Autoimmune

[flo-jo100]

Do you think having an autoimmune condition(hashimotos) slows down the recovery of an infection? I’ve had an infected toe I did a 2 week course of antibiotics and now have to do another week course it’s just not healing as quickly as it should.

[greygoose]

That is my impression and my experience, yes. Hope your toe gets better soon.

[flo-jo100]

Thank you

[HashiFedUp]

Slow healing is one of many lovely side effects of hashimoto’s!

[hjh88]

Low zinc levels can impair wound healing. Not sure if this extends to infection necessarily but zinc is often low for folks with hashimotos. I’ve run out of zinc a couple of times over lockdown and noticed in the time I wasn’t taking it that even things like acne were worse (larger, more infected pimples). Started on the zinc again and it usually cleared up in a week or two.

[BelfastGirl83]

I have been wondering the same thing. I had a nasty chest infection that took weeks to clear and I’m just getting over one humdinger cold. I tore one of my rib muscles due to excessive coughing too. Neither were covid. Is it harder to get over infections in general?