How to quickly cure the flu virus. How to protect yourself from infection and quickly cure colds and flu. If it's a viral infection

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Hello dear readers. Today we will talk about how to treat the flu at home without the use of medicines. I do not urge everyone to refuse the treatment prescribed by a doctor, but I will only tell you my proven methods that have saved more than once from a severe “long-playing” flu. Also in my piggy bank there are recipes that I have not used, but which may be useful to someone for auxiliary treatment.

Influenza is characterized by a very high temperature (often up to 40°C), severe headache, and body aches. Often there is a sore throat, and after a few days, coughing and wheezing in the chest begin. In influenza, a thick green mucus flows from the nose, which is difficult to blow your nose. In fact, in the early days, the nose is constantly stuffed up. These symptoms usually appear at night, in the early morning or late evening.

And here you just can’t hesitate - you need to start treatment right away! I will tell you about a method that allows you to cure the flu in 1 night, but with one condition: You need to be treated as soon as you feel the first signs of the disease! If the moment is missed, then it will take 3-5 days to be treated, no less.

How to cure the flu at home quickly and without drugs: a proven way

So, how to cure the flu at home quickly and without harm to health? Easily! But for this you need to stock up on dried black elderberry in advance. You can buy it at a pharmacy or from herbalists, at worst you can order it on the Internet.

In the summer, in an article about useful properties black elderberry, I have already mentioned my “corona” method of treating influenza, but I will definitely repeat it, since I have not yet met a better remedy than this! The only negative is that elderberry does not grow everywhere, and it turns out that pharmacies do not sell it in all regions and countries. But if this plant is found in your area, then consider yourself lucky - the black elderberry contains a huge healing power, which I wrote about here. I never cease to admire and thank nature for such a generous gift!

So, we treat the flu quickly:

As soon as you feel the first signs of the flu (see above), boil a glass of water and pour boiling water over one dried elderflower umbrella. If the grass is from a pharmacy, then 2 sachets, or 1 tbsp. a spoon without a slide. Cover the cup or glass with a saucer and leave to infuse until warm. Then drink and brew a new portion. After 3-4 hours, drink a second serving of elderberry infusion and go to bed.

When I first tried this method, I staggered from a high temperature, hardly brewed 2 bags of elderberry pharmacy tea and went to bed. It was in the evening, after work. After an hour and a half, I drank a glass of infusion, not really hoping for anything (the flu is still) and went to bed. I woke up in the middle of the night and drank the second portion, brewed after taking the first glass. And the next morning the incredible happened - I was absolutely healthy! Absolutely! Here are some regular flowers for you!

This recipe is over 10 years old and has never let me down. But you need to drink elderberry tea in the first hours of the illness! If the first 12 hours pass, then it will take much longer to be treated with this decoction (3-5 days). However, even in this case, recovery comes much faster than with standard treatment, and there is no need to “feed” the body with a set of drugs that are by no means harmless. This treatment is suitable even for children, if there is no allergy to herbs. For kids, make tea less concentrated (1 teaspoon of dried flowers in a glass of water or 1 sachet) and give it with honey.

Treatment of influenza with folk methods

And now I will tell you about the treatment of influenza at home, if there was no elderberry, and there is nowhere to buy it. Several times I “flew” when, relying “at random”, I didn’t replenish my supplies, and at a critical moment it turned out that there was no healing plant at home, and you couldn’t walk to the pharmacy in the middle of the night ...

Port wine + jam

At night, make yourself such a potion: heat half a glass of white port wine and stir a tablespoon in it raspberry jam, or even better, use homemade tea rose jam (the effect is much stronger). Go to bed and drink it all in one go. In the morning you will be healthy, but the flu will have to be treated longer.

"Hellish" flu mixture

Mix the following ingredients:

• Grated horseradish root or ready-made homemade horseradish (seasoning) - 3-4 tbsp. spoons
• 2 large onions, minced
• 1 head of garlic
• 1 grated carrot

Lightly pepper the mixture, salt and season with apple cider vinegar and sunflower oil. Take 1 teaspoon during the day.

Contraindicated for people with gastrointestinal diseases!

Pine broth with honey

Highly good remedy against influenza, high fever and general malaise. Cut with scissors 3 tbsp. spoons of pine needles and pour 1 liter of boiling water over them. Boil for 2 minutes and leave covered for about 2 hours. Strain the broth and take with honey half a cup 4 times a day.

