Since there is no cure for the viral infection, common cold remedies are designed to relieve symptoms of the infection. Doctors often recommend a common cold remedy to relieve symptoms, not only because it will make you feel better, but also because it may help prevent secondary bacterial infections. In addition, sneezing and coughing spreads the virus to others. The rhino virus, one of the viruses that causes common cold symptoms, can live for three hours on the skin and other surfaces. If you sneeze, wipe your nose or cough and then shake hands with someone, then that person may contract the virus. Likewise, if you touch a surface (answer the phone, open a door) anyone who comes along within the next three hours may contract the virus.

Large doses are needed to sure up the immune system so it can fend off the attack. By large I mean around 5-10 grams of vitamin C and 50,000-100,000 IU of vitamin A, split up over several doses during the day. (Taking these vitamins with food will make them more effective.) High doses of vitamin C, on the other hand, are very safe even over prolonged periods of time. In fact, these high doses not only sure up your immune system, but also detoxify your body and help the good bacteria in your gut. Vitamin c has long been touted as a common cold remedy. In the 1960s Dr.Linus Pauling came up with research that showed that 1000mg or more of vitamin C would reduce the incidence of the common cold for most people and would shorten its duration for those who had a cold. It has been found that people vary in their tolerance for large quantities of vitamin C and that it will result in diarrhea when the level of tolerance is exceeded. Otherwise no other ill effects have been found.

Common Cold is the inflammation of the upper respiratory tract which is caused by viral infection. This is a very general problem which affects people mostly during monsoons. Common cold viruses cause inflammation of the upper respiratory area, which results in the variety of symptoms. Every year, as the winter months approach, we go out and spend million on various concoctions to ward off the dreaded common cold. In recent years, the most popular of these has been Echinacea, a natural substance that we are told will reduce the likelihood of us catching our cold, and will relieve our symptoms if we do catch one. And here's the question for you. Have you ever found any cold remedies that really work? I'm asking because I need help. At least twice a year I develop what can only be described as a nasty cold, and I end up suffering with it for at least two weeks and during these, i can't find anytime to work a mess in my house. I thank my husband that he is very understanding with regards to my situation, but after a while he starts to get grumpy. My daughter wants me to play with her but I am always so stuffed up that I