Has anyone tried Airborne ? I understand it is recommended for trips to help ward off sickness from airborne viruses.

I usually feel under the weather, for the first few days, every time we travel overseas.

What are the ingredients?

I don't know the ingredients. I just heard about the product and was curious.

Sorry but I work in the medical field so I am always interested in a product's make-up when evaluating claims of effectiveness.

I apologize if my answer wasn't what you were looking for.

Hi,

"Airborne® was developed by a school teacher ...." Hmmmmmmmm

See http://www.drugstore.com/products/pr...84&tab=0#0

My husband invariably gets some kind of respiratory infection when we fly. Last September I bought Airborne for him to try, and he was cold-free the entire trip: a real first. The product gets dissolved in water; so increased liquid probably helps.

We were introduced to Airborne by our neighbors, who return home to Egypt each summer. Last year their family of four used the product and no one caught a cold.

Well, now I AM VERY interested. Colds are spread when people innoculate themselves, usually the mucous membranes of their nose or eyes, with viral particles they have picked up on surfaces with their hands. There may also be a certain amount of so-called "large droplet transmission" etc.

If this "preparation" (notice I did NOt use the term "medication" actually stops colds or keeps them from incubating there are a LOT of people who would be very interested in the ingredients.

I've seen this at our local Target. Intrepid1, according to the drugstore.com link that Ira gave, here are the ingredients:

Ingredients:
Citric Acid, Sorbitol, Sodium Bicarbonate, Natural Lemon-Lime Flavor, Polyethylene Glycol, Sucralose, Mineral & Canola Oil, Riboflavin

Basically, take more Vitamin C (mostly what &quot;Airborne&quot; is), wash hands more frequently and carry those little packs of handwipes (so you can <i>wipe</i> your hands not just rub alcohol on them). My doctor gave me samples of Nasacort (sp?) allergy spray, which might help nasal passages (cilia?) function better to filter germs. I didn't get a cold my last flight, but have been getting them every time the past two years.

p.s. it isn't just the flight, it is all the places you touch that millions of others are touching, too, ie. banisters, doors, etc. Also, being in crowds on a daily basis, ie. airport, trams/metro, elevators, etc.

My husband continued to use Airborne for the first 3 days after we landed in France and the same on our return home. For years we've used saline spray during flights, scrubbed our hands frequently, dabbed boroleum in our nostrils for extra moisture, and generally been careful. But he still got colds. The only thing that changed this time (to use the Harvard Business School method) was using Airborne.

There are many possible explanations for not getting a cold on any particular trip. If you don't come into contact with the virus, you won't catch a cold.

Maybe he just lucked out and didn't come into contact with the virus. And people tend to catch fewer colds as they get older, because you gain more and more immunity with each cold you catch--children are constantly catching a cold; adults much less so.

It's highly unlikely that the ingredients in Airborne would have any effect on the rate of catching colds.

In fact, I just checked out Airborne's ads--they don't directly claim to prevent colds; they only hint at it. Guess they don't want to be sued.

Their statement:
A Dietary Supplement
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.