How to cure a runny nose fast at home?

26 scientifically proven ways to cure a runny nose fast at home

1- Apply a warm compress over your nose and forehead to relieve sinus pressure and congestion. Alternatively, moist a washcloth with warm water and apply it to your face several times daily

2- Use a saline nasal spray or drops to thin your mucus. Make your own by dissolving half a teaspoon of salt in two cups of warm water, use a suction bulb to apply the solution, put the suction bulb in one nostril at a time and sniff it up

3- Take an antihistamine before bed. The best over-the-counter antihistamines include fexofenadine (Allegra), cetirizine (Zyrtec), and loratadine (Claritin or Alavert)

4- Drink plenty of fluids and get plenty of rest. Drink no less than 2 liters of water a day

5- Steam inhalation therapy. Try steam inhalation with essential oil, inhaling warm steam can help relieve symptoms

6- Use a humidifier or vaporizer to keep your nasal passages moist

7- Avoid caffeine before bed, limit caffeine intake to less than 400 mg a day

8- Use a wedge pillow to prop up your head

9- Make your bedroom an allergy-free zone, keep your pets away from it, your dog or cat should sleep somewhere else to help alleviate pet dander allergies in your bedroom

10- Keep your bedroom cool

11- Drink warm beverages and herbal teas, like sage rosemary tea, camomile tea, ginger lemon tea, and hot cocoa.

12- Drink 3 cups of ginger lemon tea a day, to make ginger lemon tea simply peel the ginger root and make 7 thin slices, put these slices in a mug, pour a cup of boiling water over the ginger root slices, simmer for about 7 minutes, add a teaspoon of lemon juice and two teaspoons of honey, stir and drink warm.

13- Drink 3 cups of camomile tea a day, to make camomile tea simply place 1 camomile tea bag in a mug, pour 1 cup of boiling water over the tea bag, simmer for about 5 minutes, add a teaspoon of honey, stir and drink warm.

14- Drink hot beverages, like hot chicken soup or broths

15- Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Eat fruits and vegetables high in antioxidants, like citrus fruits, bananas, raspberries, strawberries, cloves, blueberries, prunes, walnuts, and pinto beans.

16- Avoid foods that can trigger allergic rhinitis, such as eggs, peanuts, soy, wheat, milk, tree nuts, fish and shellfish

17- Limit alcohol consumption and quit smoking. Drink up to four units of alcohol per day (two pints of normal-strength beer, or a large glass of average strength wine). Drink no more than one standard drink per hour to keep your Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) below 0.05. The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) limit is 20 milligrams (mg) for all newly qualified or professional drivers. The legal drink driving limit is 107 milligrams of alcohol per 100 ml of urine, 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 ml of blood, or 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 ml of breath

18- Follow the mediterranean diet

19- Try a probiotic, you can find probiotics in some foods, like yogurt and kefir

20- Consider taking antioxidant vitamin C supplements

21- Eat raw fruits and vegetables

22- Eat fruits and foods high in vitamin C, like kiwi, pineapple, honey

23- Eat foods high in quercetin, like onions, berries, peppers, and parsley.

24- Add garlic to your diet

25- Take medicines that combine an antihistamine and decongestant, like Benadryl Allergy Plus Sinus, Allegra-D, Claritin-D, and Zyrtec-D

26- Take OTC meds to stop a runny nose, like Chlorpheniramine (Singlet), Brompheniramine (Robitussin Cold & Allergy, Dimetapp® Cold & Allergy Syrup), Diphenhydramine (Nytol, Benadryl), Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine), and Doxylamine (NyQuil). Alternatively, take Alka-Seltzer Plus Night Cold And Flu that contains Doxylamine, Acetaminophen, Dextromethorphan and Phenylephrine.

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Verified by: Dr.Diab (March 3, 2018)

Citation: Dr.Diab. (March 3, 2018). How to cure a runny nose fast at home?. Medcoi Journal of Medicine, 2(2). urn:medcoi:article20169.