https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 20 May 2026 12:34:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1505237 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:30:34 +0000 Beyond2 1505237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: do it! I was hesitant but it makes a world of difference. Neither DH or I have gotten a sinus infection since we started using ours. We used to get multiple each year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1505091 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:38:20 +0000 Running Elley 1505091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been sick on and off since early December and it's miserable! I use Vick's and drink hot tea...this thread has me seriously considering running out and getting a neti pot though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1505088 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:36:11 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1505088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MerryC: yes! I love vicks :) I actually like the way it feels too. I also put a dab on my upper lip and the tingle feels good when I breathe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1505060 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:25:41 +0000 psw27 1505060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a neti pot fan as well. I've had congestion and sinus issues the last few days and I am not taking anything since I am pregnant. I did the neti pot last night and woke up feeling almost 100%. I can't wait to go home and do it again... It is weird but so refreshing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1505056 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:24:41 +0000 twinmama 1505056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Vicks may help? My kids were sick back to back to back around the holidays, and we just couldn't shake it for 3 months. We put vicks babyrub on their chest before naps and nights when they were sick, and then they got used to it and liked the tingle I guess, so they still ask for it at bedtimes. Since we've kept doing it twice a day, they haven't gotten sick any more. Maybe it's just coincidence, but I think the herbal vapors help them kick the germs before they get bad.</p> <p>An essential oil diffuser might help too? We have a plug in one that I used a lot with eucalyptus and tea tree oil when we were sick. I think it helps clean up the air! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1505028 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:16:15 +0000 SAHM0811 1505028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: Oh yes, it's definitely not pleasant, especially undiluted! But I've been sick twice in the past 4 months for about 3-4 weeks each time, and I couldnt afford to get sick again, so I was desperate. Taking straight shots of it is probably more tolerable than gargling though, I would think. I'm just so stoked it worked! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1504823 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:20:55 +0000 LuLu Mom 1504823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another for neti pot, long/hot showers/baths, lots of vitamins and fluids to flush out the bad, and nasal spray (not just for babies!) it works great on adults too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1504804 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:12:55 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1504804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SAHM0811: ugh I hate that stuff. I used to gargle it for sore throats too but last time it made me throw up so badly I am not brave enough to try again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1504756 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:54:49 +0000 SAHM0811 1504756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A few weeks ago, I felt congested and sick, so I took 2tbs of ACV 3x a day, and I was pretty much 100% better the very next day! Perhaps I caught it pretty early though! I know it's hard, but keep resting and drinking lots of fluids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1504748 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:51:56 +0000 mrbee 1504748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kimberlybee: @Mrs. Pen: I drank only water for 5 days... it only took 2-3 days for my sinuses to drain though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1504741 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:49:51 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1504741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: I hope you feel better soon! I've had an icky cold for about 10 days now. I can't seem to shake it, even though I'm doing tremendously better than I was just five days ago! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1504740 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:49:32 +0000 IRunForFun 1504740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: Definitely get a neti pot. I had two colds pretty much back-to-back and the last one lingered in my sinuses forever. I finally got out and cleaned my old neti pot and used it, and I felt 100% better the next day!</p> <p>If you don't want to eat a spoonful of garlic, they make garlic capsules you can get in the supplement section of the health store or just the grocery store. DH takes them. He was eating raw garlic every day but I couldn't handle his breath, LOL. </p> <p>I swear by zinc, too. </p> <p>I am not sure about the Vit D b/c I take 1,000 iu a day and still got sick twice. Grrrr. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1504712 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:40:02 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1504712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kimberlybee: I read the same thing! I was taking vitamins D adamantly for the last couple years but I've been slacking the last few months...</p> <p>@Beyond2: oh I remember emergen-c! I should get some. DH had a neti pot awhile ago, I think it got thrown out. I should get another one. My mom told me to eat a spoonful of garlic, ugh I just don't think I could do that!</p> <p>@mrbee: so you just drank gallons of water for what, one day? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1504705 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:37:38 +0000 Kimberlybee 1504705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: That is pretty cool! Water is amazing. How much water did you drink and what were you allowed to eat? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1504699 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:35:57 +0000 mrbee 1504699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was constantly sick for years... pretty sure it was due to an ongoing sinus infection that just never got better. I was about to schedule surgery when I did a water fast, and my sinuses completely cleared within 2-3 days. It was astonishing!</p> <p>Since then, I have almost completely stopped getting sick - and I was sick pretty regularly. Now when the kids get sick, I usually don't get it and Bee does... which is a total turnaround from the way it used to be! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1504698 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:35:33 +0000 Kimberlybee 1504698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read on the some Dr.'s website a few years back that lack of Vitamin D can cause all sorts of illnesses. (Not sure of the exact site). I have been taking Vitamin D supplements for a few years now and I hardly get sick. I did not get a cold this past winter when both DH and DD did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1504694 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:33:46 +0000 Beyond2 1504694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Emergen-c, neti pot, garlic pills, homemade honey cough syrup. A combination of those has kept us going strong this year! DH has had two colds but was able to kick it in 2-3 days (he usually gets sick forever and it moves into a cough that lasts weeks!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/illnesses#post-1504686 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:31:25 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1504686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have been sick for an entire week with the same thing and I cannot seem to get rid of it! I have been eating really healthy, haven't been eating sugar/sweets to try and give my body the nourishment it needs... and I called into work sick for two days, and DH went into work late so I could sleep in. I spent all of saturday sleeping... I can't seem to kick this thing! and it's the second time I've had this exact bug in two months.</p> <p>who else is going through illnesses? tips on how to get better?! I just can't afford to keep getting sick - I've missed work, school and I can't focus on my studies.</p> <p>amazingly enough J hasn't been sick at all this year - but I have. </p>