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while you may not be able to do anything about our own sickness at that point, you could take steps to prevent spreading an infection to others
by pge 8y ago
while you may not be able to do anything about our own sickness at that point, you could take steps to prevent spreading an infection to others
- r00fus 8y agoWhat about taking/boosting Vitamin C, echinacea and zinc supplements to minimize the duration?
- b_tterc_p 8y agoI’m assuming this is getting down voted because of doubt around whether supplements do anything. But to this point, might adding a few oranges to an otherwise fruitless diet not help stave off the disease? Genuine question.
- jbay808 8y agoI don't think the question is settled, but unless you really hate oranges, the cost of adding them to your diet on occasion is negligible, and the reward is either small (if they don't boost cold resistance) or large (if they do). The payoff matrix is such that I'll eat them anyway. It's probably good for me one way or another, and getting sick or having a sick family member is enough motivation to push me to eat fresh fruit when I'm usually too lazy. Anecdotally, since I started asking for orange juice on flights, I've gotten sick less often after flying. I always used to. But that coincides with other precautions I've started taking, like wearing a face mask.
- godelski 8y agoYou definitely can. They even mention one in the article. Taking it easy and going to bed early vs going out. There are also medicines.
- lgats 8y agoWhat medicine can I take a couple days before I'm feeling symptoms that will reduce my risk of a full blown infection?
- godelski 8y agoThe exact same ones you take when you are feeling symptoms.
- httpsterio 8y agoIf its something that would need a course of antibiotics, then those. Although getting to the doctor and getting a diagnosis is still always necessary. If it's just the common flu, lots of zinc and vitamin c.