Yesterday I spend most of the day inside due to rain, but there were times when I had to go out...when I did I got soaked. Today I have been feeling very ill...can they be related? I went online to find out and I couldn’t find anything, but I always remember my mother telling me that if I went out in the rain I would get sick...I think I am starting to think that’s true.

Cambece

Yesterday I spend most of the day inside due to rain, but there were times when I had to go out...when I did I got soaked. Today I have been feeling very ill...can they be related? I went online to find out and I couldn’t find anything, but I always remember my mother telling me that if I went out in the rain I would get sick...I think I am starting to think that’s true.

Cambece

It's not the rain, it's the chill you get from being wet. When you're body becomes chilled, your immune system becomes compromised and your resistance to viral infection is lowered.

With respect,

Sohan

jacambece wrote:

Yesterday I spend most of the day inside due to rain, but there were times when I had to go out...when I did I got soaked. Today I have been feeling very ill...can they be related? I went online to find out and I couldn’t find anything, but I always remember my mother telling me that if I went out in the rain I would get sick...I think I am starting to think that’s true.

Cambece

It's not the rain, it's the chill you get from being wet. When you're body becomes chilled, your immune system becomes compromised and your resistance to viral infection is lowered.

With respect,

Sohan

That is actually quite debated, the immune system thing. When you get cold, your body has to do some serious overtime to keep itself at the proper temperature, the question is if that causes your immune system to take a hit or not. That being said, there is, quite startingly, practically no true scientific evidence (there are several very small scale studies out there, but no large scale and recognized academic research projects) which says that being chilled will make you more likely to get sick. On the flipside, there have been many studies that say that drinking tea is very good for your immune system, so drink lots of tea and don't worry about getting cold .

David

David

jacambece wrote:

Yesterday I spend most of the day inside due to rain, but there were times when I had to go out...when I did I got soaked. Today I have been feeling very ill...can they be related? I went online to find out and I couldn’t find anything, but I always remember my mother telling me that if I went out in the rain I would get sick...I think I am starting to think that’s true.

Cambece

It's not the rain, it's the chill you get from being wet. When you're body becomes chilled, your immune system becomes compromised and your resistance to viral infection is lowered.

With respect,

Sohan

That is actually quite debated, the immune system thing. When you get cold, your body has to do some serious overtime to keep itself at the proper temperature, the question is if that causes your immune system to take a hit or not. That being said, there is, quite startingly, practically no true scientific evidence (there are several very small scale studies out there, but no large scale and recognized academic research projects) which says that being chilled will make you more likely to get sick. On the flipside, there have been many studies that say that drinking tea is very good for your immune system, so drink lots of tea and don't worry about getting cold .

David

David

It may be debated, but the tide is turning towards the thought of being cold as making you more susceptible to cold viruses. Here is an example:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4433496.stm

The idea of being cold not causing colds is mainly based on one study performed on prison inmates back in 1969. More studies are out now that suggest the opposite, and based on my personal experience, I'm inclined to agree with them.

With respect,

Sohan

jacambece wrote:

Yesterday I spend most of the day inside due to rain, but there were times when I had to go out...when I did I got soaked. Today I have been feeling very ill...can they be related? I went online to find out and I couldn’t find anything, but I always remember my mother telling me that if I went out in the rain I would get sick...I think I am starting to think that’s true.

Cambece

It's not the rain, it's the chill you get from being wet. When you're body becomes chilled, your immune system becomes compromised and your resistance to viral infection is lowered.

With respect,

Sohan

That is actually quite debated, the immune system thing. When you get cold, your body has to do some serious overtime to keep itself at the proper temperature, the question is if that causes your immune system to take a hit or not. That being said, there is, quite startingly, practically no true scientific evidence (there are several very small scale studies out there, but no large scale and recognized academic research projects) which says that being chilled will make you more likely to get sick. On the flipside, there have been many studies that say that drinking tea is very good for your immune system, so drink lots of tea and don't worry about getting cold .

David

David

It may be debated, but the tide is turning towards the thought of being cold as making you more susceptible to cold viruses. Here is an example:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4433496.stm

The idea of being cold not causing colds is mainly based on one study performed on prison inmates back in 1969. More studies are out now that suggest the opposite, and based on my personal experience, I'm inclined to agree with them.

With respect,

Sohan

Very true. There are a lot of studies out there, and everything kinda points as those studies being true, but there is simply no concrete evidence, that's all, but, you are right, everything seems to say that cold does make it easier to get sick.

David

Also, being cooped up inside during cold weather, makes illnesses more likely to spread, because everyone is in such close quarters.