9 ms·
In at least some cases, the symptoms are part of the body's attempts to fight the sickness - fever for example, which raises body temperature, making it more ho
by danparsonson 3y ago
In at least some cases, the symptoms are part of the body's attempts to fight the sickness - fever for example, which raises body temperature, making it more hostile to the pathogen.
- kadoban 3y agoTrue, but I have yet to hear any good reason to have a stuffed nose so bad you can't even function or sleep well. Pretty sure that's just the illness helping itself spread. I don't take meds for fevers, but first thing I do when I'm getting a cold is make sure I still have a box of pseudoephedrene to use. It turns 90% of colds or flus into just a boring few days instead of abject misery. The other two essentials IMO are an expectorant and a cough suppressant. All separate meds so you can pick and choose (it's also cheaper typically, the boxes of random mixed crap tend to be stupidly expensive).