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    I dont know if it's all the shift work since I've been dancing but I just seem to get sick a lot. I've always been like this to an extent even before dancing but I dont think all the late nights help.

    Two weeks ago I had a throat infection and now I feel like I have the beginning of a cold. It's so frustrating.

    I notice some of you on here mentioning you get sick fairly often. So I want to see how common it is. Do some people just get sick more often than others and why?

    I think maybe I need to start taking a multivitamin.

    If you do get sick a lot, how often and what sort of illness?

    Mine seem to be colds and sinus problems (but I do have chronic sinusitis).
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    Default Re: Do u get sick a lot??

    I notice that I get sick more frequently when I work a lot... I am convinced it is from the smoke (which lowers your immune system A LOT!). Try taking extra vitamin C and zinc (which is necessary for your body to absorb the C) and a multi. Drink a bunch of water, too!

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    Default Re: Do u get sick a lot??

    ^^
    Yep working too many nights in a row does it to me every time!!

    I dont drink enough water, I really need to drink more.

    I had a very deep tissue massage on monday and I think it made me sick coz apparently if you are still a little bit sick, massage will make it worse.
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    Massage can release the toxins from your muscles and tissues into your blood stream. I would disagree that massage can make a sick person worse. Unless, of course they don't drink enough water to flush out those toxins.

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    ^^
    I dont think I drink enough, actually I know I don't. I dont enjoy water. I really want to drink more tho.
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    Default Re: Do u get sick a lot??

    i've said this before, but i got attacked by the pro-germ/anti-soap people



    i used to get sick literally 4-6 times a year. every year, my whole life. about 3 years ago i started making an effort to never put my hands in my mouth, nose, or eyes unless i'd washed my hands. this was after taking some general health classes before teaching.

    that means i don't bite my nails, i don't pick my nose (not that i did ), i don't rub my eyes, and i don't eat anything (not even a chip) with my hands if i haven't washed them.

    no, i don't wash my hands a billion times a day. just before doing any of those things.

    for whatever it's worth, i get sick about once a year now. *knocks wood* of course you're not going to "eliminate" your chances. some viruses stay in the air longer and carry further (like the flu), but it'll cut your risk down a lot. we get most viruses via our hands, to our mouths.

    and of course good general health habits help too.

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    also/adding

    if you have allergies and sinus problems, you might want to look into nasal irrigation/netti pot. it sounds weird and my allergist had to talk me into it years ago, but it really helps. it's a good preventative measure against bacteria because it flushes out your passages where (for allergy/sinus sufferers) "stuff" can get trapped because of swollen/irritated tissue.

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    Picking your nose can make u sick?? I do it constantly (I dont care to admit im not embarrassed).
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    Some of the most effortlessly beautiful, kind, intelligent, successful, motivated, driven and ridiculously hilarious women that I have ever met have been dancers. I've met the best friends that I've ever had in this industry.

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    yes, because you're shoving any sort of bacteria/virus that's on your fingers right up into where they grow and spread into colds or what have you.

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    Thank you im checking out the link now.
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    Some of the most effortlessly beautiful, kind, intelligent, successful, motivated, driven and ridiculously hilarious women that I have ever met have been dancers. I've met the best friends that I've ever had in this industry.

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    I am CONSTANTLY sick. And I mean CONSTANTLY. I get colds at the blink of an eye and I suffer from sinus/allergy problems as well. Hello... I have to sleep with the heat on in the middle of the summer--I am that prone to colds!

    I wasn't always like this. The only thing I can think of is that my body chemistry changed when I was living in Hawaii. I didn't get sick ONCE when I was living there because of the perfect weather. When I left Hawaii, my body just went berzerk. I hate seasons, LOL.

    I make sure to blowdry my hair after a shower, wear a hoody in the rain, and I ALWAYS, ALWAYS carry my medicine with me wherever I go and stock up on that shit. It fucking sucks!



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    Nah, my immune system has been good to me, dispite my Lupus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pretty_Penny View Post
    also/adding

    if you have allergies and sinus problems, you might want to look into nasal irrigation/netti pot. it sounds weird and my allergist had to talk me into it years ago, but it really helps. it's a good preventative measure against bacteria because it flushes out your passages where (for allergy/sinus sufferers) "stuff" can get trapped because of swollen/irritated tissue.
    My pharmacist swears by this and even avoided having to undergo a surgery for her sinuses because they got so bad.

