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nanette44686
nanette44686

hi ladies in peri with all its symptoms just eondering if any of you have been more prone to picking up colds and coughs during this time

thanks

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  • karen96096
    karen96096 nanette44686

    Posted

    hi nanette yes me. and ive also developed asthma since menapause. thank god im not alone tjrought it was just me. also a nagging cough xx

    • nanette44686
      nanette44686 karen96096

      Posted

      hi karen thanks for the reply and no its not just you i am exactly the same i have a horrible cough just wont shift so sick of feeling like this xx

  • Guest
    Guest nanette44686

    Posted

    Yes! I had 2 bouts of strep throat last summer....never had it in my life. Also, I have a canker on the side of my tongue. I know they are not viral or anything, but they spring up more now since peri!

  • alison_94436
    alison_94436 nanette44686

    Posted

    I drink aloe vera & take bee pollen

    I rarely get ill

    I have just had a dose if the flu but took hardly any meds

    on the worst day 4 cocodamol

  • susane84679
    susane84679 nanette44686

    Posted

    I'm dealing with a cold now and cant seem to shake it. had shingles in December, never thought I would get those, and a cough that doesnt want to go away. 🙄

  • vicky77852
    vicky77852 nanette44686

    Posted

    Yeah, it is common cause our immune system doesn't work properly during peri.

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