Cold & Flu Drink Sachets

When you’ve got a cold, all you’ll want is to get better as soon as possible so you can get back to normal.

If you want to get better quickly, you’ll need to get plenty of rest and sleep, keep yourself warm and drink plenty of water.

Thankfully, there are also lots of effective treatments available that can ease your symptoms in the meantime.

These include paracetamol, ibuprofen, nasal decongestants, vapour rubs and cough medicines if necessary.

Always check the label of your cough or cold remedy to make sure you don’t take too much, especially if you’ve been taking any other medicines.

The symptoms for cold and flu are similar, so it can be hard to tell the difference.

But the best way to tell the difference is how well you’re able to go about your day.

If you have a cold, you won’t feel great, but you can probably go into work and go to the shops - if you have the flu, you will most likely be bedridden until the worst of it passes.

Cold symptoms appear gradually, whereas the flu is sudden.

You can use paracetamol to manage symptoms of a cold or the flu.

Paracetamol isn’t just a painkiller, so not only will it bring down those pesky congestion headaches, but it can help to reduce fever too.

If you’re dealing with a fever or high temperature because of a cold, paracetamol can help to bring your temperature down and help you to feel more comfortable while easing your pain.

Flu is short for influenza, a very contagious viral infection that attacks your respiratory system, i.e. your nose, throat, and lungs.

After a few days of bed rest, the flu will most likely resolve on its own.

The flu is easily spread by the respiratory droplets of an infected person and can be transmitted from coughing, talking, or by physical contact such as shaking hands.

If you touch your nose, mouth, or eyes with unwashed hands, you could be putting yourself at risk, which is why hand hygiene is so important.