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TalentedAritist97: 1 year ago

If you have a respiratory infection what can you do to get better besides taking an antibiotic?

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chclark: 1 year ago via iPhone

Avoid milk products as they thicken the mucus.
Don't get overheated.
Sit up as much as you can to sleep. Get someone to beat on your back with cupped hands where your lungs are as it will help loosen the mucus.
Take a warm steamy bath.

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kimkay: 1 year ago

If the infection is bacterial, antibiotics will zap it. If it's viral, antibiotics will do not good and you'll just have to suffer through it. Depending on symptoms, blow your nose and/or take decongestants; suck on lemon or cough drops and/or gargle with warm salt water to soothe your throat; get as much extra rest as you can; drink lots of fluids like tea, water, non-citrus juices. (Citrus juices can irritate a sore throat.) If it's fungal, you really need to see a doctor; fungal infections are difficult to treat and require long-term medication.

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ToriJames: 1 year ago | Last edited at 3:05PM on 7/14/2011

I would go with kimkay's answer but another way is a steroid breathing treatment

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king606: 1 year ago

Resting

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JAM212: 1 year ago via iPhone

To clear congestion steam therapy also helps- hot shower, vaporizer &/or boil a pot of water & put towel over your head & pot to trap in the steam for you to breathe. Hope you feel better soon:)

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karenajg: 1 year ago via iPhone

A friend of mine swears by a Nettie pot rinse every night. She has been doing it for years and has not been sick once. You can get it in the drug store.