Quickly treat the runny nose at home

The first symptom of a cold is usually a runny nose. As soon as a person feels that the nose begins to pawn, you need to take quick measures for treatment. Then it will turn out not to start the process and get up on foot in a matter of days. We offer tested by experience and people options for how to treat a runny nose in the home.

• Warming of the nasal sinuses
• What Traditional Medicine Offers
• We treat a runny nose in a child
• The recipe for turunda in the nose with Vishnevsky ointment
• Treatment with the help of asterisks
• Inhalation by nebulizer
• How to treat a runny nose at home using folk remedies
• Salty water
• Aloe juice
• Carrot juice
• Juice of onion
• Beetroot juice
• What will strengthen immunity
• How to treat various kinds of colds
• Chronic
• Seldom
• Strong
• How to treat a cold for pregnant women

What is important in the home treatment of the common cold:

• in pharmacies you can buy a lot of drugs for home treatment. Read the instructions carefully before using, paying special attention to the contraindications;
• There is no one proven means that will help everyone from a cold. It is necessary to try and see what is suitable for a particular situation;
• also remember the dosage and frequency of pharmacy or folk remedies.

Warming of the nasal sinuses

It is very important to do a regular warming up of the nose while treating the common cold at home. Heating is done several times a day and it is best to use ordinary salt for this purpose. Salt should be poured on a dry frying pan, warm it, pour it into a tissue bag.

Further on the sides of the nose you need to put the usual paper napkins, and on them, from two sides - bags with hot salt. In principle, someone instead of salt uses boiled eggs (conveniently, less worries with preparation).

Important! When the purulent character of the common cold should be used to treat saline (or buy special drops at the pharmacy). Only when the discharge from the nose becomes transparent, you can practice the described methods of treatment.

What Traditional Medicine Offers

For domestic cure for the common cold, there are many traditional medicine tools. Most drugs from the common cold are dispensed in pharmacies without a doctor's prescription.

What can I buy at the pharmacy for home treatment:

1. Means for rinsing the nasopharynx. Most often, drugs are made on the basis of normal saline. Well help with an allergic or infectious rhinitis, eliminate dust, kill pathogens.
2. Vasoconstrictors. It must be remembered that such medications can not be used for more than five days in a row, otherwise they will cause addiction and the rhinitis will go into severe form.
3. Nasal drops. Usually, drops also contain vasoconstrictor substances. So you should carefully read the composition and, if such substances are available, then the selected drops also do not use more than five days in a row.

We treat a runny nose in a child

In cases with children, after all, it is not recommended to engage in self-medication, but it is necessary to seek help from a specialist to prevent complications and correctly diagnose the disease. Common vasoconstrictor drops, which are allowed in children to year:

• Briisolin;
• Vibrocil;
• Nazivin;
• Otrivin.

From homeopathic remedies use Okarizalia or Euphorbium Compositum. You can use the folk medicine:

1. 1 hour l. Honey mix carefully with three teaspoons of beet juice (grate the vegetable and squeeze it through gauze).
2. A ready mix to drip a nose on 2 drops up to 4 times a day.

The recipe is used in the absence of an allergic reaction to honey.

The recipe for turunda in the nose with Vishnevsky ointment

It is necessary to wash the nose with saline (pharmacy) or prepare a solution of salt and iodine. Then you can start to prepare the mixture:

1. Mix in equal proportions Vishnevsky ointment, aloe juice, Kalanchoe and cyclamen root.
2. In the finished mass, dab a cotton swab and insert it into the inflamed nostril for 30 minutes.
3. This procedure is recommended to perform with maxillary sinusitis within 3 weeks.

Treatment with the help of asterisks

The most effective method of treatment is acupressure with the help of ointment. To do this, put the asterisk on the chin, whiskey, on the gap between the lip and nose, the earlobe, above the bridge of the nose and between the thumb and forefinger of the right and left hand.

Often used and inhalation: 1 g Starlets diluted in 1 liter of boiling water and add 1 tbsp. l. salt, bend over the container with the infusion, cover your head with a towel and breathe for 20 minutes. This drug is often allergic, so first you need to test sensitivity to the asterisk.

Inhalation by nebulizer

A modern way to treat a cold at home. This method is safe and many doctors treat it with greater confidence than to various folk methods. It does not use hot steam, which can damage the mucous membrane.

Reasons to choose nebulizer inhalation:

1. Ease in controlling the dosage of the drug;
2. The device inhaler is easy, even children can cope with it;
3. Rapid action of the medicine, prompt withdrawal of symptoms.

Important! With a certain model of the inhaler only certain drugs will be compatible. So before starting home treatment it is important to study the instructions. Only pharmacy products are suitable: no home-made infusions and decoctions.

