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by mfringel 4194 days ago
So, you've backed off your original point of not doing anything to reduce symptoms at all?
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My original point was taking medications to suppress symptoms. For example they'll open your sinuses in 5 minutes and keep them open for hours.

Typically food will reduce symptoms by stimulating the immune system to work faster. Attempts at immediate relief will be short lived. That's how people traditionally treated disease. It's still a valid approach for light ailments where modern medicine can be a harmful crutch.