HarajukuGurl2005
08-14-2005, 10:56 PM
Great. Two people at my work have gotten bronchitis. It figures the girl, who is sick, has to be working with me. I'm really scared with my allergies and asthma, already, that I will have a higher chance of developing it. She works at the desk, but I work all the way in the back of the tanning salon. But the place is still small. This is all that I need. But I've known so many people who have gotten it this past month. I wonder if it's from all of the poor air quality.
Howitt44
08-15-2005, 12:46 AM
You need to start taking extra vitamin C and echinacea right now and your might not get it... Take megadoses of C!! It really works!
sneezydiva
08-15-2005, 07:43 PM
Is she on Antibiotics? If so I wouldn't stress too much. She shouldn't be contagious after 48 hours on the meds.
Howitt44
08-15-2005, 08:52 PM
A lot of the time though bronchitis is viral and antibiotics will not work.
ChippedAway
08-16-2005, 11:52 PM
It's pretty hard to catch bronchitis. "Bronchitis" just means inflamation of the bronchi, not something contageous. The colds and flus that *may* lead to it are contageous, but bronchitis itself isn't. Glad to see you so concerned for your health, Ima, but I've seen lots of posts on all these boards, maybe you worry a little too much :) Germs happen, can't stop living life because of it!
Titchou
08-17-2005, 08:25 AM
Forget the echinacea if you are allergic to ragweed...it's a member of the same family.
HarajukuGurl2005
08-17-2005, 11:26 AM
i def do worry a lot; worrying will kill me before any sickness will haha. thanks.
Howitt44
08-17-2005, 12:21 PM
I know what you mean about worrying! I inherited it from my grandmother. People told her that if she didn't have anything to worry about, she would invent something to worry about. But about the bronchitis, I think if you keep your immune system up and running right, you won't be as apt to catch things going around. And wash your hands often!
sneezydiva
08-17-2005, 06:53 PM
Forget the echinacea if you are allergic to ragweed...it's a member of the same family.
Yes, and FYI Milk Thistle, which is a popular antioxidant supplement lately, is also related to ragweed. I just found this out, and I'd been taking this for months! No wonder I wasn't feeling well, I was practically poisoning myself.
It's amazing, I've been back and forth to the doctors, and no one asked me if I was taking any herbal supplements! I found this out by accident.
