Expert shares one common cold and flu mistake that 'won't help you get better'
dailyrecord.co.ukA health expert has revealed one major mistake that people tend to make when they're struck down with the cold or flu. With the weather now getting colder, catching these annoying illnesses is increasingly common.
While you might be tempted to try and halt your symptoms by picking up some cold and flu tablets, this could actually be a fairly pointless expense.
That's according to Abbas Kanani, superintendent pharmacist at Chemist Click, who says that "nipping a cold in the bud" is something you can't actually do.
Speaking to the Mirror, Abbas said that you can't stop a cold in its tracks and instead it has to run its course naturally. Instead of curing a cold or flu, taking this medication will only give you relief for your symptoms such as a runny nose or sore throat.So it doesn't matter how soon you start taking the tablets - it won't make your cold go away any sooner.Abbas explained: "It doesn't make much difference whether you start taking cold and flu products earlier or later on, as they don't have any bearing on the nature of the virus and it will progress irrespective of whether you've taken it or not."They're all just symptomatic relief."According to Abbas, a cold typically lasts around 10 days.
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