Is it really bad to go swimming when your sick?
86183
Besides that fact that you can transmit your virus to one of your friends, you really should refrain from exposing yourself to any situation where your immune system would be challenged.  Physical acitivity in water and hot/cold environments is one of those situations.  Give your body the rest it needs until the cold symptoms are no longer present.
974473
might make you a bit sick
1108183
Spondylitis is an inflamation of the vertebrea. There are several ways to get it; possibly from injuries to the spine, or from an infection. Swimming will not help the situation, it actually could worsen it depending on the cause. If it's an infection, increased circulation may spread the infection to other parts of the spine, and can also lead to menengitis. If it's due to an injury, the repetitive motion can worse then injury. At either rate, you probably need to rest your back.
1145466
not if you have a cold. i have a cold and it's awful...........plus when your conjested don't excersise........you need to breathe right
257381
Drink ALOT of water probably around a gallon a day if your active in the weather, also drink it at room tempeture, in hot weather if you chug cold water the tempeture differance can be to much and it can make you get sick, like puking sick, Think of how much your sweating, you need to replace that by twice as much, to replace what your sweating and by still giving your body the water it needs on a daily basis with out sweating in the equation, If you dont like to drink water, your just going to have to get used to it, if your outside alot in the summer with high humidity and you dont drink water you have a good chance of getting heat stroke and thats NOT fun at all!!!
266760
well of course it always depends on the type of job you have but i use basically two criteria - how effective i'd really be if i went to work (being so sick that i knew i couldn't concentrate or work seems like there's no point in going) and secondly whether or not the day of rest will make a real difference, like if it's winter and its the kind of cold that if i stay home i'll recover in a day but if i go to work it will definitely get worse and eventually will be so bad that i will need to take even more days off. A third criteria that I sometimes use is how contagious I am, there's no use in making other people sick as well.\n\nVomitting from a stomach virus, I would definitely stay home because it will go all day long and there's nothing you can do. Vomitting that will subside if I eat dry foods and drink tea, then I'd go. And if a fever is so bad that your body is hurting then you shouldn't go because it could be dangerous (you could pass out to say the least).\n\nWhen I have no choice and have to go to work anyway, then I go in to do the important things like check email and any other important projects, but I always let people know that I'm ill and dont attempt to start something new and will reschedule any important meetings or calls where if I'm feeling ill it may reflect badly on myself, my work or my company.\n\nThen the best thing to do is drink LOTS of tea (green or non caffeinated herbal/fruit tea) eat lightly, and take lots of asprin or ibprofin for the pain. And I go home as soon as possible :)
314439
I wouldn't think so, you should be clean/comfy while you are recovering from fever.\nbeing wet does lower your temperature. \nhope you get well.
757966
By mistake in a pool but it probably wasn't too much....\n\nWhy? Are you sick?\n\n:)
587298
Chlorine in the water is probably bad for us in the long run, but if it wasn't there we'd be dead already from cholera or typhus.  There is no such thing as "safe", you just need to gauge the amount of risk you are willing to tolerate for an enjoyable life for you and your family.
1072611
Two things: coffee is a diuretic, which means it makes you want to pee (increases your kidney output), and caffeine will dehydrate you and take the place of better fluids you could be drinking that will help you feel better.  So, no, coffee is not the best thing to be drinking when you are sick.  Tea is better, but still go easy on anything caffeinated.  Best to stick to juice and water.
173708
i've spent years pushing myself to exercise when i'm sick and then i just end up feeling worse for longer. take it easy and don't feel too guilty- you'll get back to your routine soon enough. take advantage of the time you have to let your body rest.
728277
sounds about right - we went for spring break a few years ago and it was too cold to enjoy swimming but the weather was nice.  This year we waited until summer break to go - much better!
954194
cos it's heavy on your stomach and is likely to "curdle", which is a horrible thing to happen if you feel ill already.
265907
Well, in layman's terms, it (peeing)flushes out your metabolic waste, (the waste from your cellular activity), and hydrates your cells, organs, etc.\nPlus, it thins out your mucuous membranes and secretions, making the infection less able to hang in there. \nWater, juice, herbal teas, drink drink drink, and not just when your sick!\nWater is life!
94860
No...colds are strictly a result of the ingesting in some form or fashion, a virus.  You may use the walmart cart after someone else has wiped their snotty hands on it, or the public phone behind someone who sneezed...but, having a wet head is not what makes you sick...It does make you "feel" cold, shivery and miserable to be outside in the cold when you're wet...your nose may even start to drip...but those things should resolved once you're warmed up...just my opinion...hope it helps!
460206
If you want to become sick, you are already sick.  See a therapist.
240815
Yes, its a bacterial infection and you need to be treated with antibiotics, the infection can get into your blood stream an make you extremely sick or worse