r/AskReddit Jan 14 '22

What's the best cure for the common cold?

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '22

DayQuil/NyQuil, cheddar broccoli soup, and rest.

u/Crimson_Catharsis Jan 14 '22

That middle one sounds badass. You don’t have a recipe?

u/[deleted] Jan 14 '22

I usually just pick up pre made from Vons/Albertsons or get a good mix from the store and add extra broccoli and real shredded cheese.

u/SilentHuman8 Jan 14 '22

Phagocytosis.

u/COVID-69420bbq Jan 14 '22

Time is the only real cure. Vitamin C and zinc have shown to help with shortening the duration by a little bit, but there’s no direct cure.

u/Dalrz Jan 14 '22

Chicken soup has been shown to help improve symptoms as well as pushing fluids. Rest is also restorative but that goes along with the time thing.

u/[deleted] Jan 14 '22

The rare hot

u/BasicallyCool Jan 14 '22

A good long sleep

u/[deleted] Jan 14 '22

Sleep.

u/tfw_no_indian_gf Jan 14 '22

Take some cold and flu capsules, gargle salt water, eat oranges.

u/kim_jon_uns_foreskin Jan 14 '22

have a cold rn, best cure is tons of gatorade 0, some Nyquill, and chicken noodle soup

u/MeyerholdsGh0st Jan 14 '22

If you find a cure for the common cold, OP, you’re going to be richer than Bezos.

u/wrenwynn Jan 14 '22

Time and your body's immune system is the cure. What helps to manage symptoms is staying well hydrated, eating good nutrient rich foods not junk, getting a bit of sunlight (for both good old vitamin D and mood improvement), and allowing yourself time/space to rest while your body heals.

u/Crimson_Catharsis Jan 14 '22

Lots of teas, soup and water.

u/vladimirdorda Jan 14 '22

One of the folk remedies for colds in our country. Drink in one gulp a glass of alcohol with a lot of chili pepper diluted in it, wrap yourself up and sweat a lot. But this treatment is not for weak people)

u/TheGlassCat Jan 14 '22

Time & rest

u/AurallyTalented Jan 14 '22

Death. It’s also the cure for every disease.

u/ZombiePizzaCat Jan 14 '22

Fluids and rest

u/Symbolicdeathwish Jan 14 '22

There is no "cure" for the common cold.

u/Isair81 Jan 14 '22

There is no cure, feel misserable until you don’t any longer, drink plenty of water