good old fashioned remedies!

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paula morgan — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:34:33 GMT

haha I know! I dont know whether it cures my stomach or am just too pissed to notice It works though x

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Charlotte says smile — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:33:40 GMT

I always heard flat lemonade, peppermint tea and refresher sweets were good for tummy upset

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Sal the 1st — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:32:19 GMT

OMG brandy or port - I would end up legless!

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paula morgan — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:31:48 GMT

Brandy and port works for me x

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Saskia Quinn — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:30:08 GMT

i remember being told once that brandy and port is also a good tonic for an upset tummy, cant say i have ever tried it though

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Sal the 1st — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:12:36 GMT

yes I tried some ginger cordial it worked well for a while - then I tried some peppermint cordial , again worked well for a while. The milk of magnesia was foul , it made me heave but as somebody posted once I had finished heaving i felt so much better

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:02:21 GMT

Mecuracrome l mean not ginger wine

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:01:52 GMT

Drank lots.. not willingly mouth ulcers or sucking sores covered with the stuff.

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Bethany Leonard - Williams RVN — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:58:30 GMT

if you have an old fashioned pub nearby try a shot of ginger wine - gross but helps settle the tummy - or root ginger, tps honey and hot water - allow it to stew for 10 mins then drink. basically ginger stuff is good for the tum

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chris beasley — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:48:43 GMT

Merthiolate came in two strenghts- were different colours. Both were banned in 1990 because they contained mercury! Which is posionous of course.

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:45:03 GMT

well similar name but the stuff l mean was bright sizzling red made fresh leaking blood look insipid

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chris beasley — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:40:28 GMT

We used to use a bright pink one called merthiolate. It stained everything!

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:52:49 GMT

did you use to have macuracrome here. A bright red muti you put on wounds. Or gentian violet.. bright violet ditto wounds

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A Little TLC — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:36:25 GMT

gripe water and calpol = yummy!!! lol!

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chris beasley — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:26:25 GMT

Not a old fashioned remedy but when I was at school- if you were ill you were sent to the nurses office. Once there she would insist you drank a cup of plain complan. Yuck!!!! Just the thought of it would make me feel better!

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Mac Feather — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:39:41 GMT

Im sure that stuff like 'resolve' works that way too! Vile!

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:26:55 GMT

I had forgotten as well until you mentioned how bad it tasted. I suppose the theory was throw it up and you will feel better.