Contraindicated in diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract!

A retired sailor's recipe: how the flu is treated in the navy

My neighbor Mironych, a very intelligent and knowledgeable person, told how they treated the flu on their ship. The recipe is very simple, however, somewhat unusual. So, you need to drive one raw egg into 100 g of ordinary store-bought vodka, add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sugar without top and stir. Drink this cocktail at night and go to bed. You need to take the drug 3 evenings in a row.

He also shared great recipe tea for chronic fatigue, which perfectly copes with this problem. The still resilient sailor provided her husband with sensible advice on how

Balm "Lemon with cognac"

Bake 3 whole lemons in the oven until soft and squeeze the juice out of them. Add to the liquid 1 tbsp. a spoonful of cognac Mix everything and dilute with a glass of boiling water. Then add 2 tbsp. spoons of honey and stir. Drink 2-3 tbsp. spoons during the day in a warm form.

Milk with honey, butter and ... raw egg

This recipe was suggested to me by a work colleague - everyone in her family has been treated this way for many years. I haven't had a chance to try it yet, but some people I've recommended it to have said it's very effective. But they also need to be treated at the first sign of the flu!

Drive a raw chicken egg into a glass of warmed milk, add a teaspoon of honey and butter. Mix and drink before bed. By morning, the disease recedes or a significant relief is felt. Sometimes men add 1 tbsp to this cocktail. a spoonful of vodka or cognac - here it’s an amateur. There is also a recipe for a similar cocktail, but 1 teaspoon of soda is also added. Such an addition is especially good if bronchitis has begun against the background of the flu.

Dubrovnik decoction (samosila)

Pour 1 teaspoon of dry herb samosil into a glass of boiling water, leave for 15 minutes, cover the glass with a clean towel and strain. Add honey or any jam for taste. You need to cook and drink such a decoction a lot - up to 1 liter per day.

garlic honey

Grate the garlic and mix with honey in a ratio of 1:1. Take ¼ teaspoon every hour with water. At night, eat 1 full teaspoon of the mixture with herbal tea.

These, of course, are not all ways to treat the flu at home. In one of the following articles I will talk about a few more effective ways treatment of this disease, as well as simple but effective methods of prevention.

Cheers!

With love, Irina Lirnetskaya

When a seasonal flu epidemic hits, we all try to avoid getting sick in different ways. Unfortunately, this does not always work out. As soon as we have the first symptoms of the disease, each person has only one question left on the agenda: “How to quickly cure the flu?”.

The patient is between two fires. On the one hand, on TV they talk about miracle pills and powders, which allow you to almost instantly get rid of all manifestations of the disease. On the other hand, there are doctors who claim that our body must defeat the flu on its own and it is impossible to speed up this process.

Whom to trust in such a situation? And what all the same should be effective and fast treatment?

Is it possible to heal quickly?

The flu is a viral infection. This disease is one of the varieties of SARS. To date, there are only two medications that have been officially proven effective against influenza. They are Oseltamivir and Remantadine. Moreover, some strains of the virus have already developed a certain resistance to the latter. So it gradually loses its effectiveness.

All other drugs are drugs with unproven effectiveness. What does it mean? Let's take an example. This means that for all other antiviral medicines against influenza, the necessary clinical trials have not been carried out.

In addition, it must be understood that the body will only defeat the influenza virus when it develops specific antibodies against it. This happens precisely 5-7 days after the onset of the first symptoms of the disease. It is impossible to speed up this process.

How to relieve symptoms?

We have found that no matter how much we want to get rid of the flu as soon as possible, we will not be able to do it. However, this does not mean that there is no need to respond to the symptoms of the disease. On the contrary, if they seriously annoy the patient, then reasonable treatment should be applied.

First of all, let's find out what symptoms most often manifest themselves with the flu. So, these include:

• increase in body temperature;
• rhinitis and nasal congestion;
• sore throat and cough;
• general intoxication of the body.

The general approach to treatment should be that if the symptoms do not greatly annoy the patient, then no medication is needed.

If the temperature rises above 38.5-39 degrees, an antipyretic should be given. Paracetamol and ibuprofen should be used. And in that exact order. If the body temperature does not drop half an hour after taking the medicine, call an ambulance.

