Been sick for almost 2 weeks, wth?!


Question: Been sick for almost 2 weeks, wth?
I don't get sick often. I take echinacea and 80% of the time it works. I didn't take it soon enough this time and this is the worst cold I've ever had because of its duration. I've never been sick this long. Usually only for 3-4 days, but I have been dealing with a sore throat, runny nose and basically feeling like run over sh*t every morning. I've been constantly taking various types of advil since I've been sick to get rid of the symptoms, but over all the sickness keeps prevailing. Is this normal? I don't want to go to a doc because 90% bet that they just say ' oh it's just a cold' blah blah blah. Do some colds just last longer than others?

Answers:

Yes some colds last longer than others. I'm just getting over one that I had a few weeks ago. Thank the over use of antibiotics and sanitary products like hand sanitizer. These viruses and bacteria have mutated to resist what use to kill them so now our immune system has to get use to the new strands before we can get back to the 2-3 day colds. Man I miss those days. When I was growing up I would get a cold and it would be gone in a few days. Ever since a few years ago I've noticed that my colds have been getting longer and longer and it's all thanks to the new strands of viruses and bacteria.



Yeah, that's normal. I had a cold a few weeks ago that lasted 3 weeks ish




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