Home Remedies for Cold / Flu Symptoms
In my standard approach, here is everything that I did to alleviate cold/flu symptoms while breastfeeding (avoiding Sudafed and all NSAIDs except Tylenol). I don't know which of these were effective or necessary (I didn't use proper experimental protocol, and I'm not a medical professional), but within a day I felt 90% better, so I have no doubt something here really does work. Also, do everyone a favor and please STAY HOME FROM WORK/SCHOOL if you at all can.
Eat/Drink
Raw garlic cloves
Kelly's Coldbuster Smoothie: 1 cup orange juice, 1/2 cup carrot juice, 2 tbsp coconut oil, 2 tsp cinnamon, plus a banana to bind it all
Hot water + honey + juice of one lemon + cinnamon stick + turmeric
Fenugreek 3-4 times a day (decongestant)
Vitamin D, 1000IU, 3-4 times a day
Spicy broth (I used Sriracha in miso soup)
Plenty of water
Gargle
Liquid tylenol
Salt water
Water with turmeric
Use
A neti pot
A humidifier
A hot pack on the shoulders/neck/head/face
Take
Frequent hot showers
Sleep
A lot
On an incline (I used a bed wedge)
After taking Benadryl
After receiving a back/neck/shoulder rub
Avoid
Refined sugar
Refined flour
Dairy
If Baby has a cold
Nurse, nurse, nurse, nurse, nurse!
Peppermint oil on the soles of feet