Sweat Out a Sickness 2323 Responses

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• d_rek

  "Being hot / feverish and sweating is a byproduct of illness....not the cure."

  He's right, all of those symptoms are by-products of your bodys auto-immune response - that is to say your brain is sort of trying to make your body a less hospitable place for infectious germs and foreign contaminants.

  A fever will only subside only once the illness is gone or you take medication to stop your brain from telling your body to turn up the heat.

  While it is OK to exercise if you have a garden-variety cold... you shouldn't really do it if you have a fever or signs of a more serious illness. Scientifically it's rather counter-productive to try to exercise when you are sick/have a fever, as your body is already working harder to combat illness, not to mention putting yourself at risk for dehydration or a possible relapse because you're overtaxing your body.

  • Just drink lots of h20 and get some bedrest.– d_rek1/2

    that's what I said just above, sleep and water– monospaced2/2

  

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