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Stop Getting Sick All the Time
Always getting sick
Also called Frequent colds and infections, Weak immune system, Keep getting sick, Low immunity
Who it's forA man who catches every cold going, or whose colds and flu drag on for weeks.
When to see a doctor
- Sudden chest pain, severe difficulty breathing, or coughing up blood: emergency care now.
- Feeling short of breath, or chest pain, with a cold or flu.
- A high temperature for more than 3 days, or a very high one with shivering.
- Cold symptoms that get worse, or are not better after 10 days.
- A cough for more than 3 weeks.
- Flu symptoms that do not improve after 7 days, or flu with a long-term condition or a weakened immune system.
- Sinusitis no better after 3 weeks of treating it yourself, sinusitis that keeps coming back, or symptoms on one side of the face only.
- A shingles rash on or near the eye or nose, or changes to your vision: urgent. Any shingles rash: a pharmacist or doctor within 3 days.
I am not a doctor. This is not medical advice. This is self-education. Every dose on this page is the one a trial or a label used, quoted from it. It is not a prescription. Talk to a physician who has your history before anything in the With a doctor group.