Remedies for the Common Cold

[Synnthetika]

Noble_Nogitsune

I've been experiencing cold like symptoms for the past... at least 10 years now (Although it does fluctuate in intensity. Some days it's difficulty breathing, and others it's the other, more "fun" symptoms.). Friends of mine joke that it's a permanent cold. The only thing I can do to alleviate symptoms would be strong scents and strong foods. My family spices foods quite a bit, that we actually have to tone it down when company comes over.

I haven't exactly found anything to completely cure one though, but again, there's a lot to try and keep the symptoms at bay.

Do you think it might be some kind of auto-immune disease? I mean, it could even be as minor as chronic allergies. Do you take allergy medicine?  

[Aydenfyre]

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Noble_Nogitsune

I've been experiencing cold like symptoms for the past... at least 10 years now (Although it does fluctuate in intensity. Some days it's difficulty breathing, and others it's the other, more "fun" symptoms.). Friends of mine joke that it's a permanent cold. The only thing I can do to alleviate symptoms would be strong scents and strong foods. My family spices foods quite a bit, that we actually have to tone it down when company comes over.

I haven't exactly found anything to completely cure one though, but again, there's a lot to try and keep the symptoms at bay.

Do you think it might be some kind of auto-immune disease? I mean, it could even be as minor as chronic allergies. Do you take allergy medicine?

I've been tested, there's been no proven allergies yet. Secondly, I doubt it's auto-immune. All the blood I've had drawn, they'd have detected something like that by now. And lastly, no, I generally refrain from most medication, save for the occasional antacid, and maybe NyQuil / Robitussin.  

[Bohemian Oz]

Noble_Nogitsune

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Noble_Nogitsune

I've been experiencing cold like symptoms for the past... at least 10 years now (Although it does fluctuate in intensity. Some days it's difficulty breathing, and others it's the other, more "fun" symptoms.). Friends of mine joke that it's a permanent cold. The only thing I can do to alleviate symptoms would be strong scents and strong foods. My family spices foods quite a bit, that we actually have to tone it down when company comes over.

I haven't exactly found anything to completely cure one though, but again, there's a lot to try and keep the symptoms at bay.

Do you think it might be some kind of auto-immune disease? I mean, it could even be as minor as chronic allergies. Do you take allergy medicine?

I've been tested, there's been no proven allergies yet. Secondly, I doubt it's auto-immune. All the blood I've had drawn, they'd have detected something like that by now. And lastly, no, I generally refrain from most medication, save for the occasional antacid, and maybe NyQuil / Robitussin.

Yeah that sounds kinda like chornic bronchitis to me.  

[Aydenfyre]

I don't have Bronchitis. Although, I do frequently get strep throat when my brothers are in school, or when I'm around people who are around a lot of people. This has been a mostly nasal / sinus issue for the past 10 years. Other than the breathing issues, and some random coughing / sneezing, I haven't really had an issue.  

[Synnthetika]

Noble_Nogitsune

I don't have Bronchitis. Although, I do frequently get strep throat when my brothers are in school, or when I'm around people who are around a lot of people. This has been a mostly nasal / sinus issue for the past 10 years. Other than the breathing issues, and some random coughing / sneezing, I haven't really had an issue.

Asthma? Maybe very, very mild?

Hmm... Perhaps you're just more suseptible to upper respitory stuff?


This might be kind of personal, but do you get any kind of bowel irritation/discomfort?

Do you take vitamins? Healthy diet? Relatively healthy lifestyle? Exercise? (I don't mean run 3 miles every day, but do you move around quite a bit during the day or do you have a desk job, that kind of thing)  

[Aydenfyre]

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Noble_Nogitsune

I don't have Bronchitis. Although, I do frequently get strep throat when my brothers are in school, or when I'm around people who are around a lot of people. This has been a mostly nasal / sinus issue for the past 10 years. Other than the breathing issues, and some random coughing / sneezing, I haven't really had an issue.

Asthma? Maybe very, very mild?

Hmm... Perhaps you're just more suseptible to upper respitory stuff?


This might be kind of personal, but do you get any kind of bowel irritation/discomfort?

Do you take vitamins? Healthy diet? Relatively healthy lifestyle? Exercise? (I don't mean run 3 miles every day, but do you move around quite a bit during the day or do you have a desk job, that kind of thing)

Perhaps I am, but I'm not sure.

I do, and medically, I don't find anything too personal. My mother swears that I mass produce fiber, because I tend to be quite regular, and usually within half an hour after consuming something.

No vitamins. My diet consists of foods my family can afford, or what is given to us. I don't leave the house, and it could be fair to say the only time I really get up from this desk, is to take care of mortal things, such as eating, the bathroom, sleeping, you get the idea.

This family is quite poor, and we're already closing in on a possible eviction soon. As it stands, this is my 34th move, and I'm only 21. Lately, the houses keep getting smaller, and with the economy the way it is, there isn't exactly going to be a lot of money for these sorts of things anytime soon.

I'm far from healthy, but I'm more than functional, however.