Why are my colds so bad?

[Merryoldgoat]

I get a lot of colds as I have two primary aged children and work in a school. I get at least 4 colds a year and they are always really bad.

DH shakes them off fast and gets half the ones I do. Kids middling, one off school - but other nothing more than a sniffle.

I’m currently home with sore throat, blocked ears, nose streaming and a hacking cough.

I wfh today (for obvious reasons) and had to stop at 1 as I was feeling so wrecked.

My boss said I looked awful (Teams meeting) and told me not to come in tomorrow.

Im just feeling a bit sorry for myself I suppose.

I’m very overweight, however I’ve changed my diet massively and have lost 21lb in the last 4 months (which I found hard but I’m still going).

I’m also asthmatic but it’s very well controlled and I don’t need daily steroids.

Do I just have a shit immune system?

I don’t think so - I caught it from my son, we are both the same, just me worse, and I tested him and he was negative.

Stress? Probably, but I kind of just push it down if that makes sense?

Both my boys have ASD and EHCPs - rarely a week I don’t have a meeting about one of them.

Work is responsible and busy but supportive. I have some tight deadlines but nothing out of the ordinary.

I think I probably could look after myself better. Life just gets in the way sometimes.