How many days does it take for a cold to heal itself?

Wind-heat colds are self-limiting and usually heal themselves in about a week, but if the condition is more serious, it will take longer to heal, depending on the person. Wind-heat cold is usually caused by a drop in body resistance, if the cold symptoms are mild, drinking more water and taking more rest can relieve the symptoms, and it can usually heal itself in about a week. If the patient’s condition is more serious, headache, sore throat, coughing yellow phlegm and other cold symptoms are obvious, it is recommended to consolidate the treatment, you can take appropriate amount of herbal tea, Banlangen and other antipyretic drugs, or cold pellets and other western medicine. The condition can be recovered faster if it can be controlled with medicines early. Patients are advised to drink more water, get enough sleep, avoid exertion, stay up late, keep warm, exercise properly, keep a light diet and eat less spicy food during the period of wind and fever. Use one kind of medicine mainly during the period of taking medicine to avoid adverse reactions.