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Is It Normal To Catch Cold Easily Despite Being On Medication For TB?
Question: hello...
just last XXXXXXX 27 i was hospitalized because of fever for 12 days already and i was worried its no longer the flu...but i started feeling fever 12 days before...pleural fluid was seen and at first diagnosed me with pneumonia..i underwent thoracentesis and the fluid was 800ml and they got 700ml out...the doc said she is suspecting that the fluid is caused by tb and she had me skin tested...i xame out positive...so as soon as i came out from the hospital last july 3 i started medication the next day...until now i take my medication very religiously evey morning before breakfast..im now on my 11th day...i no longer haaave fever and night sweats but i still feel tired easily...and i still feel like my lungs are srill tired...is this normal for me even if im already taking medication? plus...just today i defeloped common cold symptoms...i sneeze a lot and i have stuffy itchy nose aand a little headache caused by the stuffy nose...but i can get the mucus out..is it normal for a tb patient like me to catch a cold even if im alaready on tb medication?
just last XXXXXXX 27 i was hospitalized because of fever for 12 days already and i was worried its no longer the flu...but i started feeling fever 12 days before...pleural fluid was seen and at first diagnosed me with pneumonia..i underwent thoracentesis and the fluid was 800ml and they got 700ml out...the doc said she is suspecting that the fluid is caused by tb and she had me skin tested...i xame out positive...so as soon as i came out from the hospital last july 3 i started medication the next day...until now i take my medication very religiously evey morning before breakfast..im now on my 11th day...i no longer haaave fever and night sweats but i still feel tired easily...and i still feel like my lungs are srill tired...is this normal for me even if im already taking medication? plus...just today i defeloped common cold symptoms...i sneeze a lot and i have stuffy itchy nose aand a little headache caused by the stuffy nose...but i can get the mucus out..is it normal for a tb patient like me to catch a cold even if im alaready on tb medication?
Brief Answer:
yes you can get a cold
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for using HCM,
Once you start the treatment for TB it can take weeks or even months before your body gets back to normal. It is great that the fever and night sweats have stopped but it will take your body a while get over the fatigue and tiredness from the tuberculosis infection.
The medication you are taking is to treat TB.
We do not have a medication to treat or prevent the common cold. It is caused by a virus and yes you can get a cold while on treatment for TB.
I hope you are feeling better very soon.
Let me know if you have further questions.
Dr. Robinson
yes you can get a cold
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for using HCM,
Once you start the treatment for TB it can take weeks or even months before your body gets back to normal. It is great that the fever and night sweats have stopped but it will take your body a while get over the fatigue and tiredness from the tuberculosis infection.
The medication you are taking is to treat TB.
We do not have a medication to treat or prevent the common cold. It is caused by a virus and yes you can get a cold while on treatment for TB.
I hope you are feeling better very soon.
Let me know if you have further questions.
Dr. Robinson
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
until when am i contagious and how will i know if im no longer contagious?
Brief Answer:
TB contagious for 3-4 weeks
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Once you have been on the tuberculosis medications for 3-4 weeks and you are not having fevers and not coughing then you would be considered to no longer be contageous.
Regards,
Dr. Robinson
TB contagious for 3-4 weeks
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Once you have been on the tuberculosis medications for 3-4 weeks and you are not having fevers and not coughing then you would be considered to no longer be contageous.
Regards,
Dr. Robinson
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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