jigsaw 11,879 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I was coughing till close on 4 a.m. and keeping the rest of the family awake too,same the night before.I have a chest infection at the moment so I Googled the remedy and the bit I got back was to relieve the coughing drink hot water with a spoon of honey.Now I dont know if I used the wrong type honey or what but Christ it tasted SHYTE.Youd think that a natural sweet substance made by buzzy bees and mother nature might have a soothing pleasing taste....LIKE FURK IT DID! It was like drinking RHINO PISS(i presume as I have never tasted it before.)I forced 3 mouth fulls of the mix but couldnt continue.I must say though it seemed to relieve the coughing.....or was that exhaustion?Anyone ever find this?Im going to have to see the doc I suppose,any home remedies that can give reliefe for this?I am on the exputex but I may as well be drinking engine oil,no benefit from it as of yet after 4 days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 this is from the readers digest book of home remedies blend 2 tablespoons of lemon juice with 1 tablespoon of honey add a pinch of cayenne pepper. the one i like the sound of is blackcurrant cordial (high juice version) with a tot of port Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,879 Posted September 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Paulus cant be any worse than my concoction of piss flavoured shyte,lol.One question though....READERS DIGEST? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 they told me i had won £100000 and i ended up with a very usefull book :laugh: been keeping my living room door open since it arrived Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Co Codamol works for a cough Liam, the codine acts as a cough suppressant. The over the counter strength ones should work fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gunner123 103 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 If its a chest infection you need an antibiotic as soon as you can, double dose the first dose to get on top of it. The ball and chain had a bad chesty cough years back and ignored it using over the counter remedies, only went and got pneumonia because she ignored it. Can be dangerous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Attack Fell Terrier 864 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I don't know about chest infections I've had anti-B's for that, but for sore throats my Granddad told me to drink warm milk with a couple of caps of whisky mixed in. As the milk lines your throat the Alcohol works on the soreness and infection apparently. It seemed to work for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
artic 595 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Try Covonia Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gunner123 103 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Co Codamol works for a cough Liam, the codine acts as a cough suppressant. The over the counter strength ones should work fine. Malt is right, there are also cough syrups with codeine. Two effervescent co-codomol and a beer you will sleep like a dog. lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Natural ingredients cough syrup: elder berries, mallow leaves, liquorice sticks, aniseed, honey: all boiled up together. Our new lodger who is into foraging and living off the land has just made a batch of this: smells really nice and tastes even better: she swears by it. I'll know when if it works because she'll stop coughing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cold Ethyl 63 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Go to boots its about 99p and get a bottle of mentholated cough syrup clears all the crap out your chest and you will be horrified and what you spit up in the sink Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,879 Posted September 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 well done everyone,I feel better all ready.........well not quiet but Im on it tommorow.Cold ethyl I like the 99p bit,lol.you lot are inspirational Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gav22 24 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I was coughing till close on 4 a.m. and keeping the rest of the family awake too,same the night before.I have a chest infection at the moment so I Googled the remedy and the bit I got back was to relieve the coughing drink hot water with a spoon of honey.Now I dont know if I used the wrong type honey or what but Christ it tasted SHYTE.Youd think that a natural sweet substance made by buzzy bees and mother nature might have a soothing pleasing taste....LIKE FURK IT DID! It was like drinking RHINO PISS(i presume as I have never tasted it before.)I forced 3 mouth fulls of the mix but couldnt continue.I must say though it seemed to relieve the coughing.....or was that exhaustion?Anyone ever find this?Im going to have to see the doc I suppose,any home remedies that can give reliefe for this?I am on the exputex but I may as well be drinking engine oil,no benefit from it as of yet after 4 days. your ment to put sugar in it too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,879 Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Ohh!I thought honey was sugar in a natural kind of way,lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,589 Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 well done everyone,I feel better all ready.........well not quiet but Im on it tommorow.Cold ethyl I like the 99p bit,lol.you lot are inspirational it wernt a chest infection, if you feel better already,, just a saw throat,,,, gunner was spot on ignore a chest infection at your peril,, you deffo need antibiotics for a chest infection,, been there done that, never again will i ignore it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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