I actually don't know if I am being unreasonable. I feel annoyed but might just be sensitive just now.
I have a bad chest infection just now and have pulled muscles in my ribs and diaphragm area from coughing. I also have a chronic lung disease and so chest infections hit me badly. I get quite a few chest infections a year.
I see a respiratory consultant at a hospital that specialises in this. I have a nebuliser machine at home and meds prescribed to administer. Am on a variety of strong and expensive meds, some more commonly associated with things like COPD.
Today someone saw me and asked how I was feeling. I said slowly improving but still struggling. She started going on at me to eat more oranges to get vitamin c. I definitely consume over the RDA of vit c anyway and take lots of supplements anyway.
Then she started saying she had heard apples can fix lung problems and to try that. There has been some research into this and apparently FEV1 in lung function tests was slightly increased when apples were consumed. Am not sure how reliable etc the study was but accept it might be a thing.
Even with that it really wouldn't work. My lung function is good, I can produce a high Peak flow when well. It's my lungs unpredictable and life threatening reactions to things that are the problem.
I really don't like people giving random medical advice. It somehow suggest that 1. I am not eating healthily anyway. 2. That all my consultants are prescribing expensive meds when an apple could help?
I am on extra pain meds and steroids, which always make me a bit emotional and not been getting much sleep cos of coughing and pain. So I am aware I might be being unfair.