OTC Medicines in general

Being winter and suffering from the usual coughs and cold I thought I would write about a cough medicine that I found a couple of years ago. It’s called Pholcodine Linctus B.P. and is available from Boots the chemist under their own label. The packaging says it is a cough suppressant for the symptomatic relief of unproductive coughs – translation - it relieves dry, tickly coughs. It comes with all the usual advice and contradictions. Check that the cap seal is not broken Unless directed by your doctor – adults and children over 12, two 5ml spoonfuls Children 5 – 12, one 5ml spoonful ...  Read the complete review

What a fantastic day it was yesterday. The sun was shining, the temperature was rising... The day was spent sipping ice-cold beer whilst watching little Rachel chasing the sprinkler we had set up in the middle of the garden, squealing with delight as the cool water caught her unawares. Evening came and after a tidyup in the garden, and Rachel bathed and put to bed, the shower was beckoning. What a relief. After the warm day there was nothing better to soothe my glowing skin than a nice cool shower. My favourite fluffy lilac towel provided further comfort as I stepped out and patted my body dry. It also gave relief to an annoying itch I had on my arm. ...  Read the complete review

Sorry about the title, but I have just spent the last six days out of mind with worry. It first started on Friday night when I started feeling light headed and swayed when I walked up the stairs. Then my legs started aching. I thought that it must be flu, so I started taking the usual Hot Lemons just in case. The day after I went to work and still felt strange, this time all my body was aching. By Saturday tea time I had to get myself into bed with another hot lemon. Then Sunday all hell let loose, I couldn't keep off the toilet all day, I started shivering, even though it was warm in the house. Then I would feel hot and clammy, so I put ...  Read the complete review

Stomach bugs aren't just a thing that we get during barbecue season and on holiday in Spain! There are many cases of upset stomaches, and, more seriously, food poisoning, at Christmas time. Think about all the things that could cause a problem including that left over turkey, party buffets that have been on the table for hours, pork pies, things on sticks. The list is endless. Having too much to drink is another frequent problem over the festive season too. You can end up being a real party pooper and spending most of your time in the loo. This is always the time when someone does something that will provide material for office ...  Read the complete review

Have you ever suffered the misfortune of your ear being blocked due to earwax? By this, I don’t mean tons of earwax due to poor hygiene; I mean just a small piece of the horrible stuff managing to attach itself to your eardrum, well this happened to me last week, I got out of the shower, and you know when water goes down your ear? And you get that horrible feeling of slight deafness, well this was ten times worse. The feeling I got was actually very sickly and was making me very dizzy and disorientated, I could not hear a thing from my right ear and it was very annoying to say the least, so I gave it an hour or so to clear up and it was showing no ...  Read the complete review