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SICK GROSS EW GO AWAY: aka how not to act like a manchild when ur sick
Different kinds of sick need different kinds of care. don't be fucking useless. lemme help.
Head cold:
Take a decongestant. wait ten minutes. take a hot shower and blow your nose a thousand times. Bro i swear it helps so much i fucking love itttt
Claritin D also works a lot
fresh air. open a window and turn on a fan. it helps your room not feel stuffy and gross.
blow your nose, don't just sniff it up. ew.
salty spicy food. the salt breaks down the enzymes of the mucus in the back of your throat (which is why it hurts) and the spice helps clear your sinuses. I like spicy pho or ramen, cause I can save the broth for later and sip on it.
drink a fuckton of water, but also eat too. "feed a cold starve a fever" or whatever is BULLSHIT. eat. drink. shut up.
avoid caffeine if possible. your body needs to go slowly to help feel better, don't jam it full of Monster or Red Bull or coffee. diluted green tea would be the most caffeine.
Chamomile tea with ginger. honey too if you don't like the bitterness.
hot water. warm things. help the throat and loosen the phlegm in your lungs.
Tummy bug/nausea:
light foods. nothing high in sugar, carbs, or sodium. plain bread, chicken or vegetable broth, limit the fruit juice.
nothing really acidic. Coffee especially. dairy is also eep maybe no.
water is good. always drink lots of water.
don't starve it. a lack of food will also make you nauseous. small, easy snacks throughout the day.
avoid heavy amounts of medicine. if you need to take it, obviously take it, but dumping paracetamol/advil/tylenol/ that stuff will only make it worse.
sleeeepp so much sleep
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADVIL AND TYLENOL AND WHEN TO USE THEM:
stop mixing them up, they do different things.
Tylenol: acetaminophen. Pain relief. easier on the stomach than ibuprofen/advil.
Advil: ibuprofen. pain relief, anti-inflammatory. better for fevers and any swelling pain. harder on the stomach, take with food and lots of water.
take care of yourself please, always sleep and water love you xox
Remember and let Mother Nature in every day it soothes your soul and feeds your heart with love ❤️
~ norther-spark-of-creativity
