[Misc] Anyone else ill all winter, every winter

[Notters]

Without wishing to turn this into Mumsnet - does anyone else find that they're just constantly bloody ill from ~October till April every year?

Colds, sore throats one after the other... As soon as it warms up, all is well.
I guess having small kids doesn't help, but I do shed loads of exercise and have a healthy diet so not sure what else I can do?

 

[Brian Fantana]

Nothing. Having young kids essentially means getting all and every virus going round.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I spent October - December continually ill from one cold to the other this year but seems to have cleared up now. We dont have kids but my partner works in a school.

I suspect having kids is your main problem and assume you take Vitamin D during the darker months?

 

[Chicken Run]

Without wishing to turn this into Mumsnet - does anyone else find that they're just constantly bloody ill from ~October till April every year?

Colds, sore throats one after the other... As soon as it warms up, all is well.
I guess having small kids doesn't help, but I do shed loads of exercise and have a healthy diet so not sure what else I can do?

Small kids is your issue, my 3 have all left home now, just me and the wife and I (touch wood) haven’t had so much as a sniffle for two years

 

[Notters]

I spent October - December continually ill from one cold to the other this year but seems to have cleared up now. We dont have kids but my partner works in a school.

I suspect having kids is your main problem and assume you take Vitamin D during the darker months?

Yep I've got a high-dose vitamin D spray.

 

[chickens]

I tried to remain faithfully vegetarian for one entire calendar year when I was in my twenties. I was ill that whole winter, but went back to meat the following spring and was fine the following winter and every subsequent winter since.

I’m not saying it’s impossible to be vegetarian and healthy, but I think you have to be way more organized and careful about what you eat than I have ever been prepared to be.

So, my advice (should you be vegetarian) is try red meat, chicken and fish. *

*This sentence was sponsored by the meat, fish and poultry board UK.

Failing that, I would advise the long, frustrating wait for a GP appointment.

 

[Weststander]

Have you got school age kids? For 16 years I had endless colds and coughs from September.

 

[dazzer6666]

Since I stopped work (and associated commuting/travelling) I have only had one (mild) cold in 3.5 years (plus Covid once).

 

[dsr-burnley]

Wear a vest. Don't let your chest get cold. Works for me.

 

[peterward]

Without wishing to turn this into Mumsnet - does anyone else find that they're just constantly bloody ill from ~October till April every year?

Colds, sore throats one after the other... As soon as it warms up, all is well.
I guess having small kids doesn't help, but I do shed loads of exercise and have a healthy diet so not sure what else I can do?

Not all winter. But I had a nagging cough I couldn't shift for almost 6 weeks in November/December.

 

[Garyoldfan]

I abide by this guys principles. I’ve never been ill

 

[Billy the Fish]

Yep I've got a high-dose vitamin D spray.

Was going to suggest this, I've used it October to March for the past 3 years and hardly pick up anything any more. The previous year my lad had just started nursery and I was ill every 3 weeks!

I know it's anecdotal but I swear it's worked for me.

Reckon it's worth seeing GP and do the standard blood tests.

 

[MJsGhost]

It's the kids, for 2 reasons.

1) They are magnets for viruses and bring them home

2) They ruin your sleep, leaving you less able to fight off and recover from viruses.

Just get shot of the kids and all will be fine again

 

[nicko31]

Have you got school age kids? For 16 years I had endless colds and coughs from September.

Worse when they're in nursery, they are hellish years

 

[Notters]

Worse when they're in nursery, they are hellish years

It's the kids, for 2 reasons.

1) They are magnets for viruses and bring them home

2) They ruin your sleep, leaving you less able to fight off and recover from viruses.

Just get shot of the kids and all will be fine again

I've got one of each at the moment. And yes, the 4 year old still won't bloody sleep.

 

[Normal Rob]

despite having 3 kids, i very rarely get ill. Hope this helps.

 

[essbee1]

Not all winter. But I had a nagging cough I couldn't shift for almost 6 weeks in November/December.

Me the same. It's bloody annoying.

 

[HeaviestTed]

I’ve currently got a cold a week after the last one - it’s every single month since October.

I’ve started taking tamiflu to help get over them quicker.

f***ing irritating. Just keeps holding me back.

 

[nicko31]

I've got one of each at the moment. And yes, the 4 year old still won't bloody sleep.

It will get better until this happens...

 

[MJsGhost]

despite having 3 kids, i very rarely get ill. Hope this helps.

You are not normal, Rob