For context I’m 42, pretty fit and healthy, slim, go to the gym few times a week, don’t drink much these days, eat healthily (pescatarian, plenty of fresh fruit and veg every day, rare take aways, try to limit processed foods/sugar). I had my second daughter 16 months ago. Since going back to work on Sept I am constantly ill. I mean I have a couple of weeks of feeling well and then I’m struck with an awful cough/cold/chesty thing again. It must be once a month since sept. DDs are at school/small childminder setting so not constantly ill like other babies we know at larger nurseries. She’s had a couple of colds/viral things but bounces back fast. Mine linger and leave me feeling utterly shot. I had thyroiditis in January which has left my thyroid a bit all over the place, currently under active but under endocrinology for that.
I sleep well, take vitamin d, turmeric and postbiotic /immune supplement daily. My question is - am I missing some vital piece of the puzzle? What more could I be doing? I’ve had covid just the once to my knowledge (lost sense of taste in March 2020 before lockdown and testing though) so could this be the damage covid has done to my immune system? I used to be so healthy and rarely ill.