Gently placing the fact that General Chat may not be the best place to seek health and family advice, I am heartened by some of the GC comments which are kind and rational.
Heartening examples:
siblings bring stuff. in time you will get over it
Kinda unfortunate then since not much you could do to prevent it besides one of you just staying in your rooms the whole time or something
I think I 2nd the if you are not in a space where you can isolate for the period that you are sick and vulnerable to other infections, there is not much you can do. Many bugs can be transmitted from touch and from breathing in what may be contained in particles so light that they are suspended in air for a period of time.
My "advice": I would not blame family. I would think about how our bodies are vulnerable to pathogens. If they are not abusive, family is important. That's it.
And, yes. The potassium in bananas do give us energy. So, you cannot go wrong with a good banana or a few slices of banana cake/bread.
This post was edited by UAPtictac on Jul 17 2025 06:56pm