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I caught a cold over the weekend and I'm exhausted because my cough is keeping me from getting rest. I don't sleep for very long and when I wake up, it's hard staying in bed and trying to sleep or relax because my cough is so bad. It gets better when I get up and move around, but I have to be able to rest as well. What can I do? (link)
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Honey, lemon juice ang glycerine spooned into near boiling water. Let it cool until it's comfortable for you to drink. It's soothing, comforting and totally un-medicated. But if the cough persists bear in mind there might be a bacterial or viral chest infection. They're usually quite mild (initially) but untreated they can get a good hold and be annoyingly long to clear. So if it doesn't start to improve you might well need some 'proper medicine'. If you can get some good sleep by simply soothing the irritation with the honey etc, that should help no end. While you sleep you don't cough, don't rough-up your chest and throat (making you cough more...and so the cycle continues). Colds and flu always target my chest, it's smoking...my own fault really! Thankfully I've got a pretty robust immune system and rarely get colds or flu. Get well soon mate!
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Thanks, your advice works great and I appreciate it very much. I feel better already.
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