cold? i thought orange-juice actually helped
FG--But I like juice and chai. You expect me to live on just water?
Nes-- thats what I thought.
Oh anybody have any good simple soup recipe? Would be great if you could make it and bring it to me, but recipe will do for now.
Isn't orange juice (ie. vitamin c) supposed to be good for colds? That's not a very clear fluid.
Orange juice is acidic and can stir enzymes that eventually lead to stomach upset (on top of cold).
Drink clear liquids - water, sprite, 7-up (caffeine free).
Drink simple chicken yakhni. Add garlic, lil oil, chicken 9haddi waala) and paani in a pot and cook for 25 min. add some haldi for color and flavor.
Acidic you say? Waleed was right, I should have listened to him last night.
No chai? I always drink chai when Im sick.And the recipe^ cook only for 25 mins? Buss? Not 2 hours? Are you sure its only 25 mins?
okee, ive done a quick search...and what i find is that Vit C does not prevent common cold...however there are indications that using (large) dosis of Vit C may shorten the course of the disease and makes one feel better
Chai dehydrates you. So if someone tells you to drink fluids, and you drink chai, you actually reduce the amount of fluid in your body. It's the effect of the caffeine in chai (which is more than in coffee, and which is a dehydrating agent)
It's a particularly bad problem in the UK, where the elderly seem to drink almost nothing but chai.
A doctor friend of mine once advised a patient that she needed to drink 8 glasses of water a day in the day - to his annoyance she took 8 cups of chai per day instead.
maddy--- you should have told me all this before.Ok no chai for me.But you know its so soothing esp when Im not feeling well.I find it hard to drink water, so I mix some cranberry juice in it.Hope thats ok?
Nes-- I dont like orange juice that much to start with, so large doses are out of the question.(So are Vitamin pills)
What’s hard about drinking water? Unless canadian water tastes yucky 
Our water is fine.Now that you mention it , the water I had in Eng was gross. Next time I’ll take some bottled water from here.
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How many glasses of water do you drink in a day?
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Our water is fine.Now that you mention it , the water I had in Eng was gross. Next time I'll take some bottled water from here.
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How many glasses of water do you drink in a day?
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It varies. I drink very very little water on weekends (sometimes just one glass) but a lot of water (between 10 and 20 cups) on weekdays.
Whats so special about the weekend?
I find it very hard to drink a lot of water.My daily intake is around 3 cups.
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Whats so special about the weekend?
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When I get dehydrated, I lose concentration. So I need to drink a lot more water at work to keep focused.
Also, I need a lot of water to counter the dehydration from the 4-5 cups of coffee and 2 cans of caffeine energy drinks I typically have on weekdays.
mint tea with honey, ginger, cloves, alaychee, cinnamon. drink it hot.
drink tons and tons and tons of water and juices.
Sahar thank you.(Iv also gotten started on the chicken soup.)The only thing is I dont like ginger in tea.I know, I know, Im an impossible patient.Moms not here, so nobody to take care of me.
Maddy–Apparently the brain gets dehydrated if there isnt enough water in the body, so your losing your concentration makes sense.I should start drinking more water.You better cut down on the coffee.:o I rarely ,(and by that I mean like once a year) drink coffee.
well, my kids used to get flu quite often ...almost 9-10 months an year (u know summer comes for a really short period here )
this time i started giving them luke warm water with honey in it every morning before breakfast (its mentioned in Tibb-e-Nabwee (peace be upon him))
the eldest takes it regularly ...n the younger two refuse everytime ....n see ...the eldest is perfect mashaAllah ...while the bewaqoof younger is coughing n sneezing!
anyway ....i always treat them with honey+ black pepper .....or green tea with ginger n cinnamon in it .......then chicken corn soup or may be simplest of all chicken broth with salt n pepper
....it does help !