catch colds often/easily fibro related?

It's me again... lol. Maybe it's my fibro fog and the pain, but now I can't think straight. I'm confused - Is fibro an autoimmune disease? Ok, I'm going back to fibro 101... lol
Meg
PS: then maybe bed for me!!!! My brain is just not working.

Hi - No Fibro is not an autoimmune disease. Ironically, I have not had a cold or my what used to be normal, yearly bronchitis in about 10 yrs. Its weird. My kids come home sick, my husband gets colds and I just don't get them. So don't think it's related to Fibro.

Some say fibro is autoimmune and others say it isn't.  I said it wasn't an autoimmune illness in a post yesterday, did some reading and then said it was!  LOL  I'm confused, too!  I don't think they truly know at this point. 

 

I used to get a lot of colds but then I started getting the flu shot and I am never sick.  I don't know how that works but it worked for me.

 

Sherrine

I came down with fibro after having a cold/sinus infection every other week for a year.

At the same time my white blood count was under 4000 and had been at that level for

a few years--I went back and checked my medical records.

This is now my daily routine for keeping colds/flu/sinus infections away.

Every day I take garlic, vit C, olive leaf and zinc. At the first sign of anything

I take unkwa, echinaccea, homeopathic cold meds and start using a neti pot.

This has worked well for me, I now usually only get one minor cold a year and

recover rapidly from it. I'm also very careful about being around sick people and

like someone else already said I keep my hands away from my face and wash

my hands often.

The last two times I had my blood work done my white count was over 6000, back

in the normal range.

I have a fairly low body temperature and I (think?) I read that that can go along with Fibro. I think it could play a part in my body not burning off viruses as fast. If other people have the same virus, they get over it in 4-7 days & it takes me 2 weeks.

Hi all, I am newly diagnosed, new here and so grateful for this kind and supportive community! What a blessing that I found you.
I was wondering the same thing about becoming sick easily, but more so that I seem to have horrible pain with every illness I get (severe all over flu-like aches that make me cry.) And I mean with everything, from my jaunty recurring sinus infections to the stomach flu (and even if other family members have the illness, none of them have the pain.) And then the pain last for weeks after the illness should have past. One of my signals that I am getting sick is that my hips and hamstrings become excruciatingly painful.
Has anyone else had the feeling that being sick somehow "triggers" flare ups?
Thank you again, just for being there.

I am one of those people who always catches a cold (I swear even if I am not exposed to one). Thankfully my kids are out of the house now so I don't get anything from them. I was honestly sick way more than they were.

Now I just avoid as many places & people that I can (stores/schools/hospitals/dr offices/etc.) Yes, it is a pain not to be able to shop, but it is definitely worth the trade off.

I studied nursing & realized that there was no way I could be around sick people so I stopped. I also would have liked to become a teacher, but that wouldn't work either;) Too bad my boss & his wife have so many grandchildren. That is who I get most of my colds from now.

Flying - wow, I always get sick after flying, but can't avoid that if I want to visit people.

My body temp is low as well (96.8) and I have always wondered if that is why I can't fight off infections. My temps which are high (for me) are 99 and that is what most normal people are. Weird!