Disaster think Ive flu.

curadh

Went running yesterday in the hailstones got soaked..then went to visit a mate as I owed him some $..Hes just getting over the flu..did shopping got home clothes were damp..had hot shower...went to bed around 12..a dog starts barking...2 dogs start barking... was developing a sore throat so didnt want to shout out window to give out...5 o'clock I get to sleep...
Woke up in a stupor flushed cheeks and drained feels like the start of flu....
1.Should I go training tonight?
2.Is there anything I can do to stop it?
3.Should I stop training if I actually have it?

hunnymonster

are you a man or a woman?


only teasing, if you have a high fever and/or anything in your chest then better to play it safe. If you have only got a sore throat, headache and runny nose, it could be safe to run. Better to have one day off than a month.

Jimmy Bottlehead

hunnymonster wrote: »

are you a man or a woman?


only teasing, if you have a high fever and/or anything in your chest then better to play it safe. If you have only got a sore throat, headache and runny nose, it could be safe to run. Better to have one day off than a month.

True - I've had the flu since last Thursday, just felt very drained along with other symptoms. The weekend off was a pain in that I missed training, but I'm ready to go again tonight.

xebec

curadh wrote: »

2.Is there anything I can do to stop it?

Right now? Probably not. But in future you will have to either get home quickly after getting soaked running and get a hot shower and dry clothes or else carry some dry clothes with you. While I'm sure there may have been other factors in getting ill, being in damp/wet clothes certainly doesn't help! Oh, and remember that this is Ireland, make sure you're going to be warm enough for your run - I use a Helly Hansen base layer for all of my runs as well as other clothes depending on temp & weather. It's sucks that you've gotten sick, I was out in the hail on Sunday too and wasn't feeling great yesterday, but give yourself a few days of rest and then be raring to go again when you start feeling better

curadh

ta for the replies..xebec where can I get a base layer? how much kaboola they costin? Dont want to wear a rainjacket cos they dont let your body breathe.

Gillo

Possibley a bit on the late side now, but taking echinacea at the on-set has been proven to help.

Diairist

in all probability echinacea and a good night's sleep will be the makings of you. You will feel thirsty - do yourself a favour and sip bottled water regularly. That way you erm stay asleep at night.

BraziliaNZ

Ok I had the flu last winter for the first time ever. I was in BITS for a week. Sleeping constantly, unable to eat, in pain all over my body, shivering like a lunatic, no matter how much clothes and blankets I used I was still FREEZING. You don't have the flu. You have a cold. If you're even considering training you CANT have the flu. I lost about 5kg in a week and a half with the flu and it took me weeks to get back to where I was, I could barely lift anything when I went back. People get a blocked nose and claim to have the flu. Why??

Gillo

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

People get a blocked nose and claim to have the flu. Why??

It sounds better!!

Demonique

xebec wrote: »

Right now? Probably not. But in future you will have to either get home quickly after getting soaked running and get a hot shower and dry clothes or else carry some dry clothes with you.

He/she wouldn't have gotten the flu from getting wet, if he/she has the flu, he/she would have caught it from the friend who had the flu

Ginny

I feel your pain, needed 2 rounds of antibiotiocs to get over a throat/chest infection at the end of Feb/ being of March. Sunday morning I woke up with a sore throat and so far no matter what I've done its got steadily worse, ears were blocked this morning. I'm hoping its just a head cold and that I can shake it off.

celestial

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Ok I had the flu last winter for the first time ever. I was in BITS for a week. Sleeping constantly, unable to eat, in pain all over my body, shivering like a lunatic, no matter how much clothes and blankets I used I was still FREEZING. You don't have the flu. You have a cold. If you're even considering training you CANT have the flu. I lost about 5kg in a week and a half with the flu and it took me weeks to get back to where I was, I could barely lift anything when I went back. People get a blocked nose and claim to have the flu. Why??

True story. If you have to question whether you really do have the flu, then you don't have it. Likewise if you can get out of bed/off the couch, then you don't have it! That said if you have a bad cold you prob shouldn't train because your body likely needs all the energy it has fighting off the infection. Better to recover and come back strong. That's my reasoning anyway.

t-ha

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Ok I had the flu last winter for the first time ever. I was in BITS for a week. Sleeping constantly, unable to eat, in pain all over my body, shivering like a lunatic, no matter how much clothes and blankets I used I was still FREEZING. You don't have the flu. You have a cold. If you're even considering training you CANT have the flu. I lost about 5kg in a week and a half with the flu and it took me weeks to get back to where I was, I could barely lift anything when I went back. People get a blocked nose and claim to have the flu. Why??

Ignorance, people often use 'cold' and 'flu' interchangeably. I thought I'd had the flu loads of times until one time I got the flu. Glad to say I've only had it the once now.

Roper

Agreed, I was forever getting the flu until one time I got the flu. Now I get heavy colds. The flu, the real flu, is 4 days bed rest and shivering, sweating, am I cold? Get a blanket! No wait, I'm actually roasting! Take the blanket away! No! Wait, I'm cold!

