What helps you feel better if you get sick?

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If you get a cold, the flu or you’re dealing with allergies, what helps you feel better? If you deal with allergies all the time, what causes your allergies to act up?

Personally, whenever I was sick in the past with a flu or the cold, I’d sleep more and take multiple vitamins on a daily basis. Eating more fruits and vegetables & drinking ginger ale has also helped me get well again.

So, what are some of your favorite methods that help you feel better when you’re sick?
 
Just resting and being able to stay home and sleep. Goes for sickness and my allergies, and not sure what makes my allergies act up honestly.
 
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I have bad allergies and matter of fact I am allergic to cats. And the funny thing is that I have 2 cats named Alice and Missy. When I wake up in the morning, my eyes water for 15 plus minutes and my nose runs like crazy. And the only thing that helps it is time.

P.S. my wife can not brush the cats next to me, or the watering eyes and runny nose start up instantly.
 
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Demon_skeith said:
Just resting and being able to stay home and sleep. Goes for sickness and my allergies, and not sure what makes my allergies act up honestly.
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Resting is one of the best ways that I heal from an illness. I also use an essential oil diffuser or a humidifier. I always keep one around just in case. It helps me get rid of a bad cold or illness quick. Have you ever used one?
Soulwatcher said:
I have bad allergies and matter of fact I am allergic to cats. And the funny thing is that I have 2 cats named Alice and Missy. When I wake up in the morning, my eyes water for 15 plus minutes and my nose runs like crazy. And the only thing that helps it is time.

P.S. my wife can not brush the cats next to me, or the watering eyes and runny nose start up instantly.
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Ahh man! My mom is also allergic to cats. She has to take allergy medications when she’s around my sister’s cats.

I’m allergic to dust and mold. There’s been times when I was around both of them at the same time and that was a very unpleasant situation smh.
 
Whenever I get really unwell, the one thing I find that helps me get better faster is a lot of rest and sleep and drinking and eating foods that are high in different vitamins that are needed.
 
For strange reasons, I find eating as a firm succour when I am sick. I tend to have more cravings for food when I am having a cold. My food budget is always alarming when I am sick. Does anyone one find affinity with food when sick too?
 
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Resting is one of the best ways that I heal from an illness. I also use an essential oil diffuser or a humidifier. I always keep one around just in case. It helps me get rid of a bad cold or illness quick. Have you ever used one?
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I used a humidifier for the first time this winter, really helped keeping my nose from bleeding. But I didn't bother with the oil diffuser, strong smells can give me a headache. Also they are a pain to keep clean.
 
If I can be able to eat food when I am sick, I know that my recovery is very close. Resting and eating little portions of meals are better for me to ensure that I recover pretty fast.
 
Smoking Herbal medicine so I can fall back asleep, and coffee.
 
Whenever I am sick, I just need enough rest and hot chocolate to keep my body and soul intact.
 
When am sick I will admit enough rest and stay indoors it's make me get well within a short time interval
 
Taking ice cream. My boyfriend gets angry if I request for it when I am sick, but that is actually what makes me feel better when I am not feeling too well.
 
Being able to rest and chill helps me feel better. Also taking medication and eating soup helps too, I was recently sick with Covid but after over a week I finally started to feel 100% better. I had to take a week off of work to get there though.
 
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I don't get sickness too often except some minor head aches or flue when season changes, or upset stomach if I ate spicy foods. I usually lie on the bed and try to sleep. Sleeping helps me recover. I also drink a lot of water
 
Staycation and resting is what helps me the most. With meds and good food, I'll be good as new in no long time.
 
Steaming is one of the best ways I used for cold. Hot water, ginger and cloves infused together while I cover myself with a duvet over it helps so much.
 
Really good Herbal medicine helps me when I’m sick. I’ll usually smoke a little more than usual so I can sleep it off.
 
I like to sleep when I am sick. After sleeping for a while I always feel better
 
Milla said:
Chicken soup. It is so comforting and healthy
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I admit, I also eat a lot of soup whenever I'm sick especially with a lot of spice, and heat.
Alisa said:
I like to sleep when I am sick. After sleeping for a while I always feel better
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I'm in also in the same boat as you. I'll sleep for a very long time just to get better. I don't like being sick and I tend to only get sick every few years or so. I rarely ever catch a cold or the flu, but when I do get it, I get it bad lol.
 
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Baw$e said:
Really good Herbal medicine helps me when I’m sick. I’ll usually smoke a little more than usual so I can sleep it off.
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I prepare my own herbal drinks.

Do you prepare the herbal medicine or buy it from local market?
 
Ravenfreak said:
Being able to rest and chill helps me feel better. Also taking medication and eating soup helps too, I was recently sick with Covid but after over a week I finally started to feel 100% better. I had to take a week off of work to get there though.
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Sleeping helps when people are sick. This is because some sicknesses came about as a result of the person working too much so in those cases, resting can help the system get better.
 
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