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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Until last year i rarely got sick, "rarely" meaning maybe once a year and then only lightly. Since october/november last year i suddenly started getting sick almost once every month without any significant changes to any of the following:

  • Social contact
  • Diet
  • Workout
  • Sun/Outside time
  • Happiness

Im the wrong person to ask for this obviously, because im still trying to figure out why im getting sick all of a sudden. The things i mentioned are probably still all valid factors tho.

[–] SGGeorwell 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Did you have Covid? Since I had Covid, I get sick way more often and it takes me longer to get better from being sick. Just had a head cold for like 15 days, and it didn’t respond to any meds.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I had covid in early 2022, so it doesnt quite match up with that, but i was wondering the same. This "wave" of sorts did start with a very bad case of a "cold" or whatever it was and since then it has been going on and on.