Immune System

[fruitsalad]

What can you take to keep your immune system up? Mr fruit is taking blood pressure medication and has suffered with a really bad cough and cold which has lasted for 2 weeks, I take a vit c and zinc effervescent tablet once a day which has helped me, but apparently he cant take these due to the salt thats in them

[woofgang]

he can take a zinc and vic c tablet without the fizz, its the fizz that has the sodium in it. There is no objective proof that it does any good though. What's his general diet like?

[Boughton144]

I take ester c capsules (550 mg one per day) which help the absorption of vitamin c since my diagnosis of r. Arthritis several years ago. I rarely have any colds or infections so believe it helps. I buy them from our local nutrition specialist shop but most health shops will stock them.

[fruitsalad]

His diet is quite healthy eats plenty of fruit and veg and he usually doesn't get many colds but on the odd occasion that he does and usually picks it up from grandkids he seems to get them quite bad

[fruitsalad]

Thank you Boughton will get some and give them a try

[soapnumpty]

I just wondered how long he has been on the blood pressure medication. I started on mine only a month ago (Ramipril) and I was told that a persistent cough was one of the side effects, and if I got it, to mention it to my doctor. If he has a cold as well though, or has been on the tablets for some time I could be barking up the wrong tree.