• stebo
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    3320 days ago

    The bigger issue is that she doesn’t seem to give her kids any medicine either, just “vitamins and soup”. That means the poor kids will be sick for longer and probably more likely to get sick again since they never properly recovered.

    • KubeRoot
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      2920 days ago

      To be fair, aren’t vitamins and soup pretty much the best thing we have for viral infections like the flu and covid? I mean, obviously vaccinating is better, but when you’re already sick, you pretty much just need to rest, stay hydrated, get some nutrients and let your immune system deal with it, right?

      • @InputZero
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        Generally yes, for a reasonably healthy person and a typical flu for example, that’s all anyone would need. The exception is if there’s any complications because of the infection and that’s just playing the odds. In those cases there are anti-viral drugs and other treatments but they usually come with a long list of side effects. It’s usually best to let the body fight the infection itself and just support it. That said, every year tons of healthy people are disabled or die because of very common illnesses so it’s not so black and white. Generally speaking, you are correct, but don’t let that stop you from seeking care if you think you need it.

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      I dont agree w her not vaccinating but to a degree its the other way around. Medication introduces a new selection pressure on pathogens thus causing them to become more resistant. As the other person said, rest, hydration and nutrients r all thats needed in most cases, and overactive measures are bad. its good to be cautious but not overly so to the point u take antibiotics for every single infection (unless ur doctors told u to).

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        Yeah obviously you shouldn’t take antibiotics for a little flu. I was more talking about medicine to fight the symptoms. For example some syrup for the throat, or a nose spray against snot. It doesn’t fight the virus but it relieves some of the pain and allows for a quicker recovery.