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over a year ago
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doubt it , good healthy food does
fruit n veg , meat etc
caveman food
like what we used to eat in the old days
none of this ready meal and processed / microwave stuff
food is fuel and keeps resilliances against colds n flu up up |
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"doubt it , good healthy food does
fruit n veg , meat etc
caveman food
like what we used to eat in the old days
none of this ready meal and processed / microwave stuff
food is fuel and keeps resilliances against colds n flu up up"
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over a year ago
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I lost my spleen in a RTA, the spleen is part of your immune system
Due to this my doctor insists I take antibiotics right through cold & flu season
as well as flu jag |
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"I lost my spleen in a RTA, the spleen is part of your immune system
Due to this my doctor insists I take antibiotics right through cold & flu season
as well as flu jag"
Those antibiotics won't help. I also had the flu jab. |
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"I lost my spleen in a RTA, the spleen is part of your immune system
Due to this my doctor insists I take antibiotics right through cold & flu season
as well as flu jag
Those antibiotics won't help. I also had the flu jab."
The flu jab doesn’t prevent flu! I’ve had the jab and still caught flu....total waste of time! Drug manufacturers don’t want a cure for flu as they would lose money! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"doubt it , good healthy food does
fruit n veg , meat etc
caveman food
like what we used to eat in the old days
none of this ready meal and processed / microwave stuff
food is fuel and keeps resilliances against colds n flu up up"
This is actually rubbish. I don't feed my family ready meals or processed food with the exception of some of this week where I've been too ill with the flu to make dinners from scratch. |
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"I lost my spleen in a RTA, the spleen is part of your immune system
Due to this my doctor insists I take antibiotics right through cold & flu season
as well as flu jag
Those antibiotics won't help. I also had the flu jab.
The flu jab doesn’t prevent flu! I’ve had the jab and still caught flu....total waste of time! Drug manufacturers don’t want a cure for flu as they would lose money! "
They can't immunize you against every strain  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I lost my spleen in a RTA, the spleen is part of your immune system
Due to this my doctor insists I take antibiotics right through cold & flu season
as well as flu jag
Those antibiotics won't help. I also had the flu jab."
you are aware, not all colds & flu are viral, some are bacterial
Surgeons and GP's advise all without a spleen to take antibiotics
they also protect against secondary infections
but whilst you are giving advise are you saying antibiotics will not help against; haemophilus influenzae |
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"I lost my spleen in a RTA, the spleen is part of your immune system
Due to this my doctor insists I take antibiotics right through cold & flu season
as well as flu jag
Those antibiotics won't help. I also had the flu jab.
you are aware, not all colds & flu are viral, some are bacterial
Surgeons and GP's advise all without a spleen to take antibiotics
they also protect against secondary infections
but whilst you are giving advise are you saying antibiotics will not help against; haemophilus influenzae"
Can you name one flu that wasn't a virus? |
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"I lost my spleen in a RTA, the spleen is part of your immune system
Due to this my doctor insists I take antibiotics right through cold & flu season
as well as flu jag
Those antibiotics won't help. I also had the flu jab.
you are aware, not all colds & flu are viral, some are bacterial
Surgeons and GP's advise all without a spleen to take antibiotics
they also protect against secondary infections
but whilst you are giving advise are you saying antibiotics will not help against; haemophilus influenzae"
If you feel at risk from haemophilus influenzae then you can have the immunisation. |
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over a year ago
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"You should have sprayed garlic oil on yourself and Scarlet wouldn't have given you her lurgies.
Sharing is caring  "
I've been looking after children with the flu. I've had my flu jab and been fine...so far. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Keep a course of full-strength broad-spectrum antibiotics handy
Broad-spectrum antibiotics combat a wide range of bacteria. If you become ill with a high temperature  or other signs of infection, you should start a course of full-strength, broad-spectrum antibiotics straightaway. This is in addition to taking regular low-dose penicillin (or similar). You should then obtain medical advice quickly.
Most feverish illnesses that you have will be common coughs and colds due to viral infections. These are not serious, and will be cleared by your immune system. The antibiotic will, in hindsight, usually not have been necessary. However, some serious infections start with symptoms similar to a cold. They can then develop quickly if you do not have a working spleen. So, it is best to play safe and take a course of full-strength broad-spectrum antibiotics as soon as any feverish illness starts and see a doctor promptly.
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"I lost my spleen in a RTA, the spleen is part of your immune system
Due to this my doctor insists I take antibiotics right through cold & flu season
as well as flu jag
Those antibiotics won't help. I also had the flu jab.
The flu jab doesn’t prevent flu! I’ve had the jab and still caught flu....total waste of time! Drug manufacturers don’t want a cure for flu as they would lose money!
They can't immunize you against every strain "
I know that... |
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"Keep a course of full-strength broad-spectrum antibiotics handy
Broad-spectrum antibiotics combat a wide range of bacteria. If you become ill with a high temperature or other signs of infection, you should start a course of full-strength, broad-spectrum antibiotics straightaway. This is in addition to taking regular low-dose penicillin (or similar). You should then obtain medical advice quickly.
