How to recover quickly from a severe cold

If you have a cold, you will have runny nose, nasal congestion, cough and sputum. It has a great impact on your health. It will cause fatigue and discomfort. Even your appetite may be affected. The cold has a great impact on your daily life. It needs to be treated actively, otherwise it will make the condition worse. How can you get better quickly from a severe cold?

A cold will generally get better in about ten days. If it is a mild case, it may take about a week. If the condition is more serious, it will be cured in half a month. It will not take a long time. During this period, you need to pay attention to rest and it is important to maintain good eating habits.

1. It is better to drink hot tea when you have a cold, but not too strong. Drinking ginger soup will have a certain effect on relieving the symptoms of a cold. Active treatment is also needed. Oral antibiotics and cough and phlegm-reducing drugs can be used for treatment. Generally, mild cases can be cured in a week, and severe cases may take ten days to half a month to get better. Active treatment must be taken and do not delay the treatment. You also need to eat more light and easy-to-digest foods, such as lotus root powder, porridge, rice soup, fresh vegetables and fruits, etc. It is best not to drink milk when you have a severe cough and sputum, as milk will make the sputum thick and difficult to cough up.

2. Patients can also take amoxicillin clavulanate potassium and Lianhua Qingwen capsules for treatment. Taking some Baijiahei is also very effective. As long as the treatment is symptomatic, it usually doesn't take long to cure, about a week to ten days. Patients usually need to drink more boiled water. If the throat is sore, you can also hold some Jinshengzi throat lozenges, which will also have a relieving effect. During the illness, you should not catch a cold due to the wind, and do not go out in bad weather. Be sure to keep warm before going out.

3. Patients need to avoid the stimulation of tobacco and alcohol. After the condition improves, they need to actively exercise. Strengthening physical fitness will be of great help in avoiding the symptoms of a cold. Nutrition also needs to be strengthened in diet. Patients with a lot of sputum can be treated with oral administration of fresh bamboo sap. If a fever occurs, additional antipyretic drugs are needed. Take some licorice tablets to relieve cough.

Finally, patients with colds must pay attention to keeping warm, but don’t wear too much when you have a fever, otherwise it will be detrimental to heat dissipation. You must dress moderately and don’t let your body get cold. You must eat more vegetable and fruit juices and avoid eating spicy and cold foods.