stupid cold any ideas on immune boosters?

**hppacific** · 01-20-2011 11:09 PM

i've been sick for like a week and i got some theraflu n it keeps putting me to sleep lol. i feel a little bit better but last week i had the flu. i take emergen-c and gummy vitamins but it seems like if there is any sort of sickness around im gonna catch it. im pretty much to the point of ripping my hair out with being sick all the time!! in the past ive taken airborne and it didnt really do much but i started taking emergen-c awhile ago and i feel better overall but i still get sick haha. so i guess what im wondering if there's anything anyone's found that helps boost your immune system??

**ItsASecret** · 01-20-2011 11:17 PM

Cannot rid of colds they are viral, they will go away when they decide to or when the immune system finally gets rid of it (can take a week or more sometimes). Only sleep and keeping hydrated can help that out. To boost the immune system it is pretty much just keep up a good amount of vitamin C in the diet and water along with fruits and veggies. Nothing will rid of it fast unfortunately.

**Seeker_Advice** · 01-21-2011 02:02 PM

hppacific,

ItsASecret is right on the money! The only things I might add are: keep your hands away from your face and eyes and wash them more often, and consider taking a multi vitamin of some sort twice each day about 12 hours apart, to help support your immune system.

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**hppacific** · 01-21-2011 07:02 PM

thanks guys haha i guess it is what it is i suppose. my fiance told me to go eat an onion lol.

**Beautiful Disaster** · 01-21-2011 07:09 PM

My viral colds usually last 2 weeks. I remember a doctor telling me..."well...you have a viral cold....I can prescribe you an antibiotic and you'll get better in about 2 weeks....or I can prescribe you nothing and you'll get better in about 2 weeks." Haha.

How to avoid it? If you figure that out, let me know!!

Feel better soon!

**hppacific** · 01-21-2011 07:21 PM

thank you =] i got some theraflu yesterday n it knocked me out n i woke up feeling about a thousand times better haha. i've just always had kind of a crappy immune system. idk why but anything that comes my way i get, ha we just deal the hand we're dealt sometimes i suppose.

**auntie_awesome** · 01-21-2011 09:28 PM

Anytime I get sick I eat grapes, orange juice, lots of chicken soup (not Campbell's, the real good healthy stuff), and yogurt. I dunno, I always seem to feel better in just a day or so. At least it's all food that is easy to keep down.

**ItsASecret** · 01-22-2011 01:30 AM

i got some theraflu yesterday n it knocked me out n i woke up feeling about a thousand times better haha.

i take emergen-c and gummy vitamins but it seems like if there is any sort of sickness around im gonna catch it.

n the past ive taken airborne and it didnt really do much

None of those drugs will rid of the underlying viral infection. They rid of the symptoms like grogginess, headaches, sore stomach, dizziness, aches and pains for a bit but you will still be very infected with the actual virus. To feel better the virus needs to be gone from your system. It is better to just eat some fruit every day to keep the essential vitamins and minerals up to par for the immune system to be functioning well and mighty. Eating 15 plums while you have a cold isn't going to make it go away but the vitamin c can help you stay alert and energetic to avoid the yucky feelings of a full blown viral infection. If you can keep your overall health good your immune system will be able to rid of those infections much sooner, it will not completely prevent infection from occurring but it can make the infection last maybe 4 days instead of 14 type thing.

As for the flu you just need to stay hydrated, again nothing is going to rid of the actual infection. There will be diarrhea and that is what causes the most issues so as long as you stay hydrated and get some vitamin c in you that will be the only way to feel better sooner. If it is food poisoning, which personally I say sucks more, all you can do is hope you can find a pain killer that you prefer and hope you can keep some water down before throwing it up again. I hate food poisoning sooooo much lol.

**hppacific** · 01-22-2011 11:09 AM

haha i wasnt tryin to get better exactly i was tryin to boost my immune system ... well that was the base question anyway haha. i dont know but somehow this post kinda went a different direction lol.