colds

[anthony999]

hi does anybody know why im getting very ill lately bc i used didn’t get ill so many times but lately I’ve been getting colds and the flu i get rid of it then it comes back

[peege]

Probably you immune system is weak. Most people in the UK have low immunity by the end of winter but if you've had flu, cold & infections you'll have no resistance left - this is my opinion, im not medically qualified.

If I were you I'd be taking at the very least a good quality multi vitamin and mineral. A bottle of tonic wouldn't go amiss.

[Ern007]

Sounds like you are run down - After winter some of us are lacking vitamins, in particular D - The sunshine Vitamin. Doctor gives me D every year in the spring.

[Patk1]

Welcome to the forum.do u have asthma or any other airway/ lung probs that make u more susceptible to infections? I take effervescent vit c 1000mg,vit d, sometimes I take a multivitamin with minerals supplement,and omega 3 fish oil capsules .maybe worth a try to see if help build yr immunity up.i frequently wash hands/ use gel&wear mask if in crowded shops etc.u can buy nose + throat sprays eg Vicks first defence that helps protect u too.id go talk to gp x

[jimmymumu]

I'm in exactly the same situation Anthony. I normally never get colds or flu, and if I do it's always just for a day or 2. I've been like it since November. I think I've only had 2 weeks si ce then, where I've been fine. Very strange indeed

[Grayjay]

There is a flue epidemic throughout the country at the moment, the hospitals can't cope. Best keep away from public places. and wear a mask. Treat it like you would COVID.👍

[Deejay62]

That’s my problem too, cold then chest infection antibiotics, that’s gone, then the cold and coughing goes. Cold and coughing as now returned again as soon as I go outside. Compromised immune system?

[Patk1 in reply to Deejay62]

As well as supplements,pre/probiotics may be useful after antibiotics

[Deejay62 in reply to Patk1]

I take warfarin and Entresto so I have to watch what I take but I will look probiotics up see if it goes against my medications.