Emsy, as Wendy suggested be sure you get things made w/o sugar. As with all things LC it's best to read the labels Even before LCing I had a problem with cough syrops, I found one called "Delsym" that I could actually endure, turns out it's sugar free to boot!

Good news, having lived through a nasty cold in october I found it much less debilatating than previous colds had been. Viruses love sugar, it stands to reason that if we're not eating sugar then they're not going to do as well.

Hope you're feeling better soon,
Nat