My husband is on Plan P and is 1.5 weeks into the pathogen purge. He has a sore throat and a seemingly bad head cold that came about abruptly. Does this illness mark the purging or is he compromised to external viruses?

Additional Details: He has a sore throat and a seemingly bad head cold that came about abruptly. He doesn't sleep well in general and has had regular nose-bleeds since starting the purge. He also has a burning, itching rash in his armpits that is just now starting to subside. He has done a few enemas (during bone broth cleanse and then one last weekend) and a detox bath. All the medicines seem so anti-viral, so we are surprised at this sickness. He hasn't gotten sick like this in a couple of years (since eliminating sugar and eating mostly "paleo").

Anyone else experiencing this kind of detox can follow the same advice. My inkling in this case with a poor sleeper who gets a flu/cold on the program is that they are adrenally-compromised with low immunity and the pathogen purge was a bit too heavy for them. Colostrum is highly recommended in this case to concurrently build the body while also cleansing it. Extend his PP to 3-4 weeks by taking one day off supplements completely and then starting back at half the dose. Consider phosphatidylserine 100mg with dinner and again before bed. Once he starts sleeping, he will feel better. So much healing happens when the body gets the rest it needs. Quitting now would not be a good idea. It's like leaving a surgery after they open you up. He needs to adjust and wade through this period (the adjustments will make it easier on him). Drink broth and hot lemon water, take it slower, add colostrum, and then he should get to the other side. The reseeding phase is like stitching someone up after surgery and then putting soothing balm on, although not sure if it's the best analogy.