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Someone just told me to drink a warm glass of Southern Comfort with some lemon juice to get rid of my cold. Have any of you tried alcohol remedies? Any work for you?

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5 months, 3 weeks ago by Nadia F.

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  • Rob J. Rob J. replied Feb 27th
    Whiskey and orange juice always does the trick for me.
  • xen y. xen y. replied Feb 27th
    I've heard about these alcohol remedies, but I think they are just rubbish.

    Alcohol is technically a poison, so the body will not only try to fight your cold, but also fight the poison (alcohol).

    What has been proven to be effective is garlic. Fresh ginger in your soup is nice and cleansing.

    From a medical and nutritional viewpoint, I would never advice people to use alcohol to fight a cold. Your body has enough with fighting your cold, don't give it more worries.
  • Nick D. Nick D. replied Feb 27th
    Whisky and lemon and honey is an old southern trick... but you could not pay me enough to drink warm SoCo... Hope you feel better soon!
  • Nadia F. Nadia F. replied Feb 27th
    @Nick: Please tell me you don't really call it 'SoCo'. We can't get enough of mocking the ad on TV because we think no one in the world actually calls it that. Are we wrong?!
  • Mister C. Mister C. replied Feb 27th
    @Nadia

    Medical professionals will tell you taht you can treat a cold with remedies for seven days and it will clear up. Or wait a week and it will get better.

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  • Nadia F. Nadia F. replied Feb 28th
    @Cursor: Yeah, I've heard that one before. For me, it's not about reducing the time I'm ill for - it's about using the medication to feel that little bit better while I wait. Thank god for nose spray.

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