Why do I get sick before every important thing!!

Boo about feeling ill. I hope you feel better soon. At least there is still a few days until your hen do.

I feel your pain as l am terrible for doing the same. Especially Christmas and job interviews.

Sorry to hear that you are feeling poorly. Stress triggers a lot of strange reactions in our body, I always end up ill on holiday or on the run up to a holiday, I think it's because my body almost relaxes if that makes any sense, I know that I don't have to go to work, so it's almost like I let my guard down and get ill! What about something like rescue remedy or just taking some time out to sit quietly and relax?

Oh dear, poor you. HOpe you feel better soon.

I used to get really bad rashes before exams or big events so I really sympathise.

I've kind of changed my approach recently. If I see red blotches, I take it as a sign that I need to slow down and am stressing about something. Thinking about what is actually worrying me rather than focusing on the rash has really helped me and I don't get them much anymore.

Maybe you just need to slow down and look after yourself.

When we are stressed, our body uses up more of its incoming vitamins than usual (particularly vit B complex and C). Add in the IBS, which means you are not absorbing all the vitamins from your food properly (the food is passing through your gut too fast to absorb all the nutrients from it) and you will start to pick up any bug going as your body doesn't have the resources to fight it. That was what my doc told me anyway when I asked him about my IBS and being ill.

If I am going through anything where I am worrying or thinking about it a bit more than usual, or stressed I take a daily Berroca (for the B vits) and then chew on chewable vit c through the day. I use the 500mg chewable vit c and chew one every four hours if I am a bit run down. You can't overdose on Vit C - the worst you can get if you take LOTS of it is a runny tummy (unless you are pregnant in which case you shouldn't take any supplements without consulting your doctor). I've taken up to 8 vit c a day before and had no side effects other than a cold miraculously disappearing over night. You could also try something like Echinacea which is known to support your immune system. I haven't used Echinacea personally before so can't comment but the Vit C certainly helps me.

Hope you feel better soon. x

I always get poorly before something I am nervous or excited about - could be stress related? Hope you feel better soon

Thank you to everyone who replied.

Iv woken up feeling back to my old self

OH forced me to have a massage last night and it was SO relaxing! I'm not really a massage type of person normally!

Iv got a day of doing nothing today apart from te normal cleaning and looking after the kids so going to take the time to relax as tomorrow Iv got to go and clean my nans, then clean my house ready for guests to arrive on Saturday!