Sick As A Dog: Looking For Home Remedies.

Here is one that may sound gross to those who don't like grapefruit, but it helped me get over the flu quick one year. Take a white grapefruit and slice it into 8 sections. Place in a pan of water and boil for a couple of minutes. Take the water and pour into a cup with honey and sip it. Since I love grapefruit, I also eat the boiled fruit itself..

OK, if your stomach is in that bad of shape go back to your infanthood. Obviously keep the fluids coming, but here is a little secret that almost always works. It works great with babies who get a belly ache too. You will be amazed at how well this works....And for $19.99 I will tell you the secret. lol Just kidding. I just thought I was starting to sound like a commercial. :) Peppermint stick. As crazy as that sounds EVERYONE of my 4 children, myself and my wife, swear that peppermint really calms the stomach down. Not gum and not the soft peppermint. The gum Usually causes a gag reflex so don't try that. The soft peppermints just don't stay long enough so then you have to eat more of them and that much sweets will make you sick. So get a candy cane or one of the round peppermint hard candies. It will calm things down some. Don't chew it up just suck on it for a while. This also works if your sick from being dizzy like after getting off a fair ride. Try it them tell me what you think.

Have you tried jello? Make sure it's not sugar free if you have the flu. Need that sugar. Drink as much water as you can handle. If you can get someone to boil a chicken for you and drink that broth and munch on the chicken, that might be a big help. Might throw some rice in the pot too since rice is binding, if that's part of your sickness. Take care of yourself and get better, carolbee

I don't know about a home remedy but when I am sick my husband makes me a chicken noodle dish that helps settle my tummy. He boils chicken down until it is cooked. Then he adds two bags of eggnoodles to the stock. He lets it cook all day. This is almost like a soup. He then make mashed potatoes. You put a spoonfull or two of mashpotates in the bottom of the bowl and add the noodles and chicken on top. It is a mild flavor. This chicken noodles will help settle your tummy and get something of substance on your stomack without making you sicker. I love this stuff. I am also a found believer in Vick rapor rub. I put some under my nose to help keep it open when I get sinus problems. I have also put it on my check to open it up as well. Vicks has been around for years. I hope you feel better soon.

Taking small chunkc of fresh garlic cloves would be a lot better than the garlic powder in the broth, but if you can't get any, stick with the powder. If you happen to have any honey at home, stir in a spoonful in a cup of tea, or take a spoonful straight. Honey is a good anti-bacterial and anti-septic and many people take it when they feel a cold coming on, or when they are sick to help them get over it. Another good thing about the honey is it will help you sleep too, so you'll get a more restful sleep. Taking a warm bath is a good idea because it raises your body temperature which helps your body fight off bacteria.

Hello dear gtargirl. I am so sorry to hear that you are sick. I hope that you will get better soon. When I get sick, I do not want to eat much, but have some plain soup as well. I like to have some porridge instead of other solid food and I also like to sleep in bed. Have a good rest and take care, my dear friend.

SO sorry I cant think of anything else for you to do but use alot of liquids too so ya dont dehydrate. Get well soon hugs!

Well, I don't know what kind of flu you have, but I just spend a miserable few days in bed with a respiratory flu that actually was more in my chest. I dosed on Vitamin C, a multi-vitamin, B complex, lots of sips of water and gaterade, green tea, - anything to replenish electrolytes and liquid. I made myself get out of bed a few minutes here and there until I could tolerate it longer. Rest is what gets you better, but there comes a point when you have to start up moving again little by little. wishing you well.

Any soda that is left out for the fizz to play out and served at room temp is supposed to help. Just a word of advice....my granddaughter had the flu for several day..and ended up in the emergency room...seems when you get the flu you also get lactose intolerant....so for a week after you feel good you should stay away from dairy! Or you could end up just as sick again!

First of all, I think your sickness should be ceased with all these advices, and plus you should have earned some supernatural power (aren't you flying yet?). Anyway, once I had chickenpox (varicella) and I was 13...Oh, it was 'till the end of june...well, the illness lasted for three months, just in time to get back to school full healthy, after I spent my whole summer in bed (my doctor said it was the worst varicella he'd ever seen): this won't probably help your body to restore its strenght (even if - as already said - by now you should be flying somewhere...) but will certainly improve your psichological status....There's always something worse!