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[moldy-tangerine.livejournal.com]

Hi all, I just joined and I have a question. (Note: I may have missed this in memories, so excuse me if I have)

Everytime I get my period, I get a really bad cold; soar throat, runny/stuffy nose, etc. So add all that to the usual blaoting, bleeding, and cramping. It really sucks.

Does anyone else have this happen to them? Does anyone have any advice to what I could do to help the cold symptoms. I usually take Midol 12 hour to help the cramps because they really kill, but it would be nice to somehow *not* have a cold while I was on my period.

Thanks.

Comments

That's odd ...

[burgundy-27.livejournal.com]

Could you be having an allergic reaction? Someone posted recently that they were allergic to the content of their tampons.

[moldy-tangerine.livejournal.com]

I doubt it.

I usually get the cold a day or two before I start my period and it lasts a day or two after I finish my period.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_last_serenade_/]

do you take a women's multivitamin? it might just be that your body is gearing up for the big event and forgets about your immune system.

you might try bulking up on things with vitamin c, vitamin e, zinc and iron the week before your period, just to let your body know that your immune system isn't off the hook just because you're about to bleed.

if it continues, you might ask your doctor or gynecologist about it.

[plymouth.livejournal.com]

I second this comment. I hadn't thought of it myself, but it makes a LOT of sense!