Myth? Does anyone know?

Post by **inphlict** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:07 am

When I was growing up I was always told that going outside with wet hair in the winter will result in getting a cold, recently I found out that this is actually not true.

So now I’m questioning a few other things my parents told me. One common thing they always yelled at me for is having a car window or window in the house blowing at you while you’re hot and that this will also get you a cold. Or even if you’re sitting in a draft for a long time and also drinking very cold water while you’re hot.

Can you really get sick like this?

Can you get sick by walking around in light clothes during the winter? If you can get sick by any of these means how exactly do you get sick?

Post by **PhoeniX** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:09 am

Did they ever tell you that they were your parents, then?

Post by **LeonardoP** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:09 am

i don't think it makes you sick per se, just more susceptable for germs.

Post by **MaCaBr3** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:11 am

I'm not a docter, but getting a "cold' has to do with bacteries and virussen and has nothing to do with weather.

You can get a cold in the summer you know.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:12 am

well wet hair does mean you lose body heat at an enormously increased rate.

Not sure if this amounts to being rendered more vulnerable to a cold - wouldn't be surprised tho.

Post by **MaCaBr3** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:13 am

Spinache doesn't make you strong like popeye btw.

Post by **inphlict** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:17 am

No seriously I grew up always being yelled at and warned about shit like this and I still don't know if it's true or false.

The wet hair and winter fact I found on mythbusters site so it should be a fact then.

But I think you can get suck from drinking very cold drinks while being very hot? Does anyone know?...

Post by **losCHUNK** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:21 am

i think it just makes you more prone to shit... after ive had a heavy drink, lack of sleep or even the place i work at (cold cold cold) i am getting them more than i used to

doesnt mean you are gunna catch one, just that your more likely to if you do do it maybe ?

Post by **LeonardoP** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:21 am

hm the mythbusters aren't really scientific...

you can definitely not get directly sick from such a thing, only bacteries or virii can cause sickness.

Post by **LeonardoP** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:22 am

losCHUNK wrote:i think it just makes you more prone to shit... after ive had a heavy drink, lack of sleep or even the place i work at (cold cold cold) i am getting them more than i used to

doesnt mean you are gunna catch one, just that your more likely to if you do do it maybe ?

yeah definitely. alcohol makes you much more vulnerable.

Post by **inphlict** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:23 am

That’s what I realized that only bacteria and viruses can make you sick, unless this some how make you susceptible.

Post by **LeonardoP** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:28 am

inphlict wrote:That’s what I realized that only bacteria and viruses can make you sick, unless this some how makes your susceptible.

yes it makes it easier for the germs to get past your initial defenses.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:30 am

Hello, wish you well.

Just wait for TNF for a professional answer.

Pete.

Post by **Bacon** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:34 am

If you work yourself to a sweating state, then walk outside into a -10-15 or so environment, it is very bad for you

Post by **LeonardoP** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:35 am

u sure?
if you take a cold shower right after a sauna its very good for you :icon14:

Post by **^misantropia^** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:36 am

The efficiency of your immune system decreases as your body temperature drops. That's why you get a fever when ill: it's your body dealing with those nasty germs.

Post by **LeonardoP** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:37 am

yes. thats a part of the importance of fever, the immune system works most efficient at a temperature just above bodytemp

Post by **inphlict** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:39 am

LeonardoP wrote:u sure?
if you take a cold shower right after a sauna its very good for you :icon14:

Finish sauna fucking owns, warm up, have a beer and relax and then rush into the lake at 10 C...AAAHHH...

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 1:00 am

your face doesn't stick like it if the wind changes

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 1:01 am

inphlict wrote:
LeonardoP wrote:u sure?
if you take a cold shower right after a sauna its very good for you :icon14:
Finish sauna fucking owns, warm up, have a beer and relax and then rush into the lake at 10 C...AAAHHH...

i was doing that for two weeks last summer in between fishing and sitting around reading in finland \o/. was utter bliss

Post by **ForM** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 1:04 am

Its all lies.

Mythbusters would do well here.

These are the Facts

Sitting in a drafty room will not make you ill. Possibly chilly but not ill.
Walking outside with wet hair will not make you ill, mayby som frozen hair but that is all.

The cold does not lower ones imune system to suseptibility of illness.

The cold does however force people to congigate to places. Mostly warm spots. If one is ill and sneezes or choughs you might contract what thay have.

Also just touching sufaces like door handels or counters and then rubbing ones eyes may result in contracting an illness.

Dont belive Old Wives Tales.

Testoclesius · Post by **Testoclesius** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 1:18 am

inphlict wrote:So now I’m questioning a few other things my parents told me.

i fucking bet you are :lol:

Post by **eepberries** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 1:20 am

You can get pneumonia though, I think. At least in a few cases like that. Like if you go outside in the winter while wearing wet clothes, stuff like that.

Post by **LeonardoP** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 1:35 am

u sure? where did you get that from?

Post by **LeonardoP** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 1:59 am

riddla wrote:
LeonardoP wrote:u sure? where did you get that from?
yeah, its really bad for the vessels in your brain to expand from the heat and then contract violently from sudden cold. some gyms I've been to even have had warnings about not getting out of the sauna and jumping directly into the cold swimming pool.

hm ive checked google to be sure, and everywhere it says thats its good to take a cold shower after a hot sauna. its good for your bloodvessels because you train them to expand and contract that way. i dont see any reason why the brain couldn't handle the bloodvessels contracting.

maybe you mean that you might lose too much heat too fast? .. dont think that'd be an issue tho...

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