I have a throat infection, fever and gastrointestinal problems...is it still ok to do any exercise? I've taken a few days off, but I'm worried that I'll gain weight.

Only after large doses of NyQuil.



(Get better dammit.)

Sorry to hear that you're still sick, apple. Get better soon.

subhuman09 said:

I'm trying!

I went to the doctor today...I've got a throat infection and a fever now...AND I re-broke my tooth this afternoon!



I think I need to be put out of my misery.

psychodelicide said:

Thanks, hon

Anytime. Sorry to hear that you broke your tooth. Ouch!

psychodelicide said:

I broke it before a few months back...my dentist fixed it and it broke again today. I think they're going to have to pull it. I'm scared! I've never had a tooth pulled before.

Aww apple!!! No u gotta rest yourself to keep your defenses up!! Da germs are zappin your energy and if you force yourself to use up more, you won't have enough left to fight off da bug!! Worry bout excercise once you're better

Don't be scared, it's not too bad, I've had a tooth pulled before myself. If you don't want to be awake when they pull it, you can always ask if you could be given something so that you could sleep through the procedure. Good luck, and keep us posted.

applekisses said:

No, you'll experience immunosuppression, and actually risk worsening the symptoms and lengthening the illness.

applekisses said:

Nah, you just need to vedge more.

Take it easy-you've gotta give more time for these things to clear up.

Don't make any sudden movement, kick back, and don't feel bad about it.



(Maybe this all means especially with the tooth thing you're due for a big dose of good luck.)

Yep, I recommend you rest up. Exercising when ill can prolong the illness or even make it worse.

Thanks for the advice and the well-wishes guys

subhuman09 said:

I hope so! I have a job interview tomorrow afternoon...I hope my fever goes away and the antibiotics kick in before then...I don't want to cancel it! I need to get back to work!

applekisses said:

If worse comes to worse and have you cancel-you'll have other interviews.

You need to worry about you and getting better right now, though.

I think it's a better impression to cancel this one (even if you can't reschedule) if you have to and then go into one when all this crap is taken care of.

Unless you're Superwoman I doubt you could go in and fully make the impression you want to.

Don't feel guilty for needing to kick back and take care of yourself-if you were busy working you'd still need to do the same thing.

Stay hydrated and keep yourself entertained when you're not resting with some good movies or something-and don't feel guilty, this happens to everybody-employed, unemployed, holograms, etc.

The key is to get yourself better, not to try to burn things at both end and going out for an interview when you're not over this.

subhuman09 said:

I am Superwoman!



Thanks for the advice...I'm going to go to bed soon and see how I feel when I wake up. If I still feel bad...or worse...I'll call and see if I can reschedule for Friday.
THIS SUCKS

applekisses said:

I know-just play it by ear-your resume more than speaks for itself.

i've tried working out when sick -- thinking i could kick it out of my system -- but it seems to just make things worse -- rest is the best thing for you at this point -- you'll get better sooner than later when you rest, and then you can get back on track -- take care of urself!

subhuman09 said:

Thanks

Snap said:

Thanks I will!

Take it easy, watch tv, get lazy and just have soup and tea with lemon. I am still sick too

luv4u said:

I'm gonna try to eat some soup tonight. I just got out of bed.

Apples, you know I watch alot of sports...lol
I know that plenty of athletes have played some of their best games when
they were'nt feeling well. Micheal Jordan comes to mind...he was damn near falling over, but scored over 35 pts in a finals game. One theory is that you are more willing to concentrate when you don't have your full body capacities, so you play better.

Feel better!

applekisses said:

It is not a good idea to work out if you are sick. When you work out your immune system is taxed, since you are already sick your immune system would be weakend more which would allow for that bug to be more opportunistic thus making you even more sicker. Rest and let your immune do it's job...

Thanks, Rev and gman...right now I've just gotten out of bed and I'm trying to eat some soup...then back to bed. My body is letting me do much less than I thought it would.

The only time I forego a work out is when I'm nausiated. Having a head cold, earache, sore throat still allows me to work out. But I sure cant vommit on the equipment at the gym:)

Get better soon, Imzadi.

MrJoker said:

I'm trying, Number One

applekisses said:

Oh!! Good lawrd woman!!!!!

You can't gain weight if you aren't eating.

althom said:

I can...believe me!