I got sick..

Sylkwyrm

Maybe if you went outside and exposed yourself to a few more germs you'd build up some antibodies and be able to avoid getting sick or be better prepared to fight a cold/illness? Maybe..IDK, I'm no Dr. Just my 2 cents.

I could never understand this theory. It's like telling someone to keep hitting themselves in the head to help avoid getting a concussion. :-S Although getting sick can help your body create antibodies, constant exposure to germs and viruses will weaken your immune system and make you sick. After getting sick it takes your body a while to build up a resistance again. It seems like a better idea to try and avoid exposure and give your body's immune system a chance to build up a strong defense.

The more your body is exposed to germs the better it is at fighting them and therefore not getting you sick.

Hand sanitizers and anti-bacterial soaps don't always work. Germs and illnesses constantly change and evole. I don't use hand santizers and the only time I use anti-bacterial anything is when I have a cut. Those who constantly use santizers and such are normally the ones getting sick more often.

Hand sanitizers work 99.9% of the time. Anti-bacterial soaps need scrubbing to make sure they work. Germs don't evolve against hand sanitizers. Doctors constantly sanitize their hands... I don't think they get sick more than regular folk. *shrug*

rml_16

Maybe if you went outside and exposed yourself to a few more germs you'd build up some antibodies and be able to avoid getting sick or be better prepared to fight a cold/illness? Maybe..IDK, I'm no Dr. Just my 2 cents.

I could never understand this theory. It's like telling someone to keep hitting themselves in the head to help avoid getting a concussion. :-S Although getting sick can help your body create antibodies, constant exposure to germs and viruses will weaken your immune system and make you sick. After getting sick it takes your body a while to build up a resistance again. It seems like a better idea to try and avoid exposure and give your body's immune system a chance to build up a strong defense.

The more your body is exposed to germs the better it is at fighting them and therefore not getting you sick.

Hand sanitizers and anti-bacterial soaps don't always work. Germs and illnesses constantly change and evole. I don't use hand santizers and the only time I use anti-bacterial anything is when I have a cut. Those who constantly use santizers and such are normally the ones getting sick more often.

Hand sanitizers work 99.9% of the time. Anti-bacterial soaps need scrubbing to make sure they work. Germs don't evolve against hand sanitizers. Doctors constantly sanitize their hands... I don't think they get sick more than regular folk. *shrug*

You're adorable. Really, really, really adorable.

Sylkwyrm

Maybe if you went outside and exposed yourself to a few more germs you'd build up some antibodies and be able to avoid getting sick or be better prepared to fight a cold/illness? Maybe..IDK, I'm no Dr. Just my 2 cents.

I could never understand this theory. It's like telling someone to keep hitting themselves in the head to help avoid getting a concussion. :-S Although getting sick can help your body create antibodies, constant exposure to germs and viruses will weaken your immune system and make you sick. After getting sick it takes your body a while to build up a resistance again. It seems like a better idea to try and avoid exposure and give your body's immune system a chance to build up a strong defense.

What do you think a vaccine is? It's a small exposure to an illness to help your body create the antibodies to fight it.

A vaccine is a dead virus.... if you get exposed to the live virus, you get sick.

Sylkwyrm

Maybe if you went outside and exposed yourself to a few more germs you'd build up some antibodies and be able to avoid getting sick or be better prepared to fight a cold/illness? Maybe..IDK, I'm no Dr. Just my 2 cents.

I could never understand this theory. It's like telling someone to keep hitting themselves in the head to help avoid getting a concussion. :-S Although getting sick can help your body create antibodies, constant exposure to germs and viruses will weaken your immune system and make you sick. After getting sick it takes your body a while to build up a resistance again. It seems like a better idea to try and avoid exposure and give your body's immune system a chance to build up a strong defense.

The more your body is exposed to germs the better it is at fighting them and therefore not getting you sick.

Hand sanitizers and anti-bacterial soaps don't always work. Germs and illnesses constantly change and evole. I don't use hand santizers and the only time I use anti-bacterial anything is when I have a cut. Those who constantly use santizers and such are normally the ones getting sick more often.

Hand sanitizers work 99.9% of the time. Anti-bacterial soaps need scrubbing to make sure they work. Germs don't evolve against hand sanitizers. Doctors constantly sanitize their hands... I don't think they get sick more than regular folk. *shrug*

You're adorable. Really, really, really adorable.

I'm adorable, and I'm right. ;-) Thank you! :-)