Anonymous wrote:Wtf???

Anonymous wrote:Just make sure you keep a scarf on at all times to prevent sore throats. Ancient Chinese secret.

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Anonymous wrote:Op here with an update. Coincidentally after we went outside that day i got really sick. It's been horrible and ive had flu like symtpoms for days that are just now starting to subside. I don't know if there is a correlation or not but I wont be doing it again.

for full disclosure I went outside when I was younger right after a shower and ended up with walking pneumonia.

Generally I am not a sick person and only catch a head cold once every couple of years.

This is just two too many coincidences for my taste.

Omg.

Anonymous wrote:This post has brought me great joy and laughter. But seriously, as a physician, I must do something for the public health:

- people get sick when it's cold outside because more people breathe each other's air inside (and yes, this is why you get sick more after air travel, but Airborne does not help)
- viruses have seasons; cold/flu seasons are around in the fall/winter/spring and gastroenteritis is more common in summer/fall
- pores do not let in germs!
- most infections that people are talking about are viral, we do not have these viruses on our bodies all the time - we are exposed to them from other people
- but it is true, we have a lot of bacteria on us and in us all the time; wouldn't be able to survive without them - that's why it's not good to use antibacterial soap
- please listen to your mother about how to make a good biscuit, but listen to your doctor about health related issues

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Anonymous wrote:Op here with an update. Coincidentally after we went outside that day i got really sick. It's been horrible and ive had flu like symtpoms for days that are just now starting to subside. I don't know if there is a correlation or not but I wont be doing it again.

for full disclosure I went outside when I was younger right after a shower and ended up with walking pneumonia.

Generally I am not a sick person and only catch a head cold once every couple of years.

This is just two too many coincidences for my taste.

OP I am with you from personal experience, though not with pores on the skin. I am going to share my experiences even though I am sure I will get flamed and laughed at.

If I wash my hair and sleep with wet hair, I get fluid in my ears and get an infection. Just got this earlier this week.
If I drink anything ice cold or even once a water melon, I get a throat infection. This happened when I am already tired and weak or sleepless.

Now possible I already had dormant germs which got revived in a colder operating temperature for them and my lower body immunity conditions. I was born and raised in much warmer temperatures, so that might have something to do with this as well.

We need to remember we *always* have germs in our body. What I am trying to say is in addition to germs, the environment and body conditions do play a role as well in getting them activated and making us sick. And I think this trigger varies by person.

Flame away!

+1 I completely agree with this.

Agreed. I suspect we always have bacteria in our bodies but sometimes we can fight them off and sometimes we can't. It's different for everyone. New studies show the dry cold air can help some bacteria breed. Obviously not in everyone, but in some people. Different people react differently to triggers.