Thursday, October 13, 2011

Three Easy Ways to Relieve Symptoms of inFluenza

Itchy throat, headache, and body feels sore. This is a common symptom that appears when you are cold. In fact, the average adult had the flu three times a year.

Reporting from Health.com, according to Jane Sadler, MD, a family physician at Baylor Hospital-Garland, in the United States, the flu is usually experienced by adults for nine days. However, feeling tortured by this flu could be shortened by the following three ways.

Drink plenty of water and juice
The morning when you wake up drink a glass of warm water. Your throat is itchy will definitely feel more comfortable. Then, in the afternoon after eating, you can drink natural fruit juices. Fluids and vitamins so you need to flu symptoms quickly disappeared.

"Meeting the needs of body fluids can maximally reduce the symptoms of itchy throat and runny nose," said William Schaffner, MD, Professor and Head of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

Gargling with salt water
You also can reduce the itching in the throat by gargling salt water. Simply mix half a teaspoon of salt in a glass of warm water. By gargling, viruses, and bacteria in the mouth also cleaned.

"Salt draws out the excess water in the throat tissues, reduce inflammation, and clear mucus and allergens from the back of the throat," said Philip Hagen, MD, chief medical officer at the Mayo Clinic.

Keep your nose clean
You can use a saline nasal spray flu symptoms shortly after beginning to be felt. Always keep your nose clean and use a soft towel to clean it. This is to avoid irritation to the skin around the nose that can trigger pain. After that, wash with warm water.

"Humidity warm will help clear the nasal passages, making breathing even more smoothly," said Dr. Schaffner.

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