Natural remedies for sustained sickness?

rollingthunder · 09-06-2009, 09:09 PM

(not sure that this is the right place for this one, help me out if it isnt)

So I got back from the coast guard academy (medical discharge, unexpected stress response.. not good) and I got a wicked nasty case of bronchitis. I did get rid of that completely after a serious bout of antibiotics and such, but ive been sick still since. (about a month now) Constant sinus congestion, violent sneezes, mild cough, and popping ears and oddly a drop in sex drive.

anyone have any herbal remedies or ideas that might help me out here?

-Thunder

Mydriasis · 09-06-2009, 10:33 PM

Sounds like your full of phlegm. I eat spicey food when that happens.

But if it's been a while of continued sickness have you seen a doctor yet?

rollingthunder · 09-07-2009, 10:54 AM

no i havnt.. I have no way to get there. the only thing that concerns me to the point of investigating is my chronic asthma.. i dont want to get that all tweaked out.I was thinkin about spicy food.. ill have to give that another go

The SARS Volta · 09-07-2009, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by rollingthunder

anyone have any herbal remedies or ideas that might help me out here?

Good nutrition, always. Take a daily multivitamin supplement if you don't already. That and adequate sleep are the basics, and your health should eventually thank you.

msicidron · 09-07-2009, 02:00 PM

garlic is a natural antibiotic and has none of the harmful effects of conventional antibiotics.

eat lots of it raw every day

rollingthunder · 09-07-2009, 03:18 PM

SARS... that is starting to become a part of my daily routine now.. thanks for the tip ^^

msi.. i have to wonder if there is a way to ease the bite of raw garlic. im workin on it now, but shit it can clear out sinuses fast

Mydriasis · 09-07-2009, 03:30 PM

Be careful with garlic though, stuff totally makes your body wreak no matter how clean you are. So if your gonna undergo some garlic therapy make sure you got nothing to do for a day haha. Also don't eat it raw without something in your stomache, it will burnnn.

rollingthunder · 09-07-2009, 03:34 PM

haha thanks mydri.. thats what i meant by the 'bite'...ive got a fairly tough stomach but there is only so much my body can handle

flappy · 09-07-2009, 05:34 PM

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rollingthunder · 09-07-2009, 05:41 PM

proved very helpful also. thanks a bunch for the link flappy

flappy · 09-07-2009, 06:17 PM

You got it, Thunder !

msicidron · 09-07-2009, 07:50 PM

true garlic makes you reak pretty hard, but you can take supplemental capsules if you really cant deal with the downsides (not as good as fresh raw garlic).

honestly though if you're an otherwise healthy person you probably won't reak as hard as that dude who ate a whole bag of doritos