lowKut

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What a time to get sick when the weather is so nice this weekend!!
This is the second time around I caught the flu... first case happened on Tuesday got better by Wednesday my father had the flu Wednesday and Friday he laid in my bed and got me sick all over again Friday Morning.

What have you taken in the past to help relieve the sickness... its awful being sick espically twice in one week

so far i tried TheraFlu Warming Relief (day)
just took Tylenol Cold Multi-Symptom (waiting to kick-in)

Home remedy maybe??


-Mark
p.s. this should be posted in WebMd but there is just too much crap on there to take

djspawn00

Its probably not the flu unless you managed to somehow get two strains of it in the same year. I personally take some multivitamins... and get egg drop soup mixed with chicken noodle from my local chinese resturant... (add lots of the hot mustard)... cough drops also help get me through the day.

phillygs3

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Lots and lots of o.j. ............. Just be glad you didnt get that stomach virus thats going around. My kids were pukin all over the place last week.

JFLACO610

multi or vitamin c if u cant take the o.j. tea tea tea & not just when youre sick but takin an enzyme vitamin is always good...keeps your body movin inside. oil of oregano is great but u gotta tolerate it. Black seed oil "cures all but death" but u gotta go to a mostly muslim area to get it or order it(Newark). Get a shot glass n fill it with a DARK hard liquor, lemo, alittle honey, heat it up in the microwave, throw it down b4 bed n the next day boo-ya! Im here til Thursday feel better

djspawn00

I think i had that one a couple of weeks ago.. fun fun fun..

ho0n

water, sunlight, and miracle-gro

but seriously, keeping yourself hydrated and catching some rays does help
and laughing and meditating, as well

1loudLX

high concentration of sugar (like in OJ) actually diminishes your immune systems ability to fight off infection. Take the Vit C without the orange juice.

Apex84

This is my last week of work and I'm out with the flu. What a way to go I guess.

Ali SC3

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i feel your pain, i had that stomach virus during the superbowl.
talk about bad timing.. all that food... and i was eating soup =(

LexGrl702

ouch, it sucks to get the flu. But people confuse the flu with a cold all the time. You'll know if you get the flu, you feel like your body is shutting down, everything hurts, you are running a fever and simple things like sitting up seems like the hardest physical activity you've ever done. Nothing works, you just have to keep hydrated with multi-symptoms medication, tea, herbs and try to keep eating healthy to help your immune system prevent infection. All remedies help to cope with the symptoms as long as you do them right. I haven't gotten the flu (knock on wood) since college when I ate poorly and never slept, but colds are a given in the winter and around people in the office. I fight them off in a few days and can still do my day-to-day. I eat lots of citrus fruits in the winter (since they are in season and are really yummy) and lots of physical activity in the house, outside, the gym, etc.

I hope my fellow NELOC sickies feel better and take care of yourself, we are still too young to be sick all the time come visit me in Jersey and I'll cook you chinese cabbage soup...yum!

lowKut

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All wonderful and very informative response...Thanks all

Here is my update... I some what make it out the door yesterday morning to go to work feeling like crap all throughout the day.
Today I had to take the day off to go to the doctor to get some antibiotic ( Dr prescribe azithromycin). Right now the flu is gone however, I am stuck with the cold and a little wheezing (not asthmatic) & the mouth dehydrate rapidly. So hopefully taken a lot of vitamin c & my Source of Life vitamin will bring relief ASAP... I need it badly.


Black Seed Oilsounds serious...serious enough to work Maybe if I can get hold of some I can give it a shot (after reading the side effects first)

The Dark hard liquor won't work well for me cause my stomach do not tolerate lime and honey combo period... Thanks dude

Scarlet300

Good things when you are sick. Zinc, vitamic C, chicken noodle soup, hot tea, hot toddy, garlic, horseradish gargle, steam/humidifier, saline drops, the all classic VaborRub, gargle with saltwater, and acourse rest, rest, rest. Hope you feel better.

djspawn00

Make sure you run the full prescription of those antibiotics. Its really bad to stop taking them because you start to feel better.

My last couple of weeks at work and I'm sick too... I guess its better to get sick now when I still have some medical coverage. Woohoo phlegm.

ho0n

Unless you have a bacterial cold infection, antibiotics won't make the cold go away. Just minimizes bacteria-induced symptoms. OJ, too. It doesn't help you once you're sick--only helps to maintain immunity. Once your body's hit with a new strain of virus, it just takes its natural course. I try to keep off of medication to stay resistant to symptoms. Kind of helps. Prevention is the key!