Most feverish illnesses that you have will be common coughs and colds due to viral infections. These are not serious, and will be cleared by your immune system. The antibiotic will, in hindsight, usually not have been necessary. However, some serious infections start with symptoms similar to a cold. They can then develop quickly if you do not have a working spleen. So, it is best to play safe and take a course of full-strength broad-spectrum antibiotics as soon as any feverish illness starts and see a doctor promptly.
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This is why anti biotics are becoming ineffectual.
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"Keep a course of full-strength broad-spectrum antibiotics handy
Broad-spectrum antibiotics combat a wide range of bacteria. If you become ill with a high temperature or other signs of infection, you should start a course of full-strength, broad-spectrum antibiotics straightaway. This is in addition to taking regular low-dose penicillin (or similar). You should then obtain medical advice quickly.
Most feverish illnesses that you have will be common coughs and colds due to viral infections. These are not serious, and will be cleared by your immune system. The antibiotic will, in hindsight, usually not have been necessary. However, some serious infections start with symptoms similar to a cold. They can then develop quickly if you do not have a working spleen. So, it is best to play safe and take a course of full-strength broad-spectrum antibiotics as soon as any feverish illness starts and see a doctor promptly.
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How can one keep a course of antibiotics handy? Maybe I’m being naive but lots of GP’s including my own will not prescribe them. |
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"Keep a course of full-strength broad-spectrum antibiotics handy
Broad-spectrum antibiotics combat a wide range of bacteria. If you become ill with a high temperature or other signs of infection, you should start a course of full-strength, broad-spectrum antibiotics straightaway. This is in addition to taking regular low-dose penicillin (or similar). You should then obtain medical advice quickly.
Most feverish illnesses that you have will be common coughs and colds due to viral infections. These are not serious, and will be cleared by your immune system. The antibiotic will, in hindsight, usually not have been necessary. However, some serious infections start with symptoms similar to a cold. They can then develop quickly if you do not have a working spleen. So, it is best to play safe and take a course of full-strength broad-spectrum antibiotics as soon as any feverish illness starts and see a doctor promptly.
How can one keep a course of antibiotics handy? Maybe I’m being naive but lots of GP’s including my own will not prescribe them. "
I think that's advice for those who a lacking in spleen. |
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If your going to get a cold or flu, there is nothing to prevent it apart from living as a hermit in a cave miles from anyone. I know I have had two bouts of it in 2 months and it ends up as sinitus. |
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"Keep a course of full-strength broad-spectrum antibiotics handy
Broad-spectrum antibiotics combat a wide range of bacteria. If you become ill with a high temperature or other signs of infection, you should start a course of full-strength, broad-spectrum antibiotics straightaway. This is in addition to taking regular low-dose penicillin (or similar). You should then obtain medical advice quickly.
Most feverish illnesses that you have will be common coughs and colds due to viral infections. These are not serious, and will be cleared by your immune system. The antibiotic will, in hindsight, usually not have been necessary. However, some serious infections start with symptoms similar to a cold. They can then develop quickly if you do not have a working spleen. So, it is best to play safe and take a course of full-strength broad-spectrum antibiotics as soon as any feverish illness starts and see a doctor promptly.
How can one keep a course of antibiotics handy? Maybe I’m being naive but lots of GP’s including my own will not prescribe them. "
because if you read above, I have no spleen which is part of immune system, so during cold & flu season doctors advise me to take antibiotics
https://patient.info/health/the-spleen/preventing-infection-after-splenectomy |
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"You should have sprayed garlic oil on yourself and Scarlet wouldn't have given you her lurgies.
Too right...I Wouldn't have come within 100m of him "
Instead of lovingly snuggling up to him at night, gently coughing your germs over his face  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"You should have sprayed garlic oil on yourself and Scarlet wouldn't have given you her lurgies.
Too right...I Wouldn't have come within 100m of him "
Instead of lovingly snuggling up to him at night, gently coughing your germs over his face |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"You should have sprayed garlic oil on yourself and Scarlet wouldn't have given you her lurgies.
Too right...I Wouldn't have come within 100m of him
Instead of lovingly snuggling up to him at night, gently coughing your germs over his face "
You know I did that, right?? |
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"Keep a course of full-strength broad-spectrum antibiotics handy
Broad-spectrum antibiotics combat a wide range of bacteria. If you become ill with a high temperature or other signs of infection, you should start a course of full-strength, broad-spectrum antibiotics straightaway. This is in addition to taking regular low-dose penicillin (or similar). You should then obtain medical advice quickly.
Most feverish illnesses that you have will be common coughs and colds due to viral infections. These are not serious, and will be cleared by your immune system. The antibiotic will, in hindsight, usually not have been necessary. However, some serious infections start with symptoms similar to a cold. They can then develop quickly if you do not have a working spleen. So, it is best to play safe and take a course of full-strength broad-spectrum antibiotics as soon as any feverish illness starts and see a doctor promptly.
