I have had 3 reflexology sessions and I have fallen ill both time after I had them?

[liya79]

After the first session I felt very tired and unable to focus, after the second preety much the same very tried but had body ache all week and had flu/cold like symptoms and after the third I came down with a really bad cold and chesty cough. Is this a coincidence?

 

[Gary Y]

Well, correlation does not necessarily imply causation, and given that reflexology is only a placebo treatment, I think you can conclude it is coincidence. No effect = no side effects.

Colds are caused by viruses, not foot massages. And no foot massage is going to release 'toxins' and bring on illness faster. That is pseudoscientific garbage. http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=452

Question for Britta: What toxins are you referring to and what is the evidence that supports your claims?

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EDIT: @onlymatch4u, yes it is a placebo only. If you think I'm wrong, I'm willing to make a correction, but I only make corrections based on the provision of robust, peer reviewed scientific data. So go ahead and post your evidence and change this skeptic's mind. Otherwise your rant is worthless.

 

[Britta]

I am a FootZone therapist which is like reflexology. It's normal for your body to be eliminating toxins after being worked on. Any range of things can happen, diarrhea, cough, sinus trouble. All I can say is the sessions didn't make you sick, but if you are going to be sick, the sessions can bring it on faster and harder, but they will generally be shorter AND you will have eliminated more toxins than normal.

My advice is to drink lots of water after a session, take vitamins regularly and keep getting worked on!