I have a really bad cold and my nose is getting really raw.  How can I stop this?
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i read in 17 mag. that to stop irritation of the nose when you blow, add a little bit of lotion to the tissue. and to hide redness use liquid foundation then powder cover-up works like a charm for me
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To get a cold, you need to get a version of a cold virus into the nose or eye ducts. Touching your nose is enough if you have touched a virus from something like a door handle.\nWorrying, and stress weakens your immune system, making you more susceptible to colds.\nAn healthy diet, plenty of fruit and veg, and water aids the immune system.\n\nIf somebody sneezes in your presents the best avoidance advise, is to temporarily breath through your mouth.\n\nChristmas is a common time for lots of people to get colds, partly because they are trying to do too much, it becomes stressful, partly because lots of people meet around that time, and cold viruses abound. People are most infectious before they have obvious symptoms.
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The best way to fight a cold is by drinking Alot of fluids, mainly water.  Your body uses white blood cells to fight off the cold germ.  Once the white blood cells have exhausted their usefulness, they need to be flushed along with the germ that they have eradicated.\n\nDrink alot of fluids, alot of water and supplement your body with Vitamin C.  Hope you fell better.
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Please consult you doctor. What you may be experiencing is allergic rhinitis and might not need to drink decongestant at all. When I have clogged nose, I steam. The hot air you breathe would make the mucus melt or not as hard. So you can easily blow it out. If you have sinnusitis, this would help a lot too. Just boil a cup of water and let it stand for a couple of minutes and breathe the steam for five to ten minutes. Just make sure the steam is not to hot because it might burn your face
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Sleep! Your body heals itself the most when you sleep. If your nose is too stopped up to sleep peacefully (or even breathe), take an over-the-counter medicine such as NyQuil that will aid in clearing your sinuses and also help you sleep. If you have to be awake, take it easy. Rest as much as you can, drink plenty of fluids (water and juice - not sodas, as these actually dehydrate your body), and eat foods that are high in vitamins (particularly vitamin C). You can even find "vitamin water" at some grocery stores - two birds with one stone :)
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Use afrin or some other kind of nosespray. It completely clears your nose for a while and it's basically the best thing ever for a cold. Nyquil works good during the night for me when I have a cold, too.
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Probably you need antibiotics, but if you refuse to do that try the following:\n\n(Your goal is to allow your body to wash out the infection naturally.)\n\n1. Drink lots of water.  If not water, herbal tea.  Camomille with a little honey and ginger.\n\n2. Chicken soup or other high sodium soup helps with water absorbtion.\n\n3. Consume something spicy (jalepenos) to loosen up your sinuses.\n\n4. Consume vitamin C either in tablet or natural form (fruit, not juice).\n\n5. Breathe intentionally, closing off one nostril, then the other (yoga technique).\n\n6. Use warm water (shower or bath or damp cloth) to loosen sinues.\n\n7. (Drastic measure?) mix warm salt water and snort it in and out (do not - yech - swallow it).\n\n8. Get plenty of bed rest, but make sure that - particularly if you have dust allergies like I do - your bedding is washed.\n\n9. Use antibiotic ointment in your nose in v. small quantities
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urination, and intense nasal drainage and a few other things are your body's natural way of doing it's damndest to get rid of whatever is making you sick.(bacteria/virus)......you gotta flush your system....drink lots of fluid.......vitamin C is good too.
