I used to get sore throuts, colds, flu etc. No it is very rare to be ill. Once I went 11 years without a single day of illness.
2006-10-01 22:06:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Men's Health
Every time you fall ill your body immediately starts producing antibodies for that particular illness. When you are a kid you have no antibodies to start with, you produce them as you go along. Now that you are older your body will be able to battle illnessess more easily because of the recurring antibody use.
When you start to get really old your antibodies will be broken down and you will fall ill more easily again.
2006-10-01 22:10:13 · answer #1 · answered by Courage 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The older you get, the more immunity your body builds up. It has "seen" most of the germs and infections so will only become ill when it encounters new germs for which it has no resistance........ watch out for Bird Flu !!!!!
2006-10-01 22:12:12 · answer #2 · answered by little weed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we only catch the same cold one time - when we are through it we are immune to that particular strain of illness.
older people have much more developed immune systems in this respect....meaning they are not susceptible to anything they have had in the past, so they do not 'fall ill' as often as someone who has not been through so many illnesses or colds.
2006-10-01 22:11:09 · answer #3 · answered by drewwers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your body developed antigens to those common illnesses.
You may have lucked out being sickly as a kid, 'cause it will give you awhile of (somewhat) immunity.
It will all catch back up eventually, but your childhood illness correlate with your adulthood health.
2006-10-01 22:09:55 · answer #4 · answered by Pyratas 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your immune system has been built up. I suspect too that as an adult, you might be washing your hands more and being more aware of viruses and bacteria spread that way.
2006-10-01 22:47:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you have a strong immune system. Your immune system might've gotten stronger as you grew up.
2006-10-01 22:09:29 · answer #6 · answered by litoaznmidget720 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't knock it honey, theres been a spate of stomach flu where i work and the staff are dropping like flies
2006-10-01 22:09:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your immune system matured and is working better now.
2006-10-01 22:08:49 · answer #8 · answered by starrynight1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
proberbly because as you grow older you build up more antibodies, so your immunity to certain thing becomes stronger. and you are more able to fight off infections.
2006-10-01 22:27:33 · answer #9 · answered by mythmagicdragon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may have built up immunity to all those bad things, so your body fights them now instead of giving into them.
2006-10-01 22:30:14 · answer #10 · answered by nurseTINA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