Contac Complete Cough, Cold & Flu

I have been having a cold for the last 3.5 weeks – actually i believed it’s 2 cold  – one after another.  What a bummer eh?  but the second one took a toll on me – i was grumpy and grouchy .. and couldn’t get enough ambition up to do anything except for what must be done.   I didn’t even get to sell used books for my kid’s school for their fund raiser.

Anyhow, like usual i had been taking my Contac but this time it didn’t wanna work for me at all.  2 days ago – i switched to Vicks syrup instead because the other nite i woke up coughing so bad – the spouse couldn’t sleep at all.  Usually i didn’t think that cough syrup can help but lo and behold – 2 days into it .. and my coughing stopped and so did my sneezing and drippy nose.   So i am guessing that Contac is no longer working on my body no more – maybe used too much of it for the last 10 yrs or so – luckily i tried that Vicks syrup – my kid who have been having this stubborn cold too – i’m wondering if they have it for kids – i’m gonna check it out and see if it will work for her.

Gas aka Wind

Remember I complained about bad tummy pain for the last one week?  yes ! and it happened again yesterday !  I’m now wondering if it was the banana that caused me to be in such bad pain because it’s definitely not because i was hungry.  How do I know?  I was looking for  security cameras and had just eaten before doing my window shopping for it – when it struck – it didn’t even occured to me why till this morning.

This morning I had a really late breakfast – and after breakfast – i was expecting the wind and bloatiness again but nope – it didn’t happen – now that set me thinking – because i always blamed my irregular eating hours .. for the pain that the gas caused – so why not today?  i continued half the day – and still nothing – so what did i eat or not eat that made the difference?  I then figured it could be the banana – now i’m not sure yet but i’m gonna stop eating banana for now.. and see what happens and will update on a later date.  Wish me luck everyone.

Tummy Update

So I wrote about my tummy hurting the other day – and it stopped after i took one tylenol.  The next day I was helping a friend get her bridesmaid gifts  and was quite worried that it might hurt again during shopping but I was good the whole day.   The last nite – it started again – and i didn’t wait till it hurt a lot .. and took the tylenol right away.  This morning it didn’t hurt.. but i had a very late breakfast and of course right after breakfast it started again.  I’m leaning on it being wind that is hurting my tummy – but can wind really do that much hurting.  I’m gonna be monitoring really closely to make sure that nothing worst comes on – and if it persist.. i’m gonna go see the family doctor  – but wait..  should i see a gynae instead…??  hmmm..  we’ll see and i’ll update you all on it.

Confession On Exercising

I have a confession – I haven’t been exercising like i should.  Work and taking care of Missy Moo is taking a toll on my time.  I will consider   weight loss supplements if i still can’t find enough time to do the exercise on my own.   I feel absolutely guilty when i don’t exercise – what about you?   I can feel my fats creeping around my waist and my elephant thighs are getting even bigger – I kid you not.  How i know?  well, i wear jeans everyday – and the area around my thighs sure are tight.. and sometimes.. if i sit too, too long, i need to get up for a breather – because the button on my jeans.. arrrrghhhh..!! they hurt..!!!  And did i tell you .. i feel very lethagic too..??  So here – i confessed..  and now i can start exercising again – time to get my butt moving.

Hurting Side Tummy

As you all know I went thru’ a huge operation almost 2 yrs ago – for my hysterectomy and also to remove my fibroid which was the size of a baby – about 3kg.  I’ve always been careful and monitoring my tummy situation closely but the last few days – my tummy had been hurting a little at a time.  But today it was so bad – i had to take tylenol to see if it would ease the pain.  I know that i’ve put on weight recently and should be using some  fat loss supplements but i’m stubborn and want to do it on my own.  But i’ve been feeling right clumsy of late and even feel that squatting down or picking up things are quite tedious – but anyone coming back to my tummy hurting – i don’t know what to make outta it – it’s like i’ve torn something inside – in the meantime – i’m gonna see if it would go away like my numbing left hand.   But that would be a story for another day.