    Also, Penny, your advice about the handwashing is spot on. Once my immune system was surpressed through chemo drugs and steroids among other things for lupus, which led to all kinds of nastiness, that is the advice I was given, and wow has it worked.

    Of course, being in a smoky environment certainly does me in and creates all kind of congestion, which makes me more prone to colds, viruses, etc.
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    Default Re: Do u get sick a lot??

    i'm almost never sick.

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    I am fucking OCD. I wash my hands like 50 times a day and I still get sick.



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    I am sick all the time. Ive been a sickly person since birth though. I wash my hands alot also.

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    I dont get sick alot(less than once a year), but i have allergies that suck ass.

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    I almost never get sick. I heard drinking hot water with fresh squeezed lemon in it a few times a week before bed can help because it kind of breaks up things in your body and helps flush it through, I think?

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    ^I've heard about the lemon with water remedy, too. I may try that since I already drink a shitload of water anyway.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Mily View Post
    I am fucking OCD. I wash my hands like 50 times a day and I still get sick.
    it's not how often that matters, it's when.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mily View Post
    I am CONSTANTLY sick. And I mean CONSTANTLY. I get colds at the blink of an eye and I suffer from sinus/allergy problems as well. Hello... I have to sleep with the heat on in the middle of the summer--I am that prone to colds!

    I wasn't always like this. The only thing I can think of is that my body chemistry changed when I was living in Hawaii. I didn't get sick ONCE when I was living there because of the perfect weather. When I left Hawaii, my body just went berzerk. I hate seasons, LOL.

    I make sure to blowdry my hair after a shower, wear a hoody in the rain, and I ALWAYS, ALWAYS carry my medicine with me wherever I go and stock up on that shit. It fucking sucks!
    Maybe it's to do with our sinus problems and allergies then? If I get even a slight cold I end up with a sinus infection and then need anti biotics to clear it. The ear nose and throat surgeon said the septoplasty would fix this but it hasn't. So im guessing my sinusitis was not structural after all and is allergy based.
    I am fed up with being sick.

    How many times a year would u guess u get sick?
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    I need to order more OPC-3.. it's an anti-oxidant. I'm low on it and have been lazy in ordering more, and so I was trying to make the last bit last me as long as possible. Which explains why I am getting over a mild cold now.

    When I'm on it, I don't get sick, even when working regularly. I'm a nose-picker, too.

    Actually, that first part is not quite true. I've gotten sick a couple of times while taking the OPC-3 regularly, but I barely notice that I'm sick to the point that I forget/don't realize I'm sick until that one night where normally I wouldn't be able to breathe at all while lying down and sleeping, but instead my nose gets only very slightly clogged where I can still breathe and sleep.

    I hope that makes sense.

    EDIT: Oh, and I stopped getting UTIs when I started taking it again, took a couple years off because of $ reasons. Had them almost every month for a while, wasn't any fun. My fiance and I also noticed my monthly moods were not nearly as severe. He *loves* that effect. In fact, for that one reason alone, he approves my spending the money on the product. LOL
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    Yup...count me in as another person who gets sick a lot. It's only when I am dancing though. Otherwise I don't get sick much.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jaizaine View Post
    Maybe it's to do with our sinus problems and allergies then? If I get even a slight cold I end up with a sinus infection and then need anti biotics to clear it. The ear nose and throat surgeon said the septoplasty would fix this but it hasn't. So im guessing my sinusitis was not structural after all and is allergy based.
    I am fed up with being sick.

    How many times a year would u guess u get sick?
    I definitely don't doubt that it's the sinuses/allergies, saying I didn't start feeling this way until I left Hawaii. I even went to an ENT Specialist and they did a CAT Scan on me and everything turned out normal. I can't even keep count as to how many times I get sick, seriously. When I first moved it was horrible. I've learned to be able to tell when I am about to get sick now, though. The first sign is if I'm hacking in the middle of the night due to a sore throat. I'll start taking meds immediately that next day to prevent it. I'm also prone to ear infections. It's effing horrible. CVS has probably made a fortune off of me these last couple of years.
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