[at-l] Colds on the trail

[SLIM" <bogey1@cplx.net (SLIM)]

Vcat,
I've had many colds while on the trail.  At home I usually go to bed for
three or four days.  On the trail, I guess because of the tremendous
physical effort, I get over a cold completely in 3-4 days.  I think it may
have something to do with the metabolism being in high gear.   Sweating it
out.
I never had the flu when hiking.  That is a cold of a different sort.
SLIM

From: SaraSW@aol.com
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 09:27:51 EST
Subject: Re: [at-l] Trip Report
To: at-l@backcountry.net

Several folks have talked about colds recently, and I've just spent eight
days with a cold. For four of them, I was racked with fever and feeling that
a walk from the bed to the bathroom and back was all I could handle.

So what do folks do when this happens on the trail?