Dr. Giulia Enders

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ZOE Science & Nutrition · How 'boosting' your immune system increases inflammation and 4 ways to support balance instead | Dr Giulia Enders · 7 May 2026 podcast

So if these symptoms of, let's start with the cold maybe, if the symptoms of the cold are like my immune system doing its job right, should I be taking any medicines that might interrupt this?

This is debated and there's data on multiple aspects.

And for the very first question, which is, should I take something like anti-inflammatory drugs when I have a cold?

Some research say don't because it might prolong the cold for another 24 hours, an estimate.

And others say, oh, do, because it doesn't really change anything, but you'll just feel better afterwards.

Some things are a really good idea.

For example, decongestant nasal spray, because they'll actually, when it gets too bad with the nose and you can't breathe and eat and sleep, then really you should take some before it spreads to the ears.

Because the ears go through the same channel and if it's all swollen up, they can't really air and clean out and eat.

So then they'll have a problem soon.

So the decongestant nasal spray, if you use it right, not too much, don't overdo it, don't take it too long, then it's a really good thing to do when you're being sick.

But when it comes, for example, to things that tone down the gut when you have diarrhea, like loperamid, for example, it's the usual thing you take on travels or something.

then you should really think twice.

Because as I said, diarrhea will expel the germs out and help the gut to get rid of them.

So they don't infect any more cells or less at least.

And when you then take something that just stops the motion of the gut and just lets everything brew and lay around, then that's not a good idea.

And we have data showing that it elevates your risk of post-infectional irritable bowel syndrome and also like having a bit more

pain and like trouble after an infection so if you really need to take it because you just have to get on that plane or you're starting to be dehydrated and it gets really bad then go ahead but if it's not so necessary and you could just really have your gut you know sorted out for half a day or a day in the hotel room then you might want to go with that for example and it's a mix out of both for anti-cough medicine because in the very beginning cough is

similar to diarrhea, where it really gets out some of the viruses and germs by coughing them out.

But later on, it oftentimes will fuse into a more of like irritated cough, where just the immune cells and the cells in the airways are so sensitive, every piece of dry air or little particle that you breathe in will then irritate them and make you cough unnecessarily.

And in that case, you can then grab the medicine.

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