Right then. Get thee to Boots and purchase their own brand of linctus for tickly throaty coughs. Blackcurrant is particularly...good. Sorted me out in a couple of days.
au contraire--- unless i'm the only person in the world who enjoys hardcore etymology at 11.07 on a Saturday night.
which... seems likely.
still, this is the only porn site in the world where such a meeting of nerds is concievable. and that's what makes it so great.
nobody listens to me on this one, but if you can stand the taste of garlic, use it in your cooking over the next couple of days, it works a treat. if you're really brave you could try eating a clove, but that's a bit severe. failing all of that, just get some garlic capsules.
vitamin C and zinc are also good. i've managed to avoid the cold for over a year despite being in situations where picking it up should have been inevitable. Add to that the fact that i smoke, it must be a combination of the above that's kept me phlegm-free.
and that's what makes it so great. 
Right then. Get thee to Boots and purchase their own brand of linctus for tickly throaty coughs. Blackcurrant is particularly...good. Sorted me out in a couple of days.