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Decaffeinated tea with lemon & honey. Garlic.

Even just honey and lemon in hot water is good and soothing. I drink that even when not sick!

@FliegepilzHut: Add the honey and lemon! Half a lemon per cup... the sour is so soothing on a scratchy throat.

I know you say you're staying away from homeopathic remedies, but Zicam oral spray is the only thing that I used. It's just zinc, but it really made the colds disappear after just a day or two.

My favorite tea is hot water, lemon juice, honey, and ginger slices

I always take an anti histamine like Benadryl and gargle with warm salt water

I am 10 dpo in my tww after a home AI. The day after thanksgiving I came down with a horrible cold/fever combo (maybe a little flu?) and am still fighting it hard. I've been nervous to take anything also, but was really having trouble sleeping with all the congestion so instead of risk taking cold medicine, I decided to take Tylenol pm which is supposed to be safe. It helped me get a decent night sleep which will help fight the cold, even though I can't take any cold medicines just in case. I've also been drinking tea with honey. Hope you feel better!

@FliegepilzHut: I would almost rather have had those symptoms than congestion!! Hope you feel better!

@FliegepilzHut: I totally understand, I was pretty determined not to take anything. But I tend to have trouble sleeping anyway, and realized that this cold would never go away if I wasn't getting any sleep!