High-fructose Can Cause Type 2 Diabetes

A myth or a fact?   You know when you are a diabetic – you hear all sorts and if you have a kid who does have type 2 diabetes – you just wanna blame it on anything you can.  We all know that diabetes is different and cannot be cure by taking medication unlike if you wanna go on a diet and take adipex.  Getting diabetes is not about taking a lot of high fructose corn syrup but the weight gain and the excessive weight and other factors inclusive that causes type 2 diabetes.  So if you are taking a lot of the regular soda, lots of candies – frozen pop, pancake syrup or fruit flavor yogurt, pasta sauce or even ketchup – try to cut down on it eh.

Blowing Noses For Kids

Missy Moo has the hardest time when she catches a cold – why?  because she can’t blow her nose – she refuses to do it.. and she just wiped her dripping nose.   And we all know – with the wiping nose like that -  your nose gets so sore  – and poor Missy Moo – you’ve gotta feel bad for her.  Her sniffing lasts so long and she loses so much weight – she is definitely not needing any quick weight loss diet like I would.

Anyhow, a trip to the family doctor – the new one – she taught her how to blow her nose and also explained why a lot of kids gets ear infection, when they have a cold.  Now when you blow your nose you cannot close two sides of the nose but one side at a time – that way the phelgm don’t get into the ears passage instead. Now it make sense how kids gets a lot of ear infection – with that knowledge now – we try to get Missy Moo to blow her nose but of course – it still isn’t easy but like everything – it will come with time.

Multi-Vitamins Or Vitamin C

So we all caught the cold – one after another – in fact this cold is really hard on me because it doesn’t wanna go away – 10 days later – i’m still sneezing everyday.  It doesn’t help that we work around people/customers – people who are sick and they don’t feel bad about getting us sick.   So I was told by a friend to take lots of Vitamin C but what about the advice from the pharmacist to take Multi Vitamins?  So what is the difference between the two..??

Well, firstly we all know that having daily nutritional meals are more important than taking any supplements – but multi-vitamins are said to contain Folic acid, Vit D, Vit B12 and Iron – so it doesn’t have Vit C.   I hear that taking Vit C decreases the risk of bladder cancer.   But Vitamin C are mostly for people who needs a boost in their immune system for colds, strengthens one’s bones and quickens the healing.  It is said that Vit C strengthens the blood vessels which leads to stabilizing your blood pressure.  So there you have it .. both Multi – Vitamins and Vitamin C are totally different and does different things.

Headaches Or Migraine

I kid you not – that was how my face and head felt for the last two days and i only took tylenol when i couldn’t take it anymore .. and broke down.  You all know how i hate taking medication and would rather not feed the body with so many chemicals – as if i don’t take enough tablets right.

So was it a migraine or a headache ..?? or did it have anything to do with my blood sugar level.  On the second day – I couldn’t take it much longer – so I had to test my blood sugar .. to see if it had anything to do with it.. because I had been eating a spoonful of ice cream everyday for a few days now.  But nope..  I tested and blood sugar was good at 6.9 – two hours after eating – so I’m good there.

So how do one knows if one is having a migraine or a headache..??   While headaches are located in the head and upper neck area – migraines are usually in the temple and affects the eye area.  I’m always affected on my side of my head and face – so therefore – it looks more like a migraine then a headache – now that i know – do i still take tylenol or is there something special for migraines.  I think there is – so I’m gonna check with my doctor and not Dr Google – afterall, I have a real doctor now.

Stressed Up Leading To Cold

So I am down with a cold and here I thought I was doing so well – and not catching the customer/s or friend’s cold whenever they are in the store.  I was ranting about it and Mr Moo said something that made sense to me.  You see – I had been quite stressed up because of Missy Moo’s school and I guess the more worried i became – the more it took outta my immune system.  Mr Moo said it was time to go look into some Outer Banks vacations and get some stress relief – so for those who are constantly under a lot of stress – know that your immune system will find it harder to fight germs.  So don’t stress so much – I know it is easier said than done but one has gotta try.   I am – what about you?  no fun being sick I tell yer.