When a patient is very worried about a stuffy nose and a runny nose, then washing the nasal cavity with saline will help get rid of them. If this is not enough, then use vasoconstrictor nasal sprays or drops. They must be used in strict accordance with the annotation. There are contraindications and side effects.

To solve the problems associated with intoxication and coughing, it is enough to drink a lot. Every day the patient should drink 3 liters of warm liquid. You can drink tea, compotes, fruit drinks and just warm water. The main thing is to ensure that the mucus does not dry out in the patient's nasopharynx. It is this factor in influenza in most cases leads to complications. If the throat bothers you a lot, use lozenges or cough lozenges. In this case, follow the instructions for use.

What can't be done?

The methods that people are accustomed to using in their attempts to quickly beat the flu range from useless to downright dangerous. Remember what not to do.

1. The flu is viral infection. Attempts to treat with antibiotics are not only useless, but also dangerous. Antibiotic preparations for any disease should be used only with a medical prescription.
2. Do not force the patient to eat by force. The popular belief that it takes strength to fight the disease does not work in this case. Moreover, it can be harmful. If you want to eat, then you should give something carbohydrate, light or liquid.
3. Do not use "grandmother's" means. Mustard plasters, vinegar rubdowns, jars, and soaking feet in hot water can only hurt.
4. Cough with flu does not require the use of expectorants or antitussive drugs. Their improper use can contribute to the occurrence of bronchitis or pneumonia.

Hello dear readers!

Who among you hasn't had the flu or a cold in your life? These diseases are especially insidious in autumn and spring, when the body is weakened, and the immune system requires support.

Of course, for treatment, we immediately call a doctor who is able to quickly put you on your feet by prescribing medication. But if it is not possible to go to the hospital, consider how to quickly recover from a cold at home.

Before prescribing some kind of treatment for ourselves, we, dear readers, should realize that the flu, SARS and colds are different diseases, and the symptoms will also be different. Best of all, if a doctor makes a diagnosis, he will certainly be able to distinguish a common cold from the flu. But in our case, we will look at the symptoms.

Of course they are similar, but there are slight differences. So, with a cold, a runny nose first appears (it pours from the nose in a stream), there may be a slight increase in temperature. SARS is also characterized by nasal congestion, redness in the goal and high fever.

With influenza, the temperature can rise to 39 degrees, but at first the patient feels a feeling of heaviness in the forehead and temples, aching muscles.

Although the signs of the diseases differ, nevertheless, the treatment will be very similar. The most important thing is that it be effective.

What drugs to be treated?

First, let's select drugs by groups:

• Medicine for fever. It is recommended to use if the temperature rises above 38 degrees. Among the tablets and suspensions, we can recommend Paracetamol, Ibuprofen, Nurofen, Kalpol - these drugs based on paracetamol and ibuprofen effectively relieve fever and inflammation. Also, sometimes doctors recommend preparations based on nimesulide - "Nimesil" - this is a stronger drug and very effective. choose with more care. There are products that can be brewed in the form of tea: "Theraflu", "Fervex" - they are good because the composition still has an antihistamine component, along with the normalization of temperature, swelling in the nasopharynx decreases and breathing normalizes, but they can cause drowsiness, therefore drivers, be very careful.
• Immunostimulants. These drugs at home are good only at the beginning of the disease. When the flu is already "raging" in the body, the benefits will be minimal. Among the immunomodulatory drugs, Arbidol, Viferon, Cycloferon, Interferon, Aflubin can be offered. They can be produced in the form of suppositories, tablets, solutions and are prescribed as antiviral drugs.
• Local treatment for runny nose and throat. Vibrocil, Nazivin can be offered as vasoconstrictor drugs that make breathing easier. For disinfection of the mucosa, "Protargol", "Pinosol" are used. Strepsils, Ambrobene, Grammidin, Doctor Mom can alleviate a cough.

If a person is sick, it is quite possible to combine these drugs to achieve an effect. They will not cause much harm, but they will help to alleviate the condition. What to drink from such hated flu and colds is up to you, but do not forget about the doctor. Who will listen to you, advise and prescribe the right treatment.

Separately, I wanted to say about antibiotics, for flu and colds, their use is not only pointless, but also dangerous to your health. Separately, I wrote about their use during a viral infection in this one.

And now I want to warn those who wish to be cured of influenza in short time: You definitely won’t be able to recover in one day.

