As the weather gets colder, bacteria grow stronger. Cold and flu symptoms can be so bad that sometimes getting a change of pace can be a nightmare. But one TikToker claims to have discovered the ultimate cure for these troubling symptoms, and it’s all thanks to a random guy in a Walmart parking lot.
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In the video, which has been viewed 1.7 million times, Brittany (@bmlew) begins, “Yesterday I received medical advice from a strange man in a Walmart parking lot and it worked.” .
What was the hint?
She also explained that a man gave her advice after hearing her coughing when he parked his cart. “Hey,” she recalls him saying. “Go to Dollar General and buy Alka Seltzer Plus Cold and Flu and Theraful. Mix them together. Take them for three days. You’ll be a brand new person.”
“I took this for the first time last night at 7 p.m., and when I woke up in the morning I felt 97 percent better. So I’m on my second round,” he said, holding a mug of the concoction. she said. “Cold and Flu Alka-Seltzer Plus and Theraful, these are the ones that need to be heated in the microwave, right? They’re not tablets, they’re the microwaveable kind. You mix them all together and gulp them down. Flavor. I added honey for garnish.
Brittany did not immediately respond to Daily Dot’s requests for comment via TikTok comments or Instagram direct messages.
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Many commenters were intrigued by this tip. “The stranger in the Walmart parking lot gets better treatment than emergency care. Victory!” one person joked.
“I want my daughter to try this but there’s no way I can get her to drink this,” another added.
Others claimed they already knew about the cure.
Another commenter wrote, “I don’t know what your condition is, but this is my dad’s treatment too.” “He is a former pharmacist and will be able to give you advice in any parking lot.”
A fourth person, on the other hand, recalled: “My mother used to give me this when I was a child, and when she said it I would sweat…I felt like a sinner in church.”
However, other commenters expressed caution. “RN here,” one person wrote. “If you’re taking them at the same time, make sure they both don’t contain Tylenol. If that’s the case, switch.”
Furthermore, in the medical field, piedmont newnan rIt is recommended that you take only one medicine containing Tylenol at a timePhysician Jeffrey Falk said:
“More than 600 medications, both prescription and over-the-counter, contain the active ingredient acetaminophen. People who take multiple medications at once are at risk of acetaminophen overdose. “Overdose can cause liver damage,” the site added.
Alka-Seltzer’s parent company said in an email to the Daily Dot: “Consumer safety is Haleon’s top priority. We do not tolerate off-label uses of our products. Consumers should read and follow the drug fact labels on our products.”
Seraful’s parent company did not immediately respond to Daily Dot’s emailed request for comment.
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