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[blakely]

being sick right before vacation sucks really hard. IF anyone cares to share their secret how they get rid of one over here i'm sure a lot of expats would be dying to know right now...Besides lots of rest and liquids/vitamins

cheers

[machoman]

feed a cold, starve a fever/flu. so, eat a lot.

[OiGirl]

Raw garlic, green tea, orange juice if desired. In very large quantities.

[seoulsucker]

Whatever is in those booster shot cocktails they give you at the health clinics always seems to perk me up. I think it's just loaded with vitamins and it might be placebo effect, but man...they've KTFO of most colds I've had here.

[4024anna]

I always eat as much as I can of...chicken soup, raw garlic, broccolli and spinach (or any dark green veggies), oranges and orange juice, ginger, honey and lemon in hot water. And rest as much as possible - it's better to give your body as much energy as possible to beat the cold, rather than using it elsewhere. And drink lots and lots of water.

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

Not Korean, but go to any pharmacy and get some cold meds with pseudo ephedrine. (soo-do-ep-ed-uh-rin).

Add multiple hot toddies. If you don't know how to make them, there are countless recipes online. I prefer this one:

The juice of half a lemon (or more if you like)
2 Tbsp honey
4 Tbsp bourbon whiskey (some prefer rum, or other spirits)
1 cup or more of VERY hot black tea (some prefer other varieties of tea)

This is better than nyquil, imo. I've got 2 bottles of Nyquil that I haven't used since changing over to these when I'm sick.

[FDNY]

If you want to sleep, get a prescription for Xanax from your local doctor. This has to be one of the easiest prescriptions to get. Any time I go to my local doctor for unrelated complaints, like eye allergies from bike riding in pollution, he practically throws Xanax at me. And if you want a good night's sleep. Xanies will do it for you.

[AnsanAnswers]

[fugitive chicken]

kimchi, pounds and pounds of kimchi. If you are sick, you arent eating enough.

[ktkates87]

Hit up your doctor. I went in about half an hour and got a shot in the arse, bags full of pills and some disgusting syrup. I also discovered "theraflu" at the pharmacy the other day. It's "Neocitron" for any canadians desperately seeking it!

[rumdiary]

Carry around a spray bottle filled with rubbing alcohol. Spray down your students, desk tops, door knobs etc. Echinacea helps.

[Drew345]

I love the orange peel tea (or whatever it is). In the instant tea section of your local grocery there are jars of orange syrupy stuff. Comes in a few shades of orange. Stuff is great for sore throats. The warm drink makes it nice to sleep too.
Of coarse I would rather have Nyquil green cold capsules and Chloroseptic throat spray from any store in America.