About to Get Sick - WHAT CAN I DO?!

peaceout_aly
peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
edited November 24 in Health and Weight Loss
Everyone knows the feeling..you wake up with a sort of stuffy nose, a sort of scratchy throat and you know that the sickness that's been going around is about to take hold of you.

Usually, I take some extra vitamin C, drink tons of water and hope for the best. But this weekend is the biggest football game of my entire life (GO EAGLES) and I can not be sick for it. Does anyone have any tips or tricks that help them feel better when the *pre-sick* feels get to them? A tea? A salt water gargle? I'll try anything honestly.

Figured this would be a good post to make since it's that time of year anyway!

Note: I take a multi-vitamin, vitamin C, fiber and CLA daily. Not in a deficit but weight training and cardio 5-7 days x week.

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  • mamabear1114
    mamabear1114 Posts: 140 Member
    This might sound crazy but my son got the flu last weekend and I was so worried about getting it. My grandmother suggested taking elderberry syrup a couple times a day. I thought she was crazy but I did it and had my husband do it. The flu passed us right by and we didn’t get sick. I can’t definitively say it works but a lot of people swear by it.
  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    Keep calm, take it easy, get your sleep, drink water, take your vitamins and don't go too crazy with your calorie deficit. Good luck!
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    We routinely take vitamin C, zinc, and a multi to ward off colds. Recently added in vitamin D to help avoid flu. I've also heard of elderberry syrup helping.
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    I do also wonder if eating at maintenance and not working out like crazy would help. Does anyone know if a calorie deficit over time makes you more susceptible to contagious illnesses?
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    lightenup2016 wrote: »
    I do also wonder if eating at maintenance and not working out like crazy would help. Does anyone know if a calorie deficit over time makes you more susceptible to contagious illnesses?

    Oh, I eat at maintenance, not a deficit. Interesting to think about though - could be possible that a deficit could weaken the immune system.
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    lightenup2016 wrote: »
    We routinely take vitamin C, zinc, and a multi to ward off colds. Recently added in vitamin D to help avoid flu. I've also heard of elderberry syrup helping.


    Vitamin D and elderberry syrup! Definitely trying both of these!
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    toxikon wrote: »
    Keep calm, take it easy, get your sleep, drink water, take your vitamins and don't go too crazy with your calorie deficit. Good luck!


    I eat at maintenance, so that isn't an issue. But I did let myself sleep in a little extra today - figured it couldn't hurt. And drinking tons and tons of water! And *crossing my fingers* for good measure LOL
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    mamabear1114 wrote: »
    This might sound crazy but my son got the flu last weekend and I was so worried about getting it. My grandmother suggested taking elderberry syrup a couple times a day. I thought she was crazy but I did it and had my husband do it. The flu passed us right by and we didn’t get sick. I can’t definitively say it works but a lot of people swear by it.

    Wow definitely picking some up!!
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