Small favors.

[rivka]

I am not, not, NOT getting a cold just in time for alt.polycon 12. I am NOT. No. Not.

But it's good to hear from my midwife that, hypothetically, if I were getting a cold, I could take Sudafed. And Robitussin. And of course, the ever-useless panacea of pregnant women, Tylenol. And chicken soup. So at least there's that.[1]



[1] Thank you for not recommending (a) echinacea, which I have never found helpful; (b) megadoses of vitamins, which I would certainly take if I weren't pregnant but have been linked to birth defects and other fetal problems; or (c) herbal remedies which are not in any way tested or evaluated by the FDA and therefore, for example, have frequently been found in independent studies to be contaminated with heavy metals and/or not to include the ingredients and amounts advertised on the bottle. And which might have undocumented fetal effects. Thank you.

Comments

[baratron.livejournal.com]

Garlic?

[windsea.livejournal.com]

I know people who swear by it. I'm just starting to recover from 3 days of misery ... and the night before I got really, really, really sick, when I was just starting to feel it, I mega-garlicked. Pasta with garlic and crushed chilis. Two heads of roasted garlic. Tzatsiki.

Result: I had horrendous recycled garlic taste in my mouth the next morning, and a temp of 103 F. YMMV, and all that.