Go gargle some salt water. It will help.
I am not a medical professional of any sort.
I have found that when I get the scratchy throat that typically leads to a cold I start a regimen of ibuprofen, pseudoephedrine, and fluticasone (allergy nasal spray). About half the time it avoids the cold altogether.
Does it actually work or am I fooling myself? I don’t have hard data but I’m convinced it works for me.
Oh, and get some rest. I tend to get sick when I’m sleep deprived.
None of those meds do anything to prevent or end a cold, just treat symptoms. So you may be fooling yourself, or you may be treating your symptoms well enough that it feels like you avoided the cold altogether.
Don’t disagree. Might be purely placebo effect, but I’ll take it.
Swallow again, just to make sure. And again. And again. …
That was me on Friday. Thought I just irritated my throat, but nope. Two days later I tested positive for COVID. >:(
