Yes to pain relief, but what about cold/flu medication? All they do is restrain the symptoms (like a running nose, coughing up phlegm, fever) which are your body’s attempts at fighting the virus. Shouldn’t that make you sick for longer because your body can’t fight as well? I’m sure my understanding of the biological processes is severely lacking.
Your body’s responses are overkill/unnecessary in a lot of cases. Like inflammation, a lot of that is so your skin will swell up near a cut so not as much dirt gets in it, but if you’re keeping it clean/bandaged that’s probably counterproductive. A runny nose, isn’t that just the virus tricking you into becoming more contagious? A fever, could be useful if it’s a virus that can do serious damage before your immune system can ramp up enough to handle it, but if it’s a less dangerous one that’s probably just self damage.
Yes to pain relief, but what about cold/flu medication? All they do is restrain the symptoms (like a running nose, coughing up phlegm, fever) which are your body’s attempts at fighting the virus. Shouldn’t that make you sick for longer because your body can’t fight as well? I’m sure my understanding of the biological processes is severely lacking.
Normally you’d want to take those to get a decent nights sleep, which will help recovery a lot.
Your body’s responses are overkill/unnecessary in a lot of cases. Like inflammation, a lot of that is so your skin will swell up near a cut so not as much dirt gets in it, but if you’re keeping it clean/bandaged that’s probably counterproductive. A runny nose, isn’t that just the virus tricking you into becoming more contagious? A fever, could be useful if it’s a virus that can do serious damage before your immune system can ramp up enough to handle it, but if it’s a less dangerous one that’s probably just self damage.