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Why Do Kids Bounce Back From Colds ... And Adults Don't? Posted: 12-04-07 03:40am
I was just talking to my cousin last
night, whose son is home sick with a cold
or virus. No strep throat. She was
noticing that if she gives him Tylenol
cold or Sudafed, or a small dose of
antibiotics, that he feels great and
behaves normally.
Why do kids rebound so much quicker than
adults from colds and flus and viruses?
Any ideas?
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mominashoe
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Posted: 02-19-08 04:41am
Maybe it has to do with metabolism and the
fact that we as adults tend to store more
junk in our system than kids do. They
have more pure bodies so it's easier for
something to get in and then flushed out.
Kids can just zip around while we as
adults get more and more slow as we get
older. They also don't have all the
stresses of life to worry about. The
daily fatigue that we get from life in
general slows us down, whereas kids just
sleep and get better and don't worry
because they just don't have to when they
are little.
I don't know...just my thought on that.
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 02-21-08 07:16am
I think you might be right --- they have
less emotional stress (generally) ...
which is THE cause of illness. Have you
ever gotten sick when you're NOT stressed?
A body that is not stressed will not get
sick. Any other theories?
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mominashoe
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Posted: 02-21-08 12:17pm
Yeah I was thinking that stress is
probably the main factor....we probably
get so much put on our plates that we
can't handle it, so we get weak and tired
because we push ourselves to work harder
and harder to keep up. So that's when
some little sickness edges it's way in.
Since we're weak it takes a while to fight
it, and then when we get over that, we
have to recover from what it took from us,
plus make up for the fatigue we had in the
first place!!
And I think not wanting to go back to the
daily grind makes us psychologically prone
to another sick day.
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hopkinsgirl
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Posted: 07-16-08 15:50pm
Yeah I think also maybe since adults have
more toxins built up it is harder for us
to shake a cold. Plus we are probably not
as able to get the necessary rest in order
to fully heal ourselves.
I think this is true of surgeries and
everything too. What kids are able to
bounce back from is just incredible! Like
this little boy, h
ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6344MGxc2s&
amp;feature=related , who is only two
years old and has had a dozen surgeries!
It's just incredible!