Earlier than in 5-7 days, no medicine, even the strongest, will put you on your feet. You can bring down the temperature, reduce the feeling of aching in the limbs, but you still remain contagious to others. So it's better to take sick leave and stay at home. This is due to the peculiarities of the development of the virus, the speed of which modern medicine cannot yet influence.

Treatment with folk remedies

If you are not a supporter of medications, you can use folk remedies. They are also good because they can be combined with medicines offered by official medicine:

• plentiful drink;
• use of diaphoretic teas;
• inhalations with potatoes, herbal decoctions of eucalyptus, sage;
• gargling with infusions of chamomile, string, sage, saline and soda and iodine;
• mustard plasters on chest;
• or warm up the legs;
• instillation into the nose of aloe juice, Kalanchoe.

Of course, folk remedies are good, but if after 2-3 days you do not feel a significant improvement, you should take more serious measures and take medications.
And so that the flu or a cold does not take you by surprise, take preventive measures.

Cold prevention

A flu shot can help prevent illness. However, it is not able to protect against all strains of the disease. Prevention may include the following measures:

• wash your hands thoroughly after visiting public places- as you know, most often viruses enter our body through dirty hands. Of course, airborne route no one canceled, but this route of infection is very frequent;

• if you go to crowded places, such as a clinic, it would not hurt to wear a protective gauze bandage;
• increase with folk remedies;
• regular hardening;
• taking vitamin preparations;
• humidification of the air in the room, regular ventilation.

My express method

You, dear readers, may have a natural question: “How are you treating yourself, Katya?”. Personally I prefer folk medicine. Here is my way:

• the first thing I will start with, if time permits, I go to the bathhouse. Warming up promotes the production of interferon and immediately becomes easier. If this is not possible, I soar my legs;
• I will bury my nose with interferon (there are ready-made preparations, for example, Nazoferon, I buy a couple of ampoules of Interferon, dilute an ampoule of 2 ml of water and drip during the day);
• you have to drink hot. It is very good for this. I make it myself: I add a couple of tablespoons of honey, cinnamon, cloves, necessarily red pepper and a little black tea leaves to warmed dry red wine. It turns out very tasty and healthy. You can also replace this drink with another, such as viburnum with honey or tea with honey and ginger (it warms up very well);
• at night I wrap myself up, put on warm socks and sleep;
• In the morning there will be a definite relief!

Now you know not only about the most popular ways to treat flu and colds, but also about the measures to prevent them. I hope this will help you avoid complications and heal safely.

Health to you and your family. Looking forward to the next discussions. Goodbye friends!

All people are equally susceptible to various diseases. However, in some populations, a decrease in immunity is observed. Such individuals are most prone to virus infection. It is always necessary to eliminate this or that viral disease. This article will discuss how to quickly cure the flu at home. You will learn which medications can be used. You can also check out folk ways treatment. It is definitely worth mentioning what adults and children have and how not to confuse this disease with the common cold.

Influenza and its symptoms

Before learning how to quickly cure the flu at home, you need to learn a few things about the disease itself. Many people confuse this pathology with the usual ARI. It is not right.

The flu has several distinctive features. At the very beginning of the disease, a person does not feel pain in the throat. Also, a flu patient does not complain of a runny nose, which usually begins with any cold. Signs of this pathology are usually the following: a person feels pain in the forehead and temples. In some cases, salivation increases and there is a fear of light. The flu is also characterized by pain and aches in the joints and bones. Mostly hands and feet are affected. After a few days of such discomfort, the temperature rises. With a classic cold, the thermometer level does not rise above 38 degrees. If you are sick with the flu, you can see the mark of 40-41 degrees. After the body, a person begins to feel a sore throat, runny nose and nasal congestion.

How many days does the flu last?

How long can a person remain in a state of illness? Physicians do not give a definite answer to this question. In many ways, the outcome of events depends on the prescribed treatment and the patient's lifestyle. If you follow all the prescribed medications and do not get nervous, then the disease goes away in about 5-7 days.

When a person tries to endure the disease on his feet, he simply does not have enough strength to fight the virus. In this case, the pathology can drag on for 2-3 weeks. Also, complications often occur with improper treatment. If you are faced with this outcome, then you will have to deal with the consequences for a long and tedious time.

How to quickly cure the flu at home?

If you are overtaken by this ailment, then you should first consult a doctor. You can visit the clinic. But it is better to call a specialist at home. Especially if you have a high fever. It will be difficult for you to go to medical facilities. In addition, you can infect other people with the virus.

