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From about ages 12-21 or 22 I caught nothing. I consistently had a ~36hr period of very slight sniffles about once a year, and nothing else at all. Never bother
by ashark 9y ago
From about ages 12-21 or 22 I caught nothing. I consistently had a ~36hr period of very slight sniffles about once a year, and nothing else at all. Never bothered with flu shot, took no precautions, ate absolute garbage.
Then I started having 2-3 serious illnesses—very bad colds, the flu, sinus infections (I'd never had either of those last two)—every single year, and my nose is a little bit stuffy 100% of the time. 360 days a year, before, I couldn't blow my nose at all even if I wanted to—nothing would come out—but now I can a couple times a day, every day, when not actually sick.
Aging sucks and/or HGH is a hell of a drug.
- learc83 9y agoSounds like you have allergy problems, or maybe a deviated septum, or something else causing sinus infections. That's definitely not just a result of being over the ripe old age of 22.
- kbenson 9y agoI anecdotally concur. I never had allergies until my early to mid 20's, despite living in a very high allergen area. Now every other year or so I end up with bad allergies for a few weeks, and a persistent post-nasal drip that makes me cough and sound sick for extended periods of time.
- thelastaelor 9y agoYou should try eating a spoonful of raw honey everyday— something which I'd just learned about myself! I'm usually not much one for holistic remedies, but I was surprised at how effective this was at alleviating my own allergies. Although I suppose this cure is a far cry from crystal healing; it's basically just sugary syrup and pollen, and you can imagine how this method works.
- kbenson 9y agoI've heard of that (but also with the suggestion to get local honey), but haven't remembered to try it when experiencing allergies, and it's just more sugar the rest of the time...
- animal531 9y agoI wouldn't blame aging. I got sick normally (e.g. once per year) until my 25's or so when I started getting tonsillitis and related symptoms every 1-2 months. After a year of that I had my tonsils out and suddenly I just didn't get sick anymore. I think in the 15 year period since I've maybe been sick twice (and not nearly as heavily).