I hate to blither on about the Master Cleanse yet again, but the drink DOES loosen up impacted phlegm. Eat as you normally do, but avoid dairy and cheese like the plague, they will only contribute to the mucus. Have maybe two or three of the Master Cleanse drinks a day which consist of:

1 x 12 oz mineral water
1 x tsp lemon juice
1 x tbsp maple syrup
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

Try to up the level of cayenne pepper as much as you can tolerate it, this is the main ingredient, followed by the lemon juice. I can, when on the cleanse, easily work up to just over 1/4 a tsp of cayenne pepper.

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Well people with the ginger gene (MRC1) do react differently to pain and anaesthesia than other hair colours, so I wouldn't be surprised if are also **** when it comes to germs compared to other hair colours...

Maybe you have a higher pain tolerance to offset the always sick thing? Because I know gingers are usually better at dealing with pain. Or at least pretending.

Orchestral, did the soup help you at all? I imagine it tasted
good but likely send me into an IBS fit

Ha my Mum sounds the opposite to yours Insomnia, I think she would look at Holland and Barratt as crazy witchcraft. She doesn't regard things as bad unless somethings hanging off or fallen out most of the time.