we have been living in Canada now for over 18 months...when we lived in the UK...we very rarely got ill..including the kids..since we have lived here we have been nothing but ill..especially my OH..and its beginning to really pee him off...i am also getting fed up with constantly ill children (including my OH in that LOL )...has anyone else noticed the same thing..im getting to the point where im wondering wether it is worth thinking about moving back to the UK...and thats the last thing we want to do..but this situation is getting us all down...any advice anyone

Different strains etc etc will often have that effect but your bodies will surely build up immunity.

I'm always suffering with the mossie bites in North America whereby the area swells and is uncomfortable. After years of this it's only just getting easier.

Grin and bare like a good Brit

Don't forget to take vitamins, exercise, and eat healthily

What do you mean by ill? That word covers a multitude of ailments. What does your doctor say? In all my time on this and other sites I have never read of anyone having such problems, but that doesn't mean it isn't happening to your family.

We were rarely ill in England and are rarely ill here. I can't say that we've noticed a difference. Where are you?

The first year we were in Canada we all came down with a cold, the first for a few years, and we all suffered badly for nearly a month very really ill. Since we got over that we have been () cold free. Hopefully it will be the same in your case.

Rarely got ill in the UK and even less so here. I think I have had one cold in 3 winters. Probably the -20C temps kills off the bugs over winter.

Also, not sure where you live but could poor air quality be causing your problems. In which case you could consider relocating.

As El Richo says make sure you follow a healthy diet and exercise regularly. Definitely no smoking!

Except in winter. When you're out in the cold a blast of warm smoke through your lungs is a tonic and wards off the flu.

We were ill a lot (coughs, sniffles, sore throats, eye infections) the first winter we were here. I put it down to exposure to different strains of viruses (hubbie started Uni, daughter started school, I was at playgroups with my son) and also stress. But the second winter was much better. Make sure you all eat well, drink lots of water, get lots of sleep and get exercising.

been here 7 months now and apart from 1 cold that dragged on the whole family has been very well, probably more healthy than when we where in the uk

I've never really been a person who gets ill so haven't noticed a difference. I had a cold the second or third week of living here but I got that from my other half who seems to pick up things alot easier anyway! But that has been the height of it apart from him getting sick from eating a 7/11 hotdog! lol

What is all this with "exercising"? People emigrate for a better standard of living; a car so you don't have to walk, a remote so you don't have to switch the TV on manually. There's really no merit in exerting oneself unneccessarily.

bear in mind your immune system is adapting and so are the bugs in the UK. ..moving back there may precipitate another round of 'getting used to the local nasties' if you go back, dragging this out even longer!

If your kids are young and are just starting school, it a surefire way to catch all kinds of bugs - both here and back in the UK

I have friends who are teachers and they too catch all kinds of bugs off the kids.

I had like 2 or 3 colds per year guaranteed back in the crap old UK with it's cold damp weather. Had ONE cold here in just over 2 years and that came after 18 months!! Had a few stomach bugs but only recent and not that bad. Overall tons better health wise than before so no complaints here. Maybe you're doing something wrong or live in the wrong part of Canada??