Is it possible for a room to make you ill?

K1LLSW1TCH said:
Perhaps I just have a RUBBISH immune system then? :p

I don't eat as many fruits as I should and vegetables are a no go to be honest, but I've never really had this problem when I lived with my parents. I've had the window open for a couple of hours and I already feel better. Perhaps that was it, just letting some fresh air in. I may even go into uni this afternoon now! :o

Although that's a big maybe. :p
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You're getting old... :p
 
Maybe your tonsils have gotten crap over the years. I wanted mine out last year after they got infected like three times in a row in quick succession.
 
K1LLSW1TCH said:
I don't eat as many fruits as I should and vegetables are a no go to be honest...
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Honestly, just eat them. You're far better off with a few minutes of what you may find an unpleasant taste than neglecting to get vital vitamins and minerals. A lot of nutrients ONLY come from fruit and veg, that's why health organisations are so keen to push 5-a-day, and that's a good goal to set, it's not hard :)
 
i detest all forms of vegetables apart from lettuce on a sandwich. i eat an apple a day and haven't had a day off work ill in about 2 years (not saying that i don't get a bit under the weather now and then, but never enough to warrant me having a day off)

as far as the room goes, sick building syndrome has already been mentioned and it is no myth. do your research, check hse
 
Something you're allergic too? Damp conditions, not eating healthy / getting enough excercise or simply plain bad luck.

Last year I virtually had no colds or flu, this year I've already had a few and I'm eatting far better too. It can literally be luck of the draw. Worst happens, consider talking to your doctor to see if everything is okay.
 
Dark_Angel said:
Something you're allergic too? Damp conditions, not eating healthy / getting enough excercise or simply plain bad luck.

Last year I virtually had no colds or flu, this year I've already had a few and I'm eatting far better too. It can literally be luck of the draw. Worst happens, consider talking to your doctor to see if everything is okay.
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Not sure, I'll be booking an appointment to see my doctor soon. Opening the windows and letting more fresh air than usual in has been quite nice, seems to have taken my earache/headaches down a little bit since this morning.

I don't eat that many vegetables so perhaps I should start trying some, I do eat potato but then who doesn't? And I don't mean chips btw :p lol

I'm actually about 5'11 and 11 1/2 stone so I don't think that I'm overweight, use the gym now and again, but not as much as I could, I use my own dumbbells most days so I do get some excercise. :)

I'm not sure what it is but I'm going to see how having the windows open most of the time goes, might get an extractor or a vent or something put in here too if it helps. :)
 
Grandparents / old people are always getting ill, they are probably passing in on from mavis down the bingo club. Failing that they are sick of you living with them and want their room back and are trying to poison you.
 
Dr.EM said:
A lot of nutrients ONLY come from fruit and veg, that's why health organisations are so keen to push 5-a-day, and that's a good goal to set, it's not hard :)
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Just out of curiosity - what nutrients do you think ONLY come from fruit and veg ?

There is actually very little goodness (as in actual amounts of Vitamins and Minerals in mg) in Fruit and Veg when compared to other foodstuffs. The only real benefit is the fibre content - and that can be obtained easily from other things.


Quote : "It's a myth that fruit is packed full of vitamins and minerals," says Tom Sanders, who is director of the Nutritional Sciences Division at King's College London. "The foods packed full of micronutrients are grains, seeds and nuts, the peas and things."

"The one thing that is in nobody's interest to say is this: fruit just doesn't provide that much nutrition in the first place. If you believe the nutrition industry, every week produces some new superfood, often a fruit: blueberries, pomegranates, acai berries. The fact is that fruit consists of water, sugars (normally about 10%), some vitamin C, and some potassium (thought to be good for controlling blood pressure). And that's kind of it. Pineapple, for example, has only got about 10mg of vitamin C per 100g (which means a 80g standard portion would only have about 12% of RDA) and is mainly water and sugar. In a typical supermarket fruit medley of 150-200g, at least 15g will be sugar, and the other major constituent water. If it's a citrus medley, there will be about 40mg per 100g of vitamin C, if not, there will be about 10-20mg."
 
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Don't vitamin pills contain the nutrients in vegetables? Not necessarily better than eating veg and they aren't designed to be an alternative to a balanced diet but they still contain the nutrients no?
 
K1LLSW1TCH said:
Don't vitamin pills contain the nutrients in vegetables? Not necessarily better than eating veg and they aren't designed to be an alternative to a balanced diet but they still contain the nutrients no?
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I don't think anyone should need/take them unless they are actually allergic to natural sources.

divosuk, look on here to see full data for virtually any food. Even vitamin C is rare in most foods other than fruit and veg:

http://www.nutritiondata.com/

If you planned very carefully I expect you could get away having little fruit and veg, but if we're talking an otherwise quite typical diet (potatoes, meat, rice etc) then fruit and veg will certainly be the most viable source of many nutrients :)
 
Yes, damp
Yes, mould
Yes, radon
Yes, gas
Yes, carbon monoxide
Yes, lack of ventiliation
Yes, spores
Yes, dustmites
Yes, parasitic infections

A room can indeed make you ill.
 
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