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[abbiecourt]

i am full of cold today could not sleep last night due to having blocked nose etc
i phoned midwife see if i could have lemsip, nope not allowed went to chemist to get something to go on pillow not allowed that all i can take is parcetamol and i dont see how that can get rid of a blocked nose and stop me from feeling ill i just feel like

xx

 

[knopk@]

Oh hun, I am so with you, I picked up a dreadful cold last week, same thing - not allowed anything. Still can't shake it off!

 

[abbiecourt]

you would think they could give us something oh the joys my OH not well to but he can take something to make him better so i gone in a little mood with him lol x

 

[Froslass]

If you get some menthol crystals you can dissolve them in a bowl of oiling water and inhale the vapour xx I used it and it was the only thing that worked xx I also used Vicks vapo rub, GP said no probs with that at all x My mum used vapo rub during all her pregnanies as the smell eased morning sickness lol and her 5 kids are all fine xx

You can also use karvol drops for your pillow at night to help you sleep x


Hope you're feeling better soon chick xx x

 

[Tracey M]

I used facial sauna wirth olbas oil - worked a treat! (or a basin of boiled water and a towel over your head). Hope you feel better soon x Oh and doc said olbas oil was fine but if at all worried use Karvol for kids...

 

[Sassysugar]

I've just come down with a cold too and was doing some research to see what I could take, so I feel your pain. Hope you feel better soon. I would love a lemsip but apparently its the decongestant in it that could cause problems.

Does anyone know if you can take cough sweets ie strepsils or something like that?

 

[knopk@]

Nope, no stepsils either.I was told to have lemon and honey

 

[Froslass]

A tablespoon of honey and one of lemon and boiling hot water with some ground cloves always makes my throat feel better too x

 

[PrincessPeanut]

Was gonna reply with the boiling water/ towel thing and lemon and honey!
I looked into it a week or two ago and was devasted I couldn't take anything. At first I went to grab a packet of strepsils then just before i launched a million into my gob I thought i'd best read the pack and it said no Ended up looking at everything in the kitchen cupboard to see what I could take and there was nothing so felt uber sorry for myself. Still full of cold now but breathing is getting a bit easier and my nose has stopped bleeding xxx

 

[Sassysugar]

I'm just sitting down with hot honey and lemon now and also on halls soothers, was told by pharmacist just paracetamol and that soothers were ok too