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Every year, as each winter season approaches us, it gets harder and harder for people to avoid getting a cold. It never fails, just as soon as the weather changes a little and starts to turn cold, people begin to sniffle, sneeze and cough and the symptoms of the common cold begin to come around once again. \n\n\nBut before you run out to the nearest store to buy a supply of tissues, cold medicine and soup, you need to understand exactly what you are up against. Your chances of being exposed to a cold germ will increase or decrease depending on the amount of contact you have with other people and how you take care of yourself. \n\n\n \nThe cold germ is spread from person to person when someone, who is infected, sneezes or coughs into the air or on you. The airborne germ then enters someone else’s body through an orifice, like your eyes, nose or mouth. You can also catch a cold by touching something that a person who has been infected has also touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes. \n\n\nThere are many things that you can do to prevent yourself from getting a cold. \n\n\n1. You should wash your hands a lot. This frequent hand washing, especially when using any anti-bacterial soap, will help you to get rid of any potential germs that you might have come into contact with. \n\n\n\n2. You should carry and use anti-bacterial hand lotion several times throughout the day. Use it especially when you cannot get to a bathroom and you know you have touched something infected or have been near an infected person. \n\n\n\n3. You should also get plenty of sleep or rest. If you are tired and fatigued, your body’s resistance decreases and you will find that you are more susceptible to colds. \n\n\nThere are many ways that you can fight a cold once you have caught one. \n\n\n1. You should eat spicy foods. Spicy hot foods will cause your body to expel mucus. When you eat these types of foods, your nose will start to run and you will begin to cough up mucus. Spicy foods work just like a natural decongestant but without side effects. This advice is good for those people who cannot take over the counter medication. \n\n\n\n2. You should drink plenty of liquids. Liquids like soup, water, juice and flat ginger ale will keep your body hydrated. This is true especially if you have a fever. During a fever, your body loses a lot of fluids. You will need to replenish what you have lost. Therefore you need to drink often throughout your illness. You should also avoid drinking any dairy drinks because the dairy will cause mucus to form and coat your throat making it very difficult for you to swallow and cough. \n\n\n\n3. You should use a vaporizer. It will keep the air that you breathe moist. If you do not have a vaporizer handy, then just crack open the windows in your home. This is very important if you have an extremely warm and dry home. Cracking the windows will have the same effects that a vaporizer has.
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Eat healthy and you should probably increase your intake of vitamin c a day, 500mg is pretty good, you can get that from supplement.\nDrink lots of water.\nSLEEP is really really important. It helps the body to fight the virus, rejuvenate you and helps build your immune system.\nIf the people around you have the cold, I try to be as careful as possible with stuff like dishes. Make sure you use hot water and bleach when cleaning. Lysol helps kill the bacteria around the house or too.\nHope this helps ya!!
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Breathe through your nose...that takes care of the physical part.  Also, close your eyes so you can't see yourself doing it...that takes care of the mental part.  I have a bad gag reflex too, I feel your pain.
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Honey with whiskey.  It's an old rememdy but it works.\n\nIf that won't work with you due to age or morals, try lots of peppermint tea.  Keep your throat covered at night, and make sure that it's comfortably warm in your bedroom.\n\nIf you're still having problems, or if it leads into an infection go to your doctor and ask for an antibiotic like Keflex or Zithromax.\n\nAlso, keep yourself super hydrated.  \n\nVitamin C is good for the immune system, but I know that when I've had colds a raw throat isn't good with orange juice, or any other fruits with "stearic acid" -- which is what Vitamin C is -- in it.\n\nTry Vitamin E.  It really will help.
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Anything warm to drink will help open your nasal passages, like chicken soup. If you have a cough you could try some honey and lemon juice mixed together. You just sip it. It really does work for me. Good luck.
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This is something mothers have done for decades, but is officially frowned on. I think it would burn if the area is raw from the cold. Anyway, you don't put it in your nose so much as around the nostrils.
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When you get a cold, your nose drains white fluid, this can clog the nasal passages, and block up mucus, allowing bacteria to grow.  The only way to get rid of it is over a LONG period of time, or decongestants, and antibiotics, the doctor will usually get you to take both at the same time.  In the link below, scroll down just a bit to "Some Causes Of Acute Sinitus" There is a great section there that can tell you lots.  Good luck!  I myself am fighting a sinus/throat infection too.  :(  I know how you feel.
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Wash your hands always and if you know somebody around you has a cold make sure you stay away from them.\nEspecialy at work make sure you don't touch your eyes ears nose or mouth if you have been near or touched door handles, pens, keyboards etc when sick people are in work.\n\nThis works for me, I used to get colds and flu every 2 - 3 months then I started bieng more careful and I had my first cold in 3 years  just 2 weeks ago.\n\nVitamins are not the answer, I eat fruit maybe once a month and I pretty much live off microwave meals, toast, biscuits and takeaways.\n\nOh and don't take drugs, these make it very easy to get a cold in the weeks after taking them.
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First, let me suggest that you invest in a good multi-vitamin to help build up your immune system, and maybe a good Vitamin C.\n\nSecond, buy some Vicks Vapo-Rub.  Use this mostly at night rubbing it ion your chest and around your nostrils.  \n\nThird, I couldn't live without Day-Quil and NyQuil when I have a cold like this.  The NyQuil helps you sleep and makes it easier to breathe, while controlling your cough.  The Dayquil helps you to breathe during the day and controls your cough while helping to keep you awake.\n\nGOOD LUCK!!