Sicknesses

DOnt matter what ya are when it is for medical reasons!

mY GRANDMOTHER WAS A CHRISTAIN TO , kATHY BUT SHE THOUGHT HOT TODDIES WERE GOOD for a cold, flu whatever. I don't think being a christain keeps u from drinking something like that to help your problem.

I'm a christian and I don't drink hot toddies.Thank you for your response, anyway. Kathy.

U will be fine &i know you will sing beautifully. Wish i could hear u sing? GOOD LUCK.

After last night's rehearsal, I think everything is going to be okay. It's true, sicknesses and allergy problems can hit overnight. However, I'm going to consider all the suggestions everybody has given me here. I have tried mixing honey and lemon juice in my water and that seems to help. Of course, I exercise, take vitamin C, get plenty of rest, and drink at least 8 glasses of water everyday. I have been taking vitamin C 250 mgs. for quite sometime but I recently increased it to 500 mgs. That seems to help me a lot better. Kathy.

Fisherman's Friend does not have fish in it, but black pepper, anise or licorice, and mint, if I remember correctly. It clears the sinuses and helps a lot.

Thank you for your response. I don't think I've ever heard of Fisherman's Friend but I can imagine the awful taste. I do like fish, though. I don't think I've ever seen Throat Coat where I shop for groceries but I might check my health food store in the mall. We went through all of the selections during the rehearsal last night and the director worked with me on my solo afterwards. I feel like the performance over all is going to go well. Kathy.

Thank you for your response. These all sound like very good suggestions. I'm not sure if I know what you mean by "netti" pot, though. Do you mean snuffling your sinuses with hot salty water? I have done this in the past and it seems to help. I have also snuffled lemon juice to open my sinuses. This works very well! I have recently increased my vitamin C intake from 250mgs. a day to 500mgs. a day. This works for me a lot better. As far as the vitamin D and decreasing the white sugar intake, I haven't done that. I may consider it, though. I take a fosamax tablet once a week, which is a calcium tablet. That's a form of vitamin D, isn't it? Kathy.

My sincerest apologies, Kath. I should pay attention more, "Fosamax" I see is from the same alendronate family, and I see that it is perscription, so I am sure your Dr. knows best. So I really do apologize for misreading! Cheers!

Where you said "foramax", did you actually mean "fosamax"? I've been taking it since 2000 and it seems to be helping me. Kathy.

Thank you for your response. I have been taking vitamin C 250mgs. for quite sometime. I recently changed it to 500mgs. I exercise everyday, drink at least 8 glasses of water everyday, and get plenty of rest. I'm aware I need to eat more green leafy vegetables, though. After last night's rehearsal, I think everything is going to go well. Kathy.

Thank you for your response. I drink at least 8 glasses of water everyday. I have to because my throat stays so dry due to allergies and a syndrome I have called "sjogren's". It's not a very well known syndrome but it's where your glands stay dried out. My eyes are very dry on account of this. I don't eat enough dairy products, anyway. I recently started eating yogurt, though, because I recently had a UTI and that seems to have helped it. I eat fruits and veggies all the time. I have been taking vitamin C 250 mgs. for quite some time. I recently increased to 500 mgs. and that seems to help me a lot better. I have been putting lemon juice and honey in my water a lot here lately and that seems to help quite well. Kathy.

Hi peavey! Thank you for your response. I do take vitamin C, exercise everyday, and get plenty of sleep. I also drink a lot of water everyday. I have to because my throat stays so dry all the time due to allergies and a syndrome I have called "sjogren's", which is where your glands stay dried out. My eyes are also very dry due to the sjogren's. The vitamin D and the brightly colored vegetables are a good suggestion. Kathy.

Hi tina! How are you doing these days? Thank you for your response. I bought some Airborne last night at Walgreens and I think it's going to help. It contains Echinachea. I've also been gargling twice a day with hot salty water and I've been drinking water mixed with lemon and honey. I'm also trying to stay out of the cold as much as possible and been getting plenty of rest and exercise. I exercise everyday, anyway. Yes, I'm very nervous but I'm trying not to worry about it too much. Kathy.

I forgot to mention that I've been snuffling hot salty water to help my sinuses. Kathy.

Thank you for your response. I recently increased my vitamin C intake from 250mgs. a day to 500mgs. a day. I'm a little bit leery about taking zinc, though, because I knew a girl who had a bad allergic reaction from it one time. She had a lot of other serious health issues and she probably just couldn't take it, anyway. If it's the lozenges, that might be different and I might consider them. As far as cutting back on the sweets, lol, that's going to be very hard for me to do! I only eat low calorie snacks, though. Kathy.

Thank you for these suggestions. I usually get the flu shot every year but so far, I haven't done it yet. I'm going for my bone density test next Monday and I will see if I can get it then. Have a Happy Thanksgiving. Kathy.

Thank you for your response. I exercise, drink at least 8 glasses of water, take vitamin C, and get plenty of rest everyday. I might take into consideration the other suggestions as well. I seem to catch anything that is going around and it might be because I have so many allergies, anyway. Have a Happy Thanksgiving. Kathy.