 [ Symptoms ] how does coffee affect a cold  this that help a cold is drink lots of hot liquids so it says does this mean that drinking coffee is considered a helper in fighting a cold [ Disease ] hi the only real thing you can do is sit back if need be have some sex top relax you and see if you miss your period and if you do do get a test done either an hpt or one at your doctors saves all this speculation of trying to pin it down to something yes hope this helps you good luck