Soluble aspirin or paracetamol one every 3 hours brings down the temperature, eases aches and pains and takes away the sore throat; for children paediatric paracetamol 4-5 hourly.

The current advice is that you may eat and drink whatever you like. The important thing is to drink plenty. This includes milk.

Preparations are now available without prescriptions and are often cheaper than the price of a prescription. The chemist will advise. Use a bland moisturiser such as E45 cream liberally. Avoid soap and bubble bath.

Warm drinks with honey.

Steam inhalations with Karvol capsules.

You may rest flat for 24 hours with intermittent stretching exercises. Then mobilise. Take painkillers as required.