Cold medicine

I'm having my first cold since surgery and I wondered what type of medicine we're allowed? It's a sore throat and drainage. I was pretty sure day quip was allowed but it's doing NOTHING! 

I use Day Quill and Mucinex without any problem. Tylenol products are also okay. Just stay away from things that contain aspirin (Alka Seltzer Plus comes to mind).

Feel better soon!

Here are some of the most effective home remedies of cold that you'll find quite amazing.

Try the following remedies: 
Lemon and honey mixed in warm water can be consumed a few times a day, specially after waking up in the morning and before going to bed at night. The high concentration of vitamin C improves the resistance of the body, lowers the toxic nature of the infection, and reduces the total duration of the cold. 

Ginger tea, mixed with honey and drunk hot, provides soothing relief to the throat and clears the feeling of heavy headedness. 

Cloves of garlic,crushed and boiled in water and consumed as a soup, provide relief from the symptoms of a cold. The antiseptic and antispasmodic nature of garlic mitigates the discomfort. The oil contained in the garlic is also beneficial in opening up the airways, thus facilitating better respiration. If you're looking for a effective ways of how to get rid of a cold , this one really works. 

Steam inhalation is an effective home remedy for coughing and headaches that mitigates the intensity of the pain. Boil some water in a pan. Switch off the gas burner. bend over the pan and inhale the steam. The headaches associated with a cold are typically because of congestion. The vapors inhaled cause a discharge of the mucus, helping clear congestion.