Reply To: some update from Iceland

Carliam,

GBS is a very rare disease and getting it a second time from a cold is even rarer. There’s no reason to worry that a typical cold or sore throat is going to trigger an autoimmune response and lead to a recurrence of GBS. Colds, sore throats, and the occasional bout of diarrhea are fairly predictable parts of everyone’s lives before and after GBS.

In the very, very unlikely event you get tingling or numbness in the hands or feet in next couple weeks following the cold, you should get a routine checkup by a GBS doctor.