When you are sick and you don't take meds. Does your immune system get stron!
Question: I remember a while back, my teacher said its good for you to get sick once in a while. So your system can fight back and get stronger.
So I have a mild fever. Coughing and what not . So my question is, if i don't take Tylenol and let myself naturally heal, does my immune system get stronger? Or I should just take the medicines?
Answers: I remember a while back, my teacher said its good for you to get sick once in a while. So your system can fight back and get stronger.
So I have a mild fever. Coughing and what not . So my question is, if i don't take Tylenol and let myself naturally heal, does my immune system get stronger? Or I should just take the medicines?
You covered lots of territory there. Tylenol, meds, fever, coughing, immune system.
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Tylenol has no healing powers. Reduces pain and fever a little. Has not bearing on the strength of our immune system.
A mild fever is actually part of your bodies defense mechanism and should not be treated unless it gets above about 103. Leave it alone as long as you can.
The immune system is strengthened by each illness caused by a virus or bacteria. Specific antibodies are developed for the infecting organism. That's what usually cures us, with the assistance of antibiotics in the case of bacterial illness. The more exposures we have, within reason, as children, the less frequently we'll be sick as adults. This immunity building seems to peak by our 30's, but never stops.
Our immune system does a great job of protecting us most of the time. Occasionally it gets overwhelmed. That's where antivirals and antibiotics get to play a role. Would be very unwise not to use them when indicated. Main reason we live 20 years longer than ppl did 75 years ago.
Good question.
this is a good question...the more medicatins wetake the more the diseases become immune to them. however, that is probablymore true for antibiotics. tylenol only helps with the SYMPTOMS of sickness..so i would take it. if you want to naturally heal drink a lot of water and eat a lot of fruits and veggies and natural foods. you can also look up remedies on this site:
http://www.nativeremedies.com/
no not taking tylenol for pain wont help anything. a fever if its not above 102 is just your body fighting something but ifits uncomfortable take the tylenol. |I believe your teacher was talking about antibiotics. some people think they cant get over colds and flu without taking an antibiotic. eventually unless you have a bacterial infection you do not need antibiotic and your body will fight it and get stronger but taking a med that eases the symptoms like tylenol and cough medicines will just make you feel better while getting better.
It might, it depends on how healthy you are to begin with.
Tylenol isn't a miracle med. It won't heal you, it just takes the aches and pains for awhile. Unless you take an antibiotic, your body will heal by itself. Some people heal faster than others, it depends on your immune system. If you have seen or talked to a doctor about your ailment, do what ever he/she says. Otherwise just take the tylenol if you need it and drink lots of water, juices, broths, jello, and eat light for a few days. Curl up with a warm blanket and sleep alot--good for the body to heal.