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Why do I always get such a stinking cold?

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Thedogandme · 12/09/2025 12:35

Me, dh and ds all have colds atm.

Ds always gets a terrible cough and earache, dh just seems to get a sore throat and a sniffle.

I seem to always end up with an absolutely, streaming nose and eyes. I look like absolute shit. My nose won’t stop running and I’m getting through thousands of tissues.

For most people a cold just seems to be a mild illness but I have so much bloomin mucus. Luckily I’m off work because I couldn’t go in like this. Can’t sleep at all because I can’t breath through my nose.

Dh reckons he just handled it better than me. Keeps having a go at me for blowing my nose constantly.

Am I a wimp or do some people suffer badly with colds?

OP posts:
SparkyBlue · 12/09/2025 17:34

No advice OP but my poor nose is only getting back to normal as it was raw red from wiping.

childofthe607080s · 12/09/2025 17:35

Yes some suffer more the others - it’s how your immune system is reacting I would guess

saline nose sprays are really good

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