How long should a cold last?

[BigonaBianchi]

...i need to know 'cos this one is PISSING ME ORF.B)

 

[fossyant]

A few days....blast it with Vit C and Zinc and loads of fruit and juice and RED wine......

 

[beanzontoast]

I'm on my second one of 2009 started this week. Just got rid of the first one too.

Abd I habbnd had a cobd for ages before this...

 

[Blonde]

A few days to a week. Of course the sinus congestion can remain for a while after the virus itself has gone, so it's normal for hearing or balance to be reduced for a while longer, even if you don't feel ill anymore. Get some de-snotting tablets but dont blow your nose too hard. Try not to blow yer snozz much, unless it's really streaming, or you might rupture blood vessles and get a nose bleed, or a sinus infection - orange snot is a bad sign!

 

[Morrisette]

I had a cold for over a month leading up to Christmas. Dunno why it lasted that long. Normally I can shake them off in in a couple of days but this one just wouldn't quit.

Mr M put it down to me now being 30 years old. Yeah, thanks for that!!!!!!

Not sure taking the vitamin C works after you've got the virus - isn't it meant to stop it starting in the first place??

 

[Twenty Inch]

A few days to a week. Of course the sinus congestion can remain for a while after the virus itself has gone, so it's normal for hearing or balance to be reduced for a while longer, even if you don't feel ill anymore. Get some de-snotting tablets but dont blow your nose too hard. Try not to blow yer snozz much, unless it's really streaming, or you might rupture blood vessles and get a nose bleed, or a sinus infection - orange snot is a bad sign!

Erm...how bad? And what should I do next?

 

[col]

Erm...how bad? And what should I do next?

Dont worry, green means its all clearing out I believe? But if its worrying you take a trip to the docs.

 

[Willow]

One day usually for me, honey and lemon seems to fix mine - whole lemon, tsp honey enough hot water to dissolve honey (or put in microwave) drink down fast couple of times a day and hey presto.

 

[HLaB]

...i need to know 'cos this one is PISSING ME ORF.:?:

Same here I thought I'd got rid of it at the start of the week but that was only a rest bite, its back again

 

[yenrod]

Colds can last quite a long time actually...

 

[another_dave_b]

Same here I thought I'd got rid of it at the start of the week but that was only a rest bite, its back again

You probably didn't use enough self-pity. For the best results, you should always turn it up to 11 :?:

 

[Blue]

The average cold is supposed to last a whole week if you don't treat it and only 7 days if you do treat it.

 

[Keith Oates]

It seems to me that there are some non-average colds around lately, I had one last October that took me almost three weeks to shake off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Blue]

It seems to me that there are some non-average colds around lately, I had one last October that took me almost three weeks to shake off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ah, but, some will last less and some longer than a week if a week is the average!

Then again, there is also the fact that it's well known that it takes longer to shake an illness off as one gets older!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BigonaBianchi]

..mine seems to be getting better finally...but after the rides i spend hours coughing ....I'm getting some sympathy though so I'll probably live