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Author Topic: Cold cured in two days Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 06-09-2012 02:52 PM                        I knew I was coming down with a bad cold about a week ago when my throat started to itch and sure enough, I had one the next day and it was pretty bad and I just did not feel like getting up that morning. Because the cold was causing some body aches in addition to a stuffed nose and other discomfort, I took two full strength Ibuprofen tablets and by that afternoon, I felt great but I still felt the effects of the cold. I took two more Ibuprofen the following morning and the cold had totally vanished by that afternoon except for a running nose. The colds I have had usually last about a week and a half but I had one last year that stuck around over two weeks and that one was a miserable one. The only medication I had taken for previous colds was Vicks NyQuil before going to bed and all it did was give me a slight relief and allowed me to sleep. The cold was still there the next morning. Up until now, I have been taking Ibuprofen for back aches I get every so often and have never used it for any thing else. Because the label of the medication said it was also good for the common cold, I decided to give it a try last week and imagine my surprise when it cured it in two days. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 06-09-2012 03:18 PM                     Since I'm the resident soon-to-be healthcare practitioner, this just an FYI but... It treated the illness but didn't cure it. A cure would be something that kills the virus, thus ending the infection. But ibuprofen would help with stuff like fever and body aches; it treats symptoms and the associated inflammation. Treatment and cure are quite different terms in the medical field.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 06-09-2012 03:33 PM                        When I said Ibuprofen had cured my cold, I am pretty sure you are aware of the fact that I did not mean it in a technical sense but more in general, Chris. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 06-09-2012 04:23 PM                     And I was just doing this as an FYI and giving an explanation on how it worked to help.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 06-09-2012 04:31 PM                        Yes, I knew that, Chris. Thanks! -Claude  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Bodge Film Handler Posts: 83 From: East Dorset, VT Registered: Nov 2006 posted 06-09-2012 07:39 PM                     If Chris walked into the examination room with that look on his face would you run?  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-09-2012 08:48 PM                        Suggested caption for Chris's picture: "Ewww, what have you got?!"  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 06-10-2012 03:33 AM                        I heard we are making some pretty big strides in eradicating viruses. I'm not talking about getting rid of an existing cold, I'm talking about killing the viruses that cause them (and pretty much all other viruses)... forever. Think of it, no more colds. Ever. Not sure how far off this is. Don't get any hopes up yet.  |  IP: Logged Marco Giustini Film God Posts: 2713 From: Reading, UK Registered: Nov 2007 posted 06-10-2012 05:04 AM                     that would be great, last breakthrough of Medicine was Pennicillin...  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 06-10-2012 03:18 PM                        I am still feeling the after effects of my cold such as a running nose and mucus in the throat but except for that, I feel great. As Chris said,Ibuprofen does not cure a cold but it took away almost all the misery of the one I had last week and I am very happy about that. I do not know if you will get the same reaction like I did and took Ibuprofen when you get your next cold but it certainly would not hurt if you try. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Doug Thompson Film Handler Posts: 27 From: Jacksonville, Fl, USA Registered: Sep 2011 posted 06-11-2012 09:23 PM                     Several months ago, my employer had some coworkers and I on an out of town installation for several weeks. A cold took turns with some of us. When it was my turn with it, I remembered that chicken noodle soup was said to be a good cure. A resturaunt was running a quart special. A double order, an equal amount of sweet iced tea and a night's sleep, and it was gone! Even the mucous! Usually, the mucous gets thicker for a week or so till it's gone, but not this time.  |  IP: Logged

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