Treatment of influenza can be carried out in several ways: medication and folk. Doctors prefer to prescribe proven drugs that can quickly get the patient back on their feet. However, some people do not trust doctors and prescribe their own treatment. It is worth noting that by combining these two methods, you will be able to overcome the disease much faster. Consider the main proven methods of how to quickly cure the flu at home.

Medical treatment

Among the wide range of medicines, there are certain groups that are aimed at combating a particular ailment. So, the drug can be antiviral or antibacterial, analgesic or antipyretic, immunomodulatory or regenerating. You can continue indefinitely. What flu preparations are suitable for home use?

Antipyretics and painkillers

Flu pills can be as follows: Paracetamol, Nurofen, Nise and others. All of them perfectly fight fever and relieve pain. You can also give preference to suspensions and syrups. These flu medications are easy to take and do not cause any discomfort. These include: "Nimulid", "Kalpol", "Ibuprofen" and so on. For the convenience of patients, doctors sometimes prescribe powder formulations. They need to be diluted with hot water and taken as a tea. Among such funds, Fervex and Teraflu solutions for influenza are very popular.

It is worth recalling that you need to use these medicines only when the thermometer shows more than 39 degrees. Up to this point, the body tries to fight the virus on its own and secretes human interferon. If the disease has struck a child or an elderly person, then it is worth taking antipyretic drugs after the temperature rises to 38 degrees.

Immunomodulators

Flu medications can be immune boosters. Currently, pharmaceutical companies offer many various medicines. You can choose what is convenient for you.

Immunomodulating agents include the following:

• tablets "Arbidol" or "Cycloferon";
• solutions "Interferon" or "Aflubin";
• candles "Genferon" or "Viferon", as well as many other drugs.

Remember that these funds should be taken immediately after infection, as soon as you feel the first symptoms. Otherwise, they may simply be ineffective.

Runny nose treatment

For the treatment of nasal congestion, you will need vasoconstrictor drugs. Among these funds, you can choose "Vibrocil", "Otrivin", "Nazivin" and so on. Drops or spray can be purchased depending on your preference.

To combat bacteria and viruses, doctors prescribe Pinosol, Isofra and others. To disinfect the nose and stop the flow of fluid, you can use Protargol or Sialor drops.

Throat treatment

Flu pills that help with a sore throat can be as follows: Strepsils, Stopangin, Grammidin and others.

To combat a cough, you can take Doctor Mom, Gerbion, Ambrobene syrups. Be sure to consider the nature of the cough: it is dry or wet.

Alternative treatment

If you refuse drug treatment, then you can use elementary folk recipes. Among them are means for oral administration, topical preparations and formulations for prevention. Let's consider them in more detail.

Preparations for topical treatment

Such remedies include any decoctions and infusions of herbs. You can use chamomile (to relieve inflammation), string (to remove pathological microorganisms), (to reduce pain and speed up regeneration), and many others. All herbs are prepared as follows: one tablespoon of the crumbly composition is poured with a glass of boiling water. Infuse the solution for half an hour. After that, cool the remedy and gargle with it.

You can also use sea salt and baking soda. This medicine can also wash the sinuses. Take one teaspoon of loose funds in a glass of water. This tool perfectly removes microbes and has a healing effect.

Means for oral administration

To folk remedies for the treatment of influenza can be attributed to honey, milk, garlic, onions, potatoes and many other products used for cooking.

Warm milk with a few spoons of honey has a great effect on the mucous membrane of the throat. Honey softens and warms, and also eliminates bacteria. Regular tea with lemon fills the body with vitamin C, which fights viruses well. Garlic is a natural antibiotic. By using it daily, you will help your body cope with the disease.

Preventive measures

To cope with the flu faster, you need to follow some rules. They can be quite successfully combined with medication or folk treatment. To the most common methods of prevention this disease include the following:

• wash your hands several times a day;
• spread the chopped onion around the house;
• open windows more often, but do not be in a draft;
• humidify the air (you can place several containers of water around the house);
• observe bed rest until complete recovery;
• do not eat heavy food (prefer vegetable soups and broths).

Conclusion

Now you know the most popular ways and drugs that help cope with the flu. Try to seek medical help in case of illness and follow all recommendations. Especially when it comes to childhood illness. Get well and be healthy!