I don't ever remember having bronchitis. My mother claimed she had chronic bronchitis, because she had a cough, but it was a smoker's cough. She would never blame it on the cigarettes. She died of lung cancer.
When I was little, I had the croup and earaches a lot. Got used to needles then because the doctor would come to the house and give me a penicillin shot in my butt. Got my tonsils and adenoids out at age 5, and never had another problem. When I was much younger, I did periodically get an upper respiratory infection, that would require antibiotics. But I haven't had anything like that for over 30 years.
I just got over what could have been an episode of diverticulitis. It could have been that, or it could have been something else entirely. I didn't vomit, but I did have terrible gas and periodic diarrhea. No abdominal tenderness though. Woke up a couple of nights soaking wet, had some fatigue for a couple of days too. I have GERD and mild IBS that I take medication twice a day for. I ended up with a perforated bowel back in 2010 caused by diverticulitis. Had to have a resection, and temporary colostomy, which was reversed three months later. Hadn't had any real abdominal problems since then until last week. I also thought maybe it could have been caused by the second cortisone injection in my back. I'd had one in the other side two weeks earlier, and cortisone can give you diarrhea, fatigue and joint pain. I'd had cortisone shots before, but never two within a two-week period. They do raise your blood sugar, can give you headaches, and make you feel flushed as well. So God only knows what it was I had.
I'm scheduled for a gastroscopy and colonoscopy in June. Have to go for a Covid test five days before.
Both of my parents had all of those same issues but I have been very healthy. As soon as I got over whatever I had the stomach pain went away and hasn’t come back. My asthma only flares up when pollen is bad. It never bothers me the rest of the year. I have never smoked either.