Is it normal to not catch a cold for a long time?

Written by Li Jian Wu
Pulmonology
Updated on February 16, 2025
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Not catching a cold for a long time is normal and indicates that the body is healthy with a normal immune function and robust defensive capabilities. In contrast, patients who frequently catch colds and fever generally have low immunity, showing signs of a weak constitution. Such individuals should drink more water and exercise more often. There is no need to worry or take any intervention measures if you do not catch a cold for a long period. Maintain a regular routine, adjust your mindset, avoid exposure to irritating chemicals, keep a positive attitude, avoid staying up late, and have regular health check-ups.

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Written by Li Jian Wu
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Does cold medicine hurt the stomach?

Cold medicines are harmful to the stomach because the drugs used to treat colds mainly involve symptomatic treatment and the selection of antiviral medications for etiological treatment. Colds often come with symptoms like headaches and fever, thus necessitating the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics. The most common adverse reactions to these drugs are gastrointestinal reactions. Therefore, taking cold medicines can easily harm the stomach, especially in patients with indigestion, chronic gastritis, or gastrointestinal ulcers, who may experience more pronounced symptoms. It is recommended to take cold medicines half an hour after eating to reduce their irritative effects on the gastrointestinal tract.

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What foods should you eat when you have a cold or are feeling inflamed?

If you experience symptoms like a cold and heatiness, you can appropriately consume some foods that clear heat and detoxify, and reduce internal heat. For instance, you can appropriately eat some grapefruit, apples, pears, or oranges, and kumquats are also good choices. Additionally, you could eat some vegetables like loofah or bitter gourd and winter melon, which can help clear heat, detoxify, reduce swelling, and promote urination. It is also advisable to consume some loquat, or appropriately eat some bok choy, lettuce, and celery. It is important not to consume nourishing foods that are too rich, such as mango, durian, longan, lychee, and goji berries, as they might worsen the condition. Moreover, remember to drink plenty of water to promote metabolism and enhance your immune system.

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Written by An Yong Peng
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What should I do if I catch a cold during breastfeeding?

In the case of a cold during breastfeeding, the treatment should be based on the specific condition of the patient. If symptoms of a typical viral cold appear during breastfeeding, such as runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, coughing, and no fever or only mild fever, it is generally not necessary to use medication if the symptoms are mild. Drinking more water and resting adequately can gradually alleviate most patients' conditions. However, if the patient's symptoms are severe, or if there are signs of bacterial infection such as a high fever or coughing up pus-filled sputum, it is necessary to visit a hospital for appropriate treatment. Under the guidance of a doctor, it may be necessary to choose medications that have lesser impact on the child, and even consider temporarily stopping breastfeeding.

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Sore throat without cold symptoms

If it is just a simple sore throat without any other cold symptoms, it could possibly be due to an early stage cold, acute pharyngitis, acute laryngitis, acute tonsillitis, or acute epiglottitis. Some patients may also experience neurogenic pain in the throat area. Overall, there are many possible causes, and it's hard to determine based solely on symptoms. Therefore, it is recommended to visit an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) specialist, who can perform an indirect laryngoscopy or a fiber optic laryngoscopy to clearly observe the specific condition and location of the disease within the throat. Additionally, a complete blood count test can be helpful in determining whether there is an acute bacterial or viral infection causing inflammation. If there is an acute infection causing inflammation, antibiotic treatment may be considered, along with regular follow-ups.

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How to distinguish between viral cold and bacterial cold

The majority of colds are caused by viral infections, with only a very small portion caused by bacterial infections, or accompanied by bacterial infections. The distinction between viral and bacterial colds is primarily made from the following two aspects: First, in terms of clinical symptoms, those caused by viral colds are mostly short-lived, usually healing quickly within about a week, while the clinical symptoms caused by bacterial colds tend to persist longer, often exceeding a week. Secondly, in terms of blood work, viral colds mostly show normal results, or a lower white blood cell count; whereas bacterial colds often exhibit an increased white blood cell count, or an increased proportion of neutrophils.