Flu Season is Upon Us
If you’ve ever had influenza, or the “flu,” you understand that it’s much more serious than your average cold. The flu can cause extreme fatigue, fever, chills, and keep you from feeling like yourself for weeks on end. In severe cases, it can even land you in the hospital.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the flu spreads by droplets that occur when a person sneezes, coughs, or speaks or when a person touches an object that has the flu virus on it and then touches their nose or mouth. Flu season varies each year, but begins to peak between December and February, and has the potential to last through May.
With flu season firmly here, it is important to take steps to protect yourself from getting sick. You should always get a flu shot, but there is a chance that a different virus could still make you sick. Other steps to take include always washing your hands and staying away from people who seem sick.
Probiotics May Help
In the unfortunate event that you get the flu this year, there are certain steps you can take to reduce the severity and duration of your symptoms, including adding probiotics that act as immune boosters to your daily health regimen. According to the results of a study published in 2009, children who received Lactobacillus acidophilus or L acidophilus NCFM in combination with Bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis Bi-07 had the following reductions in symptom incidence, respectively:
- Fever – 53% and 72.7%
- Coughing –4% and 58.8%
- Rhinorrhea – 32% and 84.2%
Notably, test subjects who received probiotics had significantly fewer days absent form child care (31.8%, 27.7%) than those receiving placebo treatment.
At Kress Specialty Apothecary, we offer a variety of probiotic supplements that may help people who are suffering from colds, influenza, or other issues. Of course, you should always discuss your treatment options with your physician and consider the risks and benefits associated with any action concerning your heath.
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Kress Specialty Apothecary is a New Jersey compounding pharmacy located in Barrington, New Jersey. We offer our own line of pharmaceutical grade supplements and vitamins as well as all of the other medications that would you expect to see at any retail pharmacy. We also compound medications into creams, gels, liquids, even lollipops and are able to provide dosages that are not available on the mass market. To learn more, stop by today or give us a call at 856-323-8723.