Beating a cold when traveling?
Aug 29th, 2006, 10:53 AM
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I never said it cured a cold, I said you take it when you first feel a cold feeling coming on. From your reference article: "What Airborne does is it helps your body build a healthy immune system. When you have a healthy immune system, then it allows your body, on its own, to fight off germs."
It soothes a scratchy throat too. Try it next time and see if it works for you. I have taken the zinc stuff and it makes me sick in the stomach.
It soothes a scratchy throat too. Try it next time and see if it works for you. I have taken the zinc stuff and it makes me sick in the stomach.
Aug 24th, 2007, 10:40 AM
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robjame - too funny!
I am very interested in this thread. I've only been on 2 major trips. Both times, I came down with a cold the day before I was set to leave for the trip.
I'm going to Scotland in about a month so I definitely want to check out Cold FX and Airborne. I can't go through that again lol!
WillTravel - I'm glad your daughter is feeling better!
I am very interested in this thread. I've only been on 2 major trips. Both times, I came down with a cold the day before I was set to leave for the trip.
I'm going to Scotland in about a month so I definitely want to check out Cold FX and Airborne. I can't go through that again lol!
WillTravel - I'm glad your daughter is feeling better!
Aug 24th, 2007, 12:17 PM
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I have used Airborne and that seems to work, although I note that Airborne contains mainly a big dose of vitamin C, and vitamin C seems to help, too.
Keep in mind that you aren't killing the virus. However, you don't have to. The symptoms of a cold are caused by your immune response to the presence of the virus, and not by the virus itself. So anything that suppresses the immune response will make the symptoms go away, even though the virus itself will probably still require the usual seven days before your body kills it off.
Keep in mind that you aren't killing the virus. However, you don't have to. The symptoms of a cold are caused by your immune response to the presence of the virus, and not by the virus itself. So anything that suppresses the immune response will make the symptoms go away, even though the virus itself will probably still require the usual seven days before your body kills it off.
Aug 24th, 2007, 12:19 PM
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Zicam is a miracle drug. I haven't had a cold in more than 30 years, but I've started to come down with one two or three times in the past few years. A couple of treatments with Zicam and it just goes away. Amazing.
There's a French medicine that's equivalent to it, but with a lot of eucalyptus thrown in.
There's a French medicine that's equivalent to it, but with a lot of eucalyptus thrown in.
Aug 25th, 2007, 10:29 PM
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True, there's never a shortage of cures that people can share!
I got a cold for the first time on a trip, last time I went to Paris. Totally unprepared, save for some Emergen-C and Airborne--this was a doozy of a cold.
I went to the pharmacy, pointed to "I have a cold" in my phrase book, and they gave me some over-the-counter pills (never seen these in the US), a nasal spray, and chewable Vitamin C. I'll be darned if I wasn't feeling MUCH better in 24 hours. Gotta love the European drugs!
I got a cold for the first time on a trip, last time I went to Paris. Totally unprepared, save for some Emergen-C and Airborne--this was a doozy of a cold.
I went to the pharmacy, pointed to "I have a cold" in my phrase book, and they gave me some over-the-counter pills (never seen these in the US), a nasal spray, and chewable Vitamin C. I'll be darned if I wasn't feeling MUCH better in 24 hours. Gotta love the European drugs!
Aug 29th, 2007, 07:04 AM
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Thanks for your well wishes, even the late ones. On our most recent August 2007 trip, my daughter was on antibiotics for a few days just shortly before we departed. She had a strep infection with a rash - apparently a version of scarlet fever. That made me quite nervous leading up to the trip. But at least during this year's trip, she felt fine all the way through.
Aug 29th, 2007, 11:59 AM
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Sambucol aged elderberry extract.
I have used it for years and it will knock out a cold if taken at the first sign of a cold. Taken later, it will reduce the duration of the cold.
Only sambucol has been proven to be effective - other elderberry syrups are not as effective.
It is produced in Isreal, so I would imagine it is also available in Europe.
I have used it for years and it will knock out a cold if taken at the first sign of a cold. Taken later, it will reduce the duration of the cold.
Only sambucol has been proven to be effective - other elderberry syrups are not as effective.
It is produced in Isreal, so I would imagine it is also available in Europe.
