COVID today and in most cases, usually presents with very mild symptoms that we can alleviate at home without the need to go to the doctor.
It is important to emphasize that what we are going to look for is not a cure but to be able to go through it with the least inconvenience, as we well know, COVID is a virus and just like the cold or the flu, it is not treated, symptoms are reduced in the If they exist, if they don't exist, it wouldn't even be necessary to take anything. The virus will continue its course and what we must try to do is strengthen our defenses through good habits such as a balanced diet, promoting rest and we could even take some other immunomodulator to stimulate our immune system such as: echinacea, vitamin C, elderberry, beta-glucans…
Step by step, we suspect that we have COVID because we start to have symptoms or we have a positive COVID test that confirms it, the first thing we should do is isolate ourselves, report our close contacts and watch for warning signs that will tell us if we should go to the doctor.
In which cases go to the doctor?
In the last update of the catsalut, on January 3, 2022, it cites the following as symptoms in which it is necessary to go to the Primary Care Center:
- Respiratory difficulty.
- Fever maintained for three days that does not go down with antipyretics.
- If you are pregnant or nursing.
- If you have a disease that can compromise your defenses.
COVID symptoms and what can we take to relieve them?
FEVER/PAIN
To reduce fever, the drug of choice is paracetamol, whose best-known brand name is Gelocatil. It offers several advantages and is that in addition to being very effective, it has fewer contraindications than, for example, ibuprofen.
In adults, we will find two doses, Gelocatil 650 milligrams and Gelocatil 1 gram, in the case of medications we will always be guided by the premise that we must take what is strictly necessary to relieve symptoms. Therefore, if with the 650 we have perfect enough, if not we will wait 6-8 hours and try with the 1g. It is important to remember that the dose of paracetamol cannot exceed 3 grams per day.
What happens if we have pain or a fever that returns before we can take the next paracetamol? In that case, and if you don't have any other pathology (if you do, check with your doctor or pharmacist first) you can take ibuprofen 400 mg or espididol, the great advantage of espididol is that it contains ibuprofen together with arginine , the latter being effect enhancer.
We can combine both, paracetamol and ibuprofen, only in case it is necessary, we alternate them taking one of them every 4 hours.
If there is a sore throat, we cannot forget that there are lozenges to suck on that act locally, which provide us with numerous benefits: it can be combined with ibuprofen and paracetamol in the event that there is a lot of pain and they have fewer adverse effects. They usually carry a local anesthetic and a disinfectant. For example, bucomax lidocaine, which can be taken every 4 hours regardless of taking ibuprofen/paracetamol.
If we are looking for lozenges to suck with a natural option, we have golamir, which forms a film on the throat, protecting the mucosa and relieving pain.
NASAL CONGESTION/SNEEZING
The most effective for nasal congestion and sneezing are antihistamines combined with decongestants. There are several: reactine, rhino-ebastel. They take one to two daily.
In addition, they are perfectly combinable with all those that I have mentioned above, but if you do not want to complicate your life and want something that combines fever + pain + congestion , your product will be a gelocatil influenza forte type anti-flu.
Another alternative if we are polymedicated or with other pathologies and we doubt whether we can take this type of medication are nasal sprays. For example, respyvital with sea water and essential oils of eucalyptus and balsam fir quickly decongests without rebound effect or other side effects.
COUGH
COVID cough is usually dry, without expectoration, so we must take a specific syrup for this type of cough. The natural alternative in this case is very effective, for example, physiotuss with plantain, marshmallow, honey and essential oils of lemon, calms the cough while protecting the mucosa of the throat.
If we want a classic antitussive medicine, it is flutox with cloperastine, we can take up to 30 ml a day in the case of adults but, if it is not necessary, we can take it just before going to sleep since that is when we generally have the most cough.
DIARRHEA
Diarrhea, although less frequent, can also be a COVID symptom. We will treat them with rehydration and probiotics to help repopulate our intestine with bacteria that we lose so much with persistent diarrhea.
We will need a large number of strains and also specific for moments of diarrhea. For example, Probiovance Instan, which contains 5 sticks and is placed directly in the mouth once a day.
As for oral rehydration, we can take Isoteel which, in addition to incorporating the electrolytes lost in diarrhea, also contains Sacharomyces bulardi , which has been shown to shorten the duration of diarrhea. One sachet is dissolved in a glass of water and the ideal is to take 1 to 4 daily at least on the first day of diarrhea.
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