I'd say it's too late to put ice on it, it already stopped hurting. I tried to find an ice pack in the freezer, but I couldn't find it. I guess it should be in the other freezer, but I forgot to check in it ^^'

Well it will still help with any future brusing and it will soothe it more.

Why does the ice pack have to be so cold?!

aga: if it's too cold then wrap it in some tissue or a flannel

But now it isn't cold enough anymore.

It looks like this thread is getting close to a money prize, but I don't see all that many people online... pity.

then take off a layer of tissue or just apply it directly to your skin now it;s warmed up a bit. xD

I feel like your mother or something.

You are a genius, Eastriel! Thanks ^^

Lmao, I just know lots of mother tricks and remedies. ^^
I'm great for suggesting things when you've hurt yourself or have a cold ^^

Sounds a bit like trial and error to me. Most of the 'instant cold compress' things that I am aware of say to not apply them directly to the skin. Their cold is also a result of a chemical reaction...

Crow, not the stuff I use, you put it in the fridge lol. It doesn't rely on endothermic reactions at all.

When I want to heal a cold I have, I just plain stay home for one day and lay in my bed for a while and it just goes away. Usually.

I use albas oil. Having a warm bath helps, someties going outside helps there's loads of options

What about hot tea?

Well they say that if you are cold you should drink cold things and if your hot you should drink hot things, because when you drink something cold it lowers your bodies internal temperature meaning the body automatically works to heat it's self up and visa versa.

Tea is good though, it's good for the synapses, peppermint tea is good, it clears the nose.

Peppermint tea is also good when the stomach hurts.

If your feeling sick lemonade works a treat. Preferably warm and slightly flat, but cold and a little flat works well too.

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if you have phlegm in your throat then fizzy lemonade works great it breaks through it all.

and fi you have a sore throat a swear by honey and lemon

(honey, squeeze of lemon juice, hot water till half full, lemonade to fill up the rest of the cup with a slice of lemon in the mug)

Homemade lemonade?

no just normal lemonade. ^^

the citrus element breaks through the phlegm, just like how house hold cleaners have citrus in them

But, some lemonade purchased from stores can only have a little bit of lemon in them, so I wouldn't be a good idea to make some instead of purchasing?

aga, up to you. ^^ Cloudy lemonade has a lot of lemon in it.

Good enough. I can't make a well tasting lemonade anyway ^^'

Making lemonade is quite an american thing huh? Same with pies. xD

It's an american thing?? Uh... I guess... No wait. You're just weird Easty :P

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And now I know why you're not posing in the other thread! :illgetu:

The only australian food-related thing about is barbecuing. There's a lot of polish ones, though.