Can't shake this cold...

[lea-lea]

i have what i think is a cold...

symptoms...

runny nose
cough
blocked ear
loads of mucus (Yuck)

but ive had it for 3 weeks now and cant shake it, ive been to the docs and hes prescribed antibiotics, had a few days bed rest but its still here...any suggestions on remidies...(please natural remidies only because i dont live in the UK so i cant buy what you suggest) I already drink loads of water, sleep lots etc...

[philandlil]

Take multi-vitamins.

Boil lemonade and drink it hot if you can't get lemonade try just hot water with lemon.

[Scarlett]

Yes lots of vitamin C. You could also try echinacea with golden seal root- if you can get it. I am convinced that colds are FAR worse these days than they ever used to be, as is flu. The little ******* are getting too clever, and becoming far harder to kill. I used to get a couple of mild colds a year- this year I have been in hospital with pleurisy, had 2 more chest infections and had to take antibiotics 3 times!! Ridiculous. Antibiotics basically don't work. They strip your immune system. I teach kids, and some of them have had constant sore throats/colds for months now. It's not good.

[hannahjo]

May be a long shot but I saw some goats milk in the supermarket the other day, and it had a statement form Anthony Worral Thompson on the side saying something about how someone was ill and as soon as they switched from cows milk to goats milk it cleared up� haven�t tried it myself but may be worth a go?

[Proactivity]

Echinacea is good for boosting your immune system long-term, but short-term remedies will make your life more bearable in the meantime.  Sometimes the old ways are the best, and putting your head over a bowl of steaming, boiling water with a towel over your head will help clear your sinusses, relieving the pressure in your ear and any sinus-related headache with it.  Alternatively spend some time in a steam room at a pool or gym if you have one nearby.  Get well soon!

[Litchick]

Did anyone think to test you for allergies?  I feel like that on and off for weeks at at time and it is indeed seasonal allergies.