YOUR nose is stuffy and your skin is raw or perhaps your throat is at you, or maybe your head has been throbbing all morning – what do you reach for?
From soft drinks gone flat to that special cure-all cream, Irish people certainly have unique taste when it comes to everyday cures.
Here are seven of the most Irish remedies for those ailments we all despise...
Purple Calpol
Only for kids? Says who? It does what it says on the tin and tastes great while doing it. But don’t swig it (we know you’re tempted).
Who remembers this? This stuff was amazing. And the lie that Irn-bru tasted of Calpol. @App1eCrisp pic.twitter.com/az0coeLyiv
— Ring (@ringstabekk) June 6, 2016
Hot 7UP
What kind of list would this be if 7UP didn’t make an appearance? It’s not quite certain exactly when sick Irish people began relying on this magical elixir – but we’ll never stop.
I still believe in the medicinal properties of hot 7up pic.twitter.com/2tqRhbb5
— Laura Nolan (@lauraannenolan) January 25, 2013
Lucozade
Why drink water when you’re under the weather if Lucozade is available? It has the best of both worlds – liquid for hydration – and a literal mountain of sugar to perk you up. Yum.
The essential item no matter how Ill you are. Lucozade makes it all better#Lucozade pic.twitter.com/4dMxvAZ8De
— Scott (@SSWells90) January 8, 2016
Hot Toddy
Whiskey, lemon and honey. Great on their own, legendary together. Just keep it away from the kids.
Refusing to be ill. Hot toddy to the rescue. #battleofthegerms pic.twitter.com/W5GkFjD9KV
— Will Harper-Penrose (@WillPenrose) September 12, 2016
Cod liver oil
Look, it’s not about the taste, it’s about feeling better. Get those vitamins in.
Cod liver oil tablets good for u joints ?✨?????? pic.twitter.com/O1rpEd6gJ1
— paul themistocleous (@PThemistocleous) May 26, 2016
Olbas oil on a tissue
Is there a better sensation than sniffing some olbas oil and feeling the congestion subside? It’s an absolute godsend.
I enjoyed my olbas oil steam inhalation perhaps a little more than I should. It's so nice to have clear sinuses pic.twitter.com/NlzLb0AhdK
— Simon Wyatt (@SimonWyatt1) October 30, 2016
And last, but definitely not least...
Sudocrem
Sudocrem is an absolute staple of Irish households and seemingly cures every ailment imaginable. 34.4 million pots are sold every year and Ireland is a healthier, prettier and genuinely better nation for it.
You know your Irish when this is the cure to everything #putsudocremonit @sudocrem pic.twitter.com/HijxUczxmX
— Georgina McKevitt (@georgimckevitt) March 4, 2015
