It's that time of year when everyone seems to be getting bogged down with coughs, colds and sore throats, with a surge in Brits reporting coming down with an unpleasant winter lurgy.
If you've been unlucky enough to catch a bug that's making you feel rotten, it can be difficult to know the best course of action when it comes to relieving your symptoms at home. While paracetamol and ibuprofen are often the first things people reach for when they're feeling under the weather, they may not always work best for your ailment.
The Mirror spoke to a pharmacist to find out how to treat some of the most common symptoms of the dreaded winter lurgy. Abbas Kanani, the superintendent pharmacist at Chemist Click, explained that there are some occasions where paracetamol will work best, while ibuprofen will work better on others - but in some cases you shouldn't take either.
