being sick

I am sooo tired of being sick. I cook and the potatoes taste like the green beans and the green beans like the chicken. I can not tell them apart because I can not smell them at all! I could have eaten the dog food and would not have known the difference (well the dog food is crunchier than my food so maybe I would have). I have had people tell me all different things to try to get rid of this cold: eat garlic, drink tea, kepi it bland, and spice it up. I love the ideas and I really am grateful but the only thing that cures a cold is time. Yes fluids help but not to flush it out. When you have a cold fluids help to keep the mucus thinner for ease of draining. The more you drink the thinner it is. I wish there was a way to get over this cold already. The coughing is terrible and my throat has been bleeding because it is raw from coughing. I do not get sick often but when I do it is a doozy! I guess I should have expected this since it has been months since I had even a sniffle. Anyone know how to cough and not hurt your throat? Can't beat it but don't have to suffer needlessly! And yes I have cough drops cough medicine and even honey and lemon :)