How often do you get a cold?

JJayoo · 06-01-2014 03:51PM

Ye guys are sooooooooo mean to me

I usually take 1g of vit C each day and any time I feel like a cold might be trying to sneak in I up it to about 10g. The thing about vitamin C is your body can't store it, so it either uses it or you will piss it out. The key is to keep a nice amount floating around in your blood stream.

Also Glutamine is very good when your immune system is in the crapper.

username123 · 06-01-2014 04:19PM

Student2014 wrote: »

Just bought some of this Neilmed sinus rinse stuff, sick of waking up in the morning this last few days not able to talk cause i`m all blocked up.

Would you take it the night before or just when you get up or both?

Whenever it's needed. You can use it up to 4 times a day. Personally I find that a bit much, but morning and evening sounds good. You may be blocked from inflammation as opposed to anything needing to be washed out but the rinsing helps with that too.

newmug · 06-01-2014 07:01PM

TiltedBrain wrote: »

Disgusting post!

Sorry to disgust you, but that's my life. I can't help it.

ash2008 · 07-01-2014 12:25AM

My biggest tip for reducing the amount of colds you get is frequent handwashing. I read before that it is not as easy to catch a cold airborne - meaning that even if you're in close proximity to someone who is coughing/ sneezing, you aren't that likely to catch it that way. It's mainly spread through touch, so say a person coughs into their hand, then touches a door handle...you later come along touch the same door handle and then maybe rub your eyes, eat some food with your hand etc...bang, you've caught it.

I started getting a lot of colds when I used to take the bus to work, probably picking things up through touching the doors, holding the poles. Same when I got a job which involved helping other people with their computer issues, so touching their keyboards, mice etc... Since I started washing my hand more frequently, I have seen a huge reduction in colds.

Also, to the people who constantly seem to have runny/blocked nose, maybe get checked for allergies?

CM24 · 07-01-2014 01:57AM

I always pick up a cold when I'm trying to lose bodyfat. The combination of lowered carbs and lots of intense training seems to weaken my immune system or something. Lack of sleep and stress definitely leads to it aswell. Eric Cressey wrote a great article called ''Invincible Immunity'' with supplement guidelines to ward off Colds and ''Flu''. here

chriity139 · 07-01-2014 08:12AM

not for a few years

Tasden · 07-01-2014 05:38PM

ash2008 wrote: »

My biggest tip for reducing the amount of colds you get is frequent handwashing. I read before that it is not as easy to catch a cold airborne - meaning that even if you're in close proximity to someone who is coughing/ sneezing, you aren't that likely to catch it that way. It's mainly spread through touch, so say a person coughs into their hand, then touches a door handle...you later come along touch the same door handle and then maybe rub your eyes, eat some food with your hand etc...bang, you've caught it.

I started getting a lot of colds when I used to take the bus to work, probably picking things up through touching the doors, holding the poles. Same when I got a job which involved helping other people with their computer issues, so touching their keyboards, mice etc... Since I started washing my hand more frequently, I have seen a huge reduction in colds.

Also, to the people who constantly seem to have runny/blocked nose, maybe get checked for allergies?

People forget that what is more important than regular hand washing is drying them properly after each wash! And also washing them properly too. The amount of people who run their hands under the tap for a few seconds and then flick the water off and leave. This to me is worse than not washing at all.

I used to work a couple of jobs where I was dealing with members of the public so being run down from working every day basically and being in constant contact with people carrying the virus I was always catching colds. I used a hand sanitiser regularly enough but didn't do much to help.

Since reducing work hours and leaving one of the jobs I haven't had a cold

even when everyone else in the house has

Thud · 07-01-2014 05:47PM

i get a ear/throat infection in Autumn most years from wearing shorts/t-shirts well past when it's sensible to do so.....never learn though

InFrame · 10-01-2014 12:39PM

Once every 2 years maybe. I'm careful not to touch the poles or hand rests on the train. I've seen people sneezing into their hands and then putting their hands on the poles.

smemon · 10-01-2014 12:50PM

got pneumonia about 4 years ago during one of those really bad / cold winters... since then i don't think i've had any problems although that's probably because i've become much smarter / more aware of how to prevent them and why they occur in the first place (every breath actually hurt to breath so needless to say you don't want that **** to occur again):

1. drink more water
2. get ~30 minutes of exercise per day
3. don't rub your eyes or put your fingers in your eyes under any circumstances until they've been thoroughly washed
4. get 6+ hours sleep every night, i aim for 8
5. eat less sugar

How often do you get a cold?

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