It could be ill-luck, or there might be a logical reason but a resident has recently come to terms with the fact that whenever she has a holiday she gets sick.
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She’s not alone and during the Easter long weekend there will be people feeling a little under the weather, most likely due to an overindulgence in chocolate or for some adults, something stronger.
However, not all holiday sickness is food or alcohol related so why is it that during holidays when there is time to get the recommended amount of sleep, exercise regularly and eat well, the resident in question finds herself plagued by colds, flu or sinus infections?
More importantly why do they happen then, rather than the more stressful times while at work?
The resident has discovered that in four out of five international holidays she has come down with the same set of cold based sicknesses.
Her most recent experience resulted in her visiting an after-hours doctor in Northern Ireland due to temporary hearing loss from a sinus infection.
Antibiotics cleared it up but with whiskey and Guinness tastings scheduled, the timing couldn’t be much worse.
Family members who have recently returned from Asia also had similar, but not quite as severe, experiences with both people getting sick.
Air travel is also not only to blame as the same set of sicknesses have happened during holidays visiting family and friends in Australia.