How can one keep a course of antibiotics handy? Maybe I’m being naive but lots of GP’s including my own will not prescribe them.
because if you read above, I have no spleen which is part of immune system, so during cold & flu season doctors advise me to take antibiotics
https://patient.info/health/the-spleen/preventing-infection-after-splenectomy"
But that says to take them if you feel ill. Your original post implied you took them all winter as a precautionary measure which is not following the guidance above. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Keep a course of full-strength broad-spectrum antibiotics handy
Broad-spectrum antibiotics combat a wide range of bacteria. If you become ill with a high temperature or other signs of infection, you should start a course of full-strength, broad-spectrum antibiotics straightaway. This is in addition to taking regular low-dose penicillin (or similar). You should then obtain medical advice quickly.
Most feverish illnesses that you have will be common coughs and colds due to viral infections. These are not serious, and will be cleared by your immune system. The antibiotic will, in hindsight, usually not have been necessary. However, some serious infections start with symptoms similar to a cold. They can then develop quickly if you do not have a working spleen. So, it is best to play safe and take a course of full-strength broad-spectrum antibiotics as soon as any feverish illness starts and see a doctor promptly.
How can one keep a course of antibiotics handy? Maybe I’m being naive but lots of GP’s including my own will not prescribe them.
because if you read above, I have no spleen which is part of immune system, so during cold & flu season doctors advise me to take antibiotics
https://patient.info/health/the-spleen/preventing-infection-after-splenectomy
But that says to take them if you feel ill. Your original post implied you took them all winter as a precautionary measure which is not following the guidance above. "
read the link
you are advised to take antibiotics for life - penicillin 250mg, twice daily, but if you feel the start of a sore throat, chest infection, high temperature or similar you go on Amoxicillin right away |
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"I lost my spleen in a RTA, the spleen is part of your immune system
Due to this my doctor insists I take antibiotics right through cold & flu season
as well as flu jag
Those antibiotics won't help. I also had the flu jab.
The flu jab doesn’t prevent flu! I’ve had the jab and still caught flu....total waste of time! Drug manufacturers don’t want a cure for flu as they would lose money!
They can't immunize you against every strain "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Keep a course of full-strength broad-spectrum antibiotics handy
Broad-spectrum antibiotics combat a wide range of bacteria. If you become ill with a high temperature or other signs of infection, you should start a course of full-strength, broad-spectrum antibiotics straightaway. This is in addition to taking regular low-dose penicillin (or similar). You should then obtain medical advice quickly.
Most feverish illnesses that you have will be common coughs and colds due to viral infections. These are not serious, and will be cleared by your immune system. The antibiotic will, in hindsight, usually not have been necessary. However, some serious infections start with symptoms similar to a cold. They can then develop quickly if you do not have a working spleen. So, it is best to play safe and take a course of full-strength broad-spectrum antibiotics as soon as any feverish illness starts and see a doctor promptly.
How can one keep a course of antibiotics handy? Maybe I’m being naive but lots of GP’s including my own will not prescribe them. "
They will for people without a spleen. My mum always has antibioics handy because of this. |
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"You should have sprayed garlic oil on yourself and Scarlet wouldn't have given you her lurgies.
Too right...I Wouldn't have come within 100m of him
Instead of lovingly snuggling up to him at night, gently coughing your germs over his face
You know I did that, right?? "
What wife wouldn't |
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"I lost my spleen in a RTA, the spleen is part of your immune system
Due to this my doctor insists I take antibiotics right through cold & flu season
as well as flu jag
Those antibiotics won't help. I also had the flu jab.
The flu jab doesn’t prevent flu! I’ve had the jab and still caught flu....total waste of time! Drug manufacturers don’t want a cure for flu as they would lose money!
They can't immunize you against every strain
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A new vaccination starts medical trials this year, that will immunize against all types of flu - in contrast to the product that we've had to date that does only 3 or 4.
The clinical trials may or may not succeed of course. If it works, it could end the need for us to predict which strains will be active in the coming flu season, as the jab will protect from them all. |
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"I lost my spleen in a RTA, the spleen is part of your immune system
Due to this my doctor insists I take antibiotics right through cold & flu season
as well as flu jag
Those antibiotics won't help. I also had the flu jab.
The flu jab doesn’t prevent flu! I’ve had the jab and still caught flu....total waste of time! Drug manufacturers don’t want a cure for flu as they would lose money!
They can't immunize you against every strain
A new vaccination starts medical trials this year, that will immunize against all types of flu - in contrast to the product that we've had to date that does only 3 or 4.
The clinical trials may or may not succeed of course. If it works, it could end the need for us to predict which strains will be active in the coming flu season, as the jab will protect from them all. "
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The rule of complexity means your forever chasing the next mutation, I think our thirst for control will probably be our undoing |
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