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freehub · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 11:32 am

Hi.

I've posted something related to illness before, I was struck down with some flu like symptons, they only lasted around 5-6 days but it was only a week since I had a pretty bad chesty illness, now, around 4 weeks, last night in college I started feeling rough, as the night progressed and I was bacxk at my flat I developed abit of a bad throat, then I woke up this morning with aches/pains all over, headache, painful eyes, the bad throat, but no snotty nose this time, and I dare say it but it appears to be getting better already.

Now cause I've being ill 3 times in the past 4 or so weeks, and previous to that I've not being ill for 2 whole years, I thought I must have had a pretty good immune system, but this is making me question that, could it be signs of bad diet or something? I could go to the doctors but it's just similar to what I've experienced before so it'll go away and I'm taking paracetamol. I'd say I eat better than last year, but my cycling is down from last year atm, by like 100 miles a week, I go out abit more, but I don't see how that would increase my chances massivly of getting ill? Sorry for the long post but any tips or anything would be good from people who seem to suffer allot from mild illness.

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My name is Will, not Freehub.

johnfinch · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 11:59 am

May I suggest that you do go to see a doctor, rather than look for advice on a forum?

softlad · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 12:35 pm

got to agree with John - this is the cake stop forum - not NHS direct. You will only get the pi55 taken on here - which is probably not the medical input you are looking for...

Jez mon · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 12:37 pm

I shall preface this response with the caveat that I am an engineering student not a doctor, and thus any harm (upto and including death) which you may come to via following this advice is your own fault!!!

Where you drinking last night? If you were, then I think we've found the problem! Not to sound like a moaning mother but, drink seems to suppress the immune system and generally exacerbate any infection which you might have lying around. If not then it might just be the fact that you aren't letting your body recover from the illness. Just take a couple of days off the bike at the weekend, don't do too much work and enjoy a duvet day...

Or go and see a doctor and probably get fobbed off with antibiotics.

You live and learn. At any rate, you live

volvicspar · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 12:41 pm

its winter = more colds / flu / illness.

Go and eat some garlic, this is supposed to stop colds and it keeps people away from you because it smells so bad, which means less chance of catching anything Wink

Or see your doctor/gp/ etc.

pdstsp · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 12:57 pm

I often get a couple of cold type bugs one after another at this time of year - good idea to lay off serious training while you've got it. If its worrying you then go see the doc, otherwise rest and then build up the training gradually seems to work for me.

simplesimoncardiff · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 1:07 pm

Sounds like me when i was at uni - I burnt the candle at both ends and a bit in the middle when i was at uni, developed into Chronic Fatigue and took 5 years from me where i could just about hold down a 9-5 so have experience here and at least know what i did wrong!

If you're trianing, particularily hard stuff, you're going to comprimise your immune system.

Everyones body works better with a varied diet that takes in all your essential vitamins, amino acids mineral, carb and FAT.

Sleep = recovery and you're gona need good sleep, dont think you can keep up with your buddies who do little or no exercise and stay up til 4am most nights 'cause it's just not going to happen. You're gona need to tuck yourself in to bed early and stay off the bike until all your symptoms have gone and then give yourself up to a week more until you can start to ride.

fast as fupp · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 1:18 pm

youve got the BAD AIDS, lid! Shocked

DavidBelcher · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 1:19 pm

freehub · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 2:46 pm

People can take the p155 if they want I'm not botherd atm, I went to the doctor when I last had suspected flu/swine flu, I know you're not supposed to go in, but he told me to come in and I'd be seen straight away, he said take paracetamol regular as this can relive the aching, so that's what I've being doing, he also gave me a tamiflu form, but I can't go and get it, I have to get a "flu friend" and the only person I know who is willing to do it, or was, was my flatmate, but he's done it twice, as once it was closed when it should have being open, other time he found out he needed my ID, like passport on him, anyway I got better and felt I did not need it, the doctor also said I don't need to take it.

I was not drinking at all last night, and I know winter = more cold/flu, but last year, as with the year before, I never got ill through winter, and last year I did as much cycling through winter as I did in summer, if not more.

I have plenty of sleep, usually around 8-9.5 hours, anything under this/ above this and it's a struggle for a while, sometimes I'm fine, I go to college, I'm wide awake, 2 mins later I feel uber tired and fighting sleep for 30 minutes, then I'm wide awake again, doctors can't tell what it is.

My Bike
Winter bike
bookface
My name is Will, not Freehub.

fast as fupp · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 3:24 pm

take echinacea

freehub · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 3:34 pm

I might just do that.

Would 1000mg be fine? 3200 I know is super strength but I can't afford that.

http://www.simplysupplements.net/search.php?keyword=Echinacea&go.x=0&go.y=0&go=Go

My Bike
Winter bike
bookface
My name is Will, not Freehub.

fast as fupp · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 7:15 pm

its cheaper in tescos Very Happy

spanielsson · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 7:55 pm

You don't eat particularly well going by the food posts you made a while ago Will.

Multi vitamin supplements and echinacea are a good start.

Also as mentioned here, call NHS direct!!!

dmclite · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:27 pm

I think you just need a hug, Will. Very Happy

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Bhima · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:51 pm

Fruit: Are you getting your 5 a day?

A cycling coach I met at the MCR Velodrome last weekend told me cyclists really need to up it to 10 a day at least, probably 15 in winter. I was telling him about my fruit smoothie addiction and he told me my addiction was "nothing" compared to some pro-cyclists. And, trust me, I have a serious problem. Someone needs to confiskate my blender. Laughing

jp1985 · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 9:17 pm

How much are you training riding and how hard?

Are you letting yourself recover between illnesses before picking up on your training again?

holmeboy · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 9:19 pm

Yeah, must admit I thought it was swine flu, when you described the symptons. I had it too, and have had a slight chesty feeling twice since with feeling fully recovered in between. Crying or Very sad

freehub · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 9:41 pm

Yea I need a hug, that'll cure it Razz

I don't think I'd want to eat 15 pieces of fruit a day. When I train, sometimes I take it steady, sometimes I push quite hard, but tbh I don't think this would be any cause for illness, as I said, last winter I was fine, since october this year I've not being ill for 2 years since october 2007.

I remember calling the NHS Direct once, it cost me £5! My dad reckons I probs got 24 hour flu or something, I might have caught something from heaton park though I guess, when we got the tram back it was a massive pile up getting into the tram, everyone was fighting to get in, so I was on this tram for 15 mins super cramped.

My Bike
Winter bike
bookface
My name is Will, not Freehub.

Limburger · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 9:57 pm

Your at college, theres lots of people about so theres more chance of getting a cold. you can't be immune to cold so you get as many as there are.

You feel rough for a few days, you cough up some gunk etc. You survive.

If its real actual bona fide genunie 100% full strength influenza virus I'll buy a hat and eat it.

I have had flu twice in my life to my recollection. It is utterly indescribable to anyone who hasn't had it. They just think a bad cold is flu.
If you can type its not flu.
Last time I had flu I lost about 1 stone in a week, had some mad crazy hallucinations and the sort of unrelenting pain that makes you want to die.

My only advice is to MTFU and don't let anymore people cough on you.

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