There's something going around at the mo, me and my boy have it we're currently trying to fill all the bins in the house with snotty hankies in record time. I still train with colds but if I'm in any way feverish I err on the side of caution as training just isn't worth it and you might end up with a week out of training instead of 2 days.

blah

I think it's gas when some lad's out of work for a couple of days and they say "had a touch of the flu", and it's obvious that they had a cold, and not even a bad cold. My Mam used to kick me out the door to school no matter how bad I felt, so now I'm fairly reluctant to call in sick when I have a cold.

I had the flu once years ago, if you're not shivering and sweating at the same time, wrapped in a blanket, with it coming out both ends, and incapacitated for a week, then you don't have the flu.

celestial

blah wrote: »

I think it's gas when some lad's out of work for a couple of days and they say "had a touch of the flu", and it's obvious that they had a cold, and not even a bad cold. My Mam used to kick me out the door to school no matter how bad I felt, so now I'm fairly reluctant to call in sick when I have a cold.

I had the flu once years ago, if you're not shivering and sweating at the same time, wrapped in a blanket, with it coming out both ends, and incapacitated for a week, then you don't have the flu.

I'd rather they stayed at home though when it's work - nothing worse than sitting in an office with someone who's coughing and spluttering and thinking 'I'm gonna catch that'.

celestial

Roper wrote: »

Agreed, I was forever getting the flu until one time I got the flu. Now I get heavy colds. The flu, the real flu, is 4 days bed rest and shivering, sweating, am I cold? Get a blanket! No wait, I'm actually roasting! Take the blanket away! No! Wait, I'm cold!

Heheh!:D

curadh

Thank the Heavens I think I'm gonna live. Feel better today think it was just the fast onset of a sore throat after being with my mate and then waking up drained with the flushed cheeks and headache. BTW Ive had the flu nearly every year since around 20, it never immediately starts with the full on symptoms. You get a headache, feel drained, bones feel weak, nose blocks up, the ears block, sweats/cold, dont eat, I dont think theres vomiting and sh1tting involved though maybe cos theres nothing there, cant remember. Going back at it tonight glad I took your advice and stayed in last night. Where'd we be without boards:eek:

Faith

Just a note - colds and flu are viral diseases. You can't get them any other way than being exposed to the virus. You will not and can not get a cold or flu from getting caught in the rain, or goin out with wet hair, or any of those old wives tales.

cowzerp

Roper wrote: »

There's something going around at the mo,

Probably the worst statement known to man!
At any given time there is hundreds if not thousands of of colds and flu bugs going "around"! Bad, even by Roper;s standards!!

arybvtcw0eolkf

I looked through a keyhole once and got a sty in my eye, no one is going to tell me thats an old wives tale :rolleyes:

blah

celestial wrote: »

I'd rather they stayed at home though when it's work - nothing worse than sitting in an office with someone who's coughing and spluttering and thinking 'I'm gonna catch that'.

Try telling my Mam that!

Ginny

Well I've just been told to go home, the women are sick of my coughing and spluttering..:D

celestial

Faith wrote: »

Just a note - colds and flu are viral diseases. You can't get them any other way than being exposed to the virus. You will not and can not get a cold or flu from getting caught in the rain, or goin out with wet hair, or any of those old wives tales.

True - but being out in the cold and rain can lower your immunity somewhat, apparently, so there is an element of truth - which is sometimes the case in these old wives tales.

oblivious

Faith wrote: »

Just a note - colds and flu are viral diseases. You can't get them any other way than being exposed to the virus. You will not and can not get a cold or flu from getting caught in the rain, or goin out with wet hair, or any of those old wives tales.

Yep you have to ingest some ones infected mucus or it rub it into you eyes

Roper

cowzerp wrote: »

Probably the worst statement known to man!
At any given time there is hundreds if not thousands of of colds and flu bugs going "around"! Bad, even by Roper;s standards!!

Here listen you, I'm aware that there are lots of things going around, but influenza and the like have spikes around certain times of year. This seems to be one of them!

cowzerp

Roper wrote: »

Here listen you, I'm aware that there are lots of things going around, but influenza and the like have spikes around certain times of year. This seems to be one of them!

SPIKE! Fair play

Twin Lance

Ah, so running around in Longford till 6 o clock in the morning wearing nothing but a toga didnt get me the flu! What can I blame now?

xebec

curadh wrote: »

ta for the replies..xebec where can I get a base layer? how much kaboola they costin? Dont want to wear a rainjacket cos they dont let your body breathe.

Hey, sorry it's taken me so long to reply, been travelling. Nike do a range of base layers called Nike Pro, which should be available in most good sports shops for around €30-40 price range. The Helly Hansen ones I wear are less common around the country but are available in outdoors shops like Great Outdoors and start at €40 for most basic long sleeve shirt up to €++ for others. The basic ones are perfect for running in.

BigglesMcGee

99% of self diagnosed flu cases are actually the common cold.

You'll know it whne you do get the flu. In fact you'll be lucky if you can even pick up the phone to call the doctor, never mind be back training in a few days.