I think I have pnuemonia or bronchitus .Whats good for that?

Question

I have already ruled out allergys because I have tried singular and antihistamines in the last two days with no results.Im coughing and my head is really stuffed up.Ive been using peppermint oil on a washcloth to breathe. Its helping but I need to get better.I cant miss more than a day or two of work.I have a headache.It hurts to blow my nose.I have a houseful of diffrent herbs and suppliments as my mom is into that but Were not sure what is best to use. Any advice? Dont say go see a doctor because that is where I got this from in my opinion.I went last week for my thyroid test and the place was full of coughing kids leaving their kleenexs all over the office.I dont think doctors offices are kept very clean.Oh yeah and my chest hurts.I want a natural remedy.

Answer 1

Echinea, a kiwi or 2 a day (Vit C) lots of Vit C

Good quality drinking water like Pi Mag by Nikken (water is transformed through a specialised filtration system which uses magnets and replenishes filtered water with minerals)

Use of a netti pot to clear the nose (like a nasal rinse - it clears the back of the nose) (look netti pot up on google!)

Eucalyptus crystals from the chemist put in hot water and inhaled.

Lemon and ginger drink with Manuka honey.

sniff a little (very little) epsom salts, and drink a quarter of a teaspoon in a litre of water, small sips all day long.

Meditate.

Practice horse stance. (join a qigong class to find out how)

Try whatever you feel like from the above list, all are good, but if it persists you could see a Chinese herbalist or a homeopath.

When your nose is a little bit clearer then you need to get as much oxygen into your lungs to clear up the phlegm - (oxygen dries up the damp) - some sort of exercise outdoors is best.

good luck.

when you get better consider doing something to boost your immune system (qigong works) to stop you catching a cold next time you visit the docs!

Answer 2

It doesn't sound like pneumonia or bronchitis.  It sounds more like the common cold.  You don't mention any thick green or brown/ yellow phlegm that you are coughing up.  It could also just be a sinus infection.  

I'm not much on herbal treatments, however, herbal teas seem to soothe things and thin the secretions that you may be coughing up (although sipping hot water would do this as well.)  Zicam (zinc...over the counter), helps me when I start to feel a cold coming on.  

Good luck.

Answer 3

Pnuemonia can kill you, most of the time it requires antibiotics. I won't tell you to go to the doctor because that's not what you want to hear, but if you are that ill, you are making a mistake.