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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m in my late 30s, and my kids, and our whole household, seem to be sick for about two weeks at a time, at least twice every winter. They’re otherwise very healthy, active kids, and we all get flu shots. It doesn’t seem unique to our family either; my coworkers’ kids and my friends’ kids all seem to be constantly sick as well.

I don’t remember being sick this often when I was a kid, and my parents didn’t seem to get sick much either, though maybe memory plays a role. My parents have also said we weren't sick like this, nor were they sick like this as kids. I grew up in Miami, so I wonder if we were less affected by seasonal illnesses there. I remember having strep throat and some kind of enterovirus, but I don’t remember getting the flu every single winter. Are flu and common colds actually worse now than when I was growing up, or does it just feel that way?[/quote]

We are mid 50s, and our children are in their 20s. None of us was sick last winter or this winter. We travel internationally twice already since November, and taking another trip in February. I had my fist covid in spring 2024 (which was very mild) and I never had flu in my life (I also never had flu vaccine).

I would check your diet, and your immune system. It is not normal to be sick this often. [/quote]

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