Illness advice

[Martynrunner]

Hi

 

I hope someone can help with some advice.

 

I am supposed to be running my first marathon this Sunday, 3rd November. All my training has gone well, including a Whole30 programme during September which I think has helped me immensely. Now however, after 4 months of injury and illness-free training, I am sick.

 

I have had catarrh for about two weeks, mainly in the throat, and suffered a painful throat infection for a few days that went away without medication. I also had the usual symptoms of a cold which seemed to be clearing up. Then, after an 8-hour car trip on Saturday, I have developed an earache, probably from the build up of air pressure, that is also giving me a blasting head ache and the catarrh is back. With six days to go, I´m reluctant to pop Ibuprofen or take medication, especially as I don´t normally do this.

 

I´m trying steam to clear the mucos, and lemon, honey and cayenne pepper drinks for general well-being. If anyone has any suggestions, I would be enormously grateful, thank you.

 

 

[Bet]

I had a horrible head cold during my first W30. I joked that it was easy to give up my favorite foods because I couldn't smell or taste anything and didn't really feel like eating.

 

I did take a decongestant, Sudafed PE (doesn't have the nasty ingredient in it that they use to make meth) and tylenol. In my experience, there isn't a lot you can do but treat the symptoms and wait for it to clear. Mine too about 14 days. I also sleep with a vaporizer or humidifier as dry air (from heat or air conditioning) tend to exacerbate the problems.

[Martynrunner]

Thanks for replying! Part of the problem from the last two weeks has been the strongly air-conditioned offices I work in (the heat in Alicante is pretty consistent)...so I´m glad I took a week off to rest. I´ve also just bought an organic, whole chicken which has just started to slow boil in my kitchen...I´m sure that´ll do me good as well.