What do you do when you're getting sick?

Contributor: sillylilkitten sillylilkitten
What do you do when you feel yourself start getting sick? Is there anything you think you should be doing, but don't?
Answers (private voting - your screen name will NOT appear in the results):
Take cold medicine
22
Take extra vitamin C
18
Eat chicken soup
6
Drink lots of water
25
Look up my symptoms online
8
See a doctor
2
Get lots of rest
36
Take time off work/school
10
Complain about it
26
Cover my nose and mouth
7
Have cough drops
11
Try herbal remedies
4
Take my temperature
5
Nothing
8
Other
6
Total votes: 194 (53 voters)
Poll is closed
01/24/2013
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Contributor: bog bog
Quote:
Originally posted by sillylilkitten
What do you do when you feel yourself start getting sick? Is there anything you think you should be doing, but don't?
I try to eat nutrient-dense foods, particularly fermented foods like miso soup, to build my immune system. Lemon and ginger tea with honey and cayenne is a great help to soothe the throat, and hot peppers like cayenne actually have more vitamin C than citrus.
01/24/2013
Contributor: kdlt kdlt
Oops, forgot to click that I generally take my temperature too!
01/24/2013
Contributor: damnbul12 damnbul12
Quote:
Originally posted by sillylilkitten
What do you do when you feel yourself start getting sick? Is there anything you think you should be doing, but don't?
Nothing
01/24/2013
Contributor: Marie Hanna Marie Hanna
I mostly just complain, and there is no way I would take time off. Only if I was dead.
01/24/2013
Contributor: sweetpea12 sweetpea12
Quote:
Originally posted by sillylilkitten
What do you do when you feel yourself start getting sick? Is there anything you think you should be doing, but don't?
I get lots of sleep, drink lots of water, and take cold medicine.
01/24/2013
Contributor: EmuLove EmuLove
I cut an onion! Onions attract germs and viruses when cut in half and left out for 24 hours
01/24/2013
Contributor: llellsee llellsee
I take lots of Vitamin C.
01/24/2013
Contributor: ViVix ViVix
Quote:
Originally posted by sillylilkitten
What do you do when you feel yourself start getting sick? Is there anything you think you should be doing, but don't?
A whole lot of nothing.
01/24/2013
Contributor: Terri69 Terri69
Get lots of vit C
01/24/2013
Contributor: Eva Schwaltz Eva Schwaltz
Drink lots of tea and take really hot showers.
01/24/2013
Contributor: atryonix atryonix
Call off work, call my doctor, and take my meds.
01/24/2013
Contributor: married with children married with children
I take a hot shower, and wear sweats to bed and sweat it out. It works most of the time.
01/24/2013
Contributor: petlove0311 petlove0311
complain and rest alot
01/25/2013
Contributor: MissCandyland MissCandyland
I sleep a lot and complain.
01/25/2013
Contributor: KinkyNicki92 KinkyNicki92
whikne and stay in bed. O.D. on vitamin C. and just ride it out
01/25/2013
Contributor: misterazor misterazor
Quote:
Originally posted by sillylilkitten
What do you do when you feel yourself start getting sick? Is there anything you think you should be doing, but don't?
vitamin C...a lot.

nothing i think i should do, but don't. i do what is needed.
01/25/2013
Contributor: Beautiful-Disaster Beautiful-Disaster
i mainly complain.
01/25/2013
Contributor: kkybf kkybf
i complain
01/25/2013
Contributor: Martiniman Martiniman
Calling Doctor Feelgood!
01/25/2013
Contributor: GONE! GONE!
Stuff myself with water, soup, and popsicles.
01/25/2013
Contributor: Lildrummrgurl7 Lildrummrgurl7
Eat lots of fruits and veggies, drink a lot of water (even though I do anyways), take cold medicine if I need it, and rest a lot.
01/25/2013
Contributor: Allstars316 Allstars316
I don't do anything
01/25/2013
Contributor: Living Doll Living Doll
I take medicine if I can't stand it, suck on cough drops constantly, drink water if my throat doesn't hurt too bad and try to rest as much as possible.
01/25/2013
Contributor: LavenderSkies LavenderSkies
Quote:
Originally posted by sillylilkitten
What do you do when you feel yourself start getting sick? Is there anything you think you should be doing, but don't?
Lots of liquids and rest!
01/27/2013
Contributor: Cosmonaut Cosmonaut
Vitamin C, stay hydrated with electrolytes, and rest.

But I rarely get sick ever since I had my tonsils removed. When I had my tonsils, I had continuous terribad tonsillitis and strep for years.
01/27/2013
Contributor: Thomas90 Thomas90
I sit in bed and do nothing
01/27/2013
Contributor: Rory Rory
I'm pig headed I do nothing until its to late then I take the cold remedies. What I should be doing is going to the Dr. since there is no cost to me!!
01/27/2013
Contributor: rainbowbritexx rainbowbritexx
I picked like half of the things on the list. I try to rest and drink fluids and pray that wards it off. I always look up my symptoms online too. I don't know why because it always tells me I'm about to get the black plague or cancer...
01/27/2013
Contributor: SneakersAndPearls SneakersAndPearls
I make ginger lemon tea. It actually works really, really well. If you'd like, you can see my recipe here.
01/27/2013