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I never had any major illnesses, so I didn't miss a ton of school but I would get massive, awful stomach bugs a couple times a year. Once when I was 12 I threw up 18 times in one day. I couldn't even sit up in my bed without throwing up and my mom kept bringing me ice chips because I was dehydrated but then I would throw up clear. And we were traveing so this took place in a hotel. Awesome.

My parents also took us to California to Disneyland once and I got a stomach bug on the first day so we all had to go back to the hotel and my brothers and sisters were so mad at me because we were only there like 1 hour before I started throwing up. Then they got in trouble because my dad let them drive a golf cart at the hotel and my brother wrecked it. LOL

I also got a resistant strain of a staph infection when I was around 7-8. My mom claims it came out of nowhere but I vaguely recall scraping my leg on a rusty nail that was coming out of a bookshelf (I was trying to climb the bookshelf..yup, I was that kid). Anyway, I was in the hospital for that one.

And I got dysentery when I was 15 one summer when I was in Vietnam. I was so sick for so long that then I developed really bad thrush in my mouth. That was horrible.

I think I have a very weak stomach that is susceptible to bacteria.

I missed half of the days in both first and second grade. I had a rare intestinal disorder that didnt even have a name back then (similar to Hirschbrung's Disease I think). My colon was stretched to the size of an adult's when I was 7 amd it didnt function correctly. I ended up having 3 surgeries in a year, including attaching/reversing a colostomy bag which I wore for 4 months.

I was only 7, but I remember lots of it very well, like being in he hospital, eating only jello for what seemed like forever, getting stuck by needles a million times. I was terrified of doctors and any sort of medical stuff for a long time, but pregnancy forced me to get over most of it. I'm fine now as long as I take medicine everyday. I know I'm blessed because the colostomy was the last resort and it had a 50/50 chance of working. I don't know what would have happened if it failed.

Now that I'm a parent, I can't imagine how mine held it together during that time. It's so scary to think of my baby going through something like that.

That said, I rarely got sick (like normal people sick). I hardly ever had colds, I've never had the flu, etc. I think the universe decided to give me a break!

I never got sick and even now as an adult I don't. However, when I DO get sick, I get REALLY sick.

Rarely. I was one of those people that tried for perfect attendance. I'm a dork.

Nope. I still rarely get sick. I equate it to growing up and living like a feral child (OK not really - but we had a ton of freedom outdoors). We were exposed to all sorts of craziness.

@locavore_mama: He obviously didn't eat enough dirt, fall from enough trees, and swim in enough rivers

Does he still get sick often now? Argh. How annoying

I got sick all the time as a kid. I had terrible allergies and constant sinus infections. I found some old report cards and I missed around 13 days a year. I get sick much less often as an adult.

Not really. I have a good immune system I think.

My bro was sicker more than I was!

I never got sick and always got perfect attendance awards! But I was notorious for my allergic reactions and constantly had hives. It took years for kids to stop asking, "Eww, is that contagious?!"