How to treat a runny nose at home using folk remedies

Salty water

Within the framework of this material, much has already been said about salt water. In fact, ordinary salt water is ideal for treating the problem described. You can start using the remedy immediately after the appearance of the first symptoms. A small spoonful of salt is dissolved in 100 ml of cool water. Drip solution into each nostril.

Aloe juice

There is a miracle cure that helps to easily cope with rhinitis. Many have heard of it, but few use it - it's aloe juice. To make drops, cut the "fleshy" leaf of a plant up to 20 cm long, squeeze out the juice from it. For best effect, before the instillation procedure, rinse the nostrils with saline solution.

Dosage:

• children 3-7 years (1-2 drops 5 times a day);
• from 8 to 14 years (2-4 drops 5-6 times a day);
• over 14 years (5 drops to 6 times a day).

Carrot juice

You need to squeeze the juice of fresh carrots (if there is no device for squeezing out the juice, you can grate the carrots on a grater, then squeeze the juice through the cheesecloth). Add in an equal proportion olive oil and a few drops of lemon juice. Drip your nose three times a day for two drops in each nasal passage.

Juice of onion

Onion and clean finely chopped. To four large spoons add 100 ml of water, a small spoonful of honey. Leave to infuse for 30 minutes. Then dig in the mixture with the nose during the day.

Beetroot juice

In this situation, a folk prescription for burrowing the nose is prepared by mixing two large spoons of fresh beet juice and the same amount of honey. Bury three drops in each pass up to three times during the day.

What will strengthen immunity

Since the common cold most often manifests itself against the weakened immunity, many folk remedies are directed towards strengthening the protective functions of the body itself. It is recommended to drink herbal infusions, decoctions of berries and medicinal flowers.

Important! If you do not want to collect the grass harvest yourself, you can buy it at the pharmacy. It will only brew the collection, like tea, and take it inside.

Folk recipes for inhalations in the common cold:

• decoction on the basis of calendula. It will be possible to kill all the pathogenic bacteria that cause inflammation. Also promotes tissue healing;
• decoction of eucalyptus. It is antiseptic and suitable for pain relief. Excellent saves mucus, effectively fights infection;
• lavender oil (diluted in liter of boiling water). Has anti-inflammatory effect. Excellent with a strong cold due to effective disposal of mucus;
• any vegetable essential oils. Therapy with aromas helps to remove the symptoms of the common cold and its unpleasant manifestations. You can use the essential oil of cypress (removes inflammation of the mucosa), pine oils (improve mucus secretion), rosemary oil (excellent antibacterial agent), cedar oil (for disinfection).

How to treat various kinds of colds

Chronic

The complex of cure for chronic rhinitis includes:

• drops and sprays (Galazolin, Otryvin, Naphthysine, Sanorin, Pharmazoline, Rhinostop);
• oils (Pinosol, peach, menthol);
• agents with astringent and cauterizing properties (Collargol, Protargol, Silver nitrate).

You can make drops at home: 20 pcs. bay leaf, pour 200 ml of boiling water, add 1 hour. l. Honey with 1/3 h. l. salt, mix thoroughly, let it brew, until it cools down to room temperature, drip three times a day.

Seldom

To cure an old cold, it is necessary to go through several courses:

1. Stuff in a dark glass container of 20 drops of propolis tincture 10%, camphor oil, unrefined sunflower oil, shake well.
2. The first week - 5 drops in each nostril 3 times a day, then a three-day interval and repeat the course.

Strong

To treat a severe cold, complex therapy is required:

• antiviral drugs and immunostimulants (Interferon, Genferon, Viferon, Cycloferon);
• vitamins (ascorbic acid);
• antihistamines (Cetrin, Loratadine, Diazolin);
• antibiotics (penicillins, macrolides, cephalosporins);
• vasoconstrictive drops (Naphthysine, Nazivin, Xilin);
• homeopathy (Aflubin, Sinupret);
• folk remedies (drops from aloe juice, fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C).

How to treat a cold for pregnant women

Pregnant women are prescribed drugs that will not harm the health of the mother and child, most often they are based on plant components. It is very important to choose the right regimen, since even the slightest runny nose can badly affect the development of the fetus and lead to premature birth or disruption. Recommended funds for expectant mothers:

• drops (Rinazolinum, Vibrocilum, Nazivin, Pinosol);
• Sprays (Aqua Maris, Aqualor, Delufen);
• ointments (Oxolin, Dr. Mom, Evamenol);
• Asterisk (exception - individual intolerance);
• antibacterial preparation (Bioparox);
• Inhalation (chamomile, linden, Borjomi water, tea tree oil, menthol oil).

To cure a runny nose at home, it is recommended to adhere to an integrated approach. Using several methods at once helps to achieve results faster, and the condition will improve in a matter of days. The main thing is to start treatment on time in order not to start the disease.