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justchecked

Every so often a human illness achieves great success and goes viral like some kind of ... virus.
I have been trolled by one such virus lately. Symptoms include hangover head, and random muscle pain. Sore throat is main symptom.

There have been reports that this virus is doing the rounds.

Anyone else had this dose ?

Turtyturd

Not just viruses...ADHD was all the rage amongst all parents incapable of disciplining their kids a few years ago.

Yellowblackbird

Is your firewall turned on?

El Guapo!

Turtyturd wrote: »

Not just viruses...ADHD was all the rage amongst all parents incapable of disciplining their kids a few years ago.

There's also a lot of people claiming they're dyslexic lately when they're actually just thick as two short planks.

Frynge

Celiac



I does a disservice to people who actually are celiac.

corner of hells

El Guapo! wrote: »

There's also a lot of people claiming they're dyslexic lately when they're actually just thick as two short planks.

Should that not be "too" short planks ?

lertsnim

Frynge wrote: »

Celiac



I does a disservice to people who actually are celiac.

Pretentious arseholes. It will be something else in a few years with them.

chrissb8

"intolerance to gluten" Know this 1st hand saw people I know eat pizza no problem and guzzle down beers without a bother. All of a sudden gluten is bad for them. Their skin is better and they have more energy. I usually find these are the people who have other pseudo bullcrap beliefs like detoxing by drinking a shake? Yeah excuse the 1000's of complicated processes that occur in the human body by itself to detox but no a disgusting green shake will do the job instead.

Illnesses being caused by vaccinations. The height of 1st world privilege to believe such non based hear say evidence (Of course there is the odd adverse reaction) Please tell that to an African child who is dying of a very real a curable disease that could be sorted out by just a simple vaccine. Your stupidity knows no bounds.

Conor Bourke

http://www.storyclash.com/Gluten-Free-Foods-are-no-Healthier-Than-Regular-Foods-Study-Finds-4291833

Pumpkinseeds

Turtyturd wrote: »

Not just viruses...ADHD was all the rage amongst all parents incapable of disciplining their kids a few years ago.

Was that just a lack of discipline? I thought their was a social welfare payment for people who had a child with ADHD, or is that an urban legend?:D

pmasterson95

ADHD is an actual thing?

Banjo String

El Guapo! wrote: »

There's also a lot of people claiming they're dyslexic lately when they're actually just thick as two short planks.

It was like music to my arse the day I heard they had a cure for dyslexia.

Pumpkinseeds

pmasterson95 wrote: »

ADHD is an actual thing?

Not the ADHD, the Social welfare payment for kids with ADHD

Saipanne

I have the flu right now. That count?

Tiddlypeeps

Frynge wrote: »

Celiac



I does a disservice to people who actually are celiac.

The whole "everyone is gluten intolerant" thing has actually has some pretty good side effects for genuine celiac's. The range of gluten free stuff available in most supermarkets and restaurants has never been higher.

mad muffin

I have the cat aids…

BraveDonut

When I was a kid nobody was allergic to nuts.
Guess why? Cos everyone ate nuts and got on with it!

Now you can't have a snickers on a plane because little Johnny might breathe some of it

Trent Houseboat

I like how OP was about a particular illness that they suffered and all the replies were stock AH "There were nothing wrong with gluten when I were a lad" and "people with ADHD get free socks".

ScumLord

Take no chances with illnesses. At the first sign of weakness cut off the head and burn the body. It could be hay fever, it could be zombies, don't risk it.

Fred Swanson

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challengemaster

Frynge wrote: »

Celiac



I does a disservice to people who actually are celiac.

Actually, so many people have started identifying with gluten sensitivity and switching to gluten-free foods, that a new clinical "syndrome", Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS) has been identified.

http://www.nature.com/cmi/journal/v10/n5/full/cmi201328a.html

Generic Dreadhead

I'm Oxygen and H2O Intolerant

DEFTLEFTHAND

Turtyturd wrote: »

Not just viruses...ADHD was all the rage amongst all parents incapable of disciplining their kids a few years ago.

The Doctor who came up this condition Lewis Eisenberg reckoned that vast numbers of children were being incorrectly diagnosed with ADHD. For eg at one stage 10% of children in the USA were being treated with stimulant drugs.

Generic Dreadhead

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

The Doctor who came up this condition Lewis Eisenberg reckoned that vast numbers of children were being incorrectly diagnosed with ADHD. For eg at one stage 10% of children in the USA were being treated with stimulant drugs.

The Louis Therox guy did a good ole show on it

Mr Freeze

El Guapo! wrote: »

There's also a lot of people claiming they're dyslexic lately when they're actually just thick as two short planks.

A teacher in secondary school used to say I was dyslexic (for those expecting a joke now, sadly there isn't one)....just because I would mix up letters or numbers in the middle of word or number.

Turns out I'm probably just normal and who here hasn't written down a number wrong once or twice when it was being called out.

corner of hells

ScumLord wrote: »

Take no chances with illnesses. At the first sign of weakness cut off the head and burn the body. It could be hay fever, it could be zombies, don't risk it.

Most likely its zombies, are you giving the go ahead for a zombie hunt ?

syklops

justchecked wrote: »

Every so often a human illness achieves great success and goes viral like some kind of ... virus.
I have been trolled by one such virus lately. Symptoms include hangover head, and random muscle pain. Sore throat is main symptom.

There have been reports that this virus is doing the rounds.

Anyone else had this dose ?

Are you getting enough fluid? The last few days have been very humid and close. Its easy to get dehydrated.

justchecked

Mr Freeze wrote: »

A teacher in secondary school used to say I was dyslexic (for those expecting a joke now, sadly there isn't one)....just because I would mix up letters or numbers in the middle of word or number.

Turns out I'm probably just normal and who here hasn't written down a number wrong once or twice when it was being called out.

I a9ree.

Pumpkinseeds

All joking aside, OP go and see your doctor. Feel better soon.:)

wakka12

BraveDonut wrote: »

When I was a kid nobody was allergic to nuts.
Guess why? Cos everyone ate nuts and got on with it!

Now you can't have a snickers on a plane because little Johnny might breathe some of it

For good reason. My cousin could literally die if somebody were to open a nutty bar close enough to her mouth or nose

Frynge

wakka12 wrote: »

For good reason

Without knowing your cousin we don't really know if that part is true.

pmasterson95

Trent Houseboat wrote: »

I like how OP was about a particular illness that they suffered and all the replies were stock AH "There were nothing wrong with gluten when I were a lad" and "people with ADHD get free socks".

Do you mean AH isn't really a wise place and is repetitive?

Nadser

BraveDonut wrote: »

When I was a kid nobody was allergic to nuts.
Guess why? Cos everyone ate nuts and got on with it!

Now you can't have a snickers on a plane because little Johnny might breathe some of it

My brother is allergic to nuts (and fish). That didn't stop my mother and sister munching away on the peanuts and cashew nuts when I was growing up. He's still alive. Admittedly he's spent probably more time than is healthy covered in rashes and having difficulty breathing, but hey that's my brother for you! He's a lot better the last twenty years now he has his own gaff and an understanding wife!

justchecked

Nadser wrote: »

My brother is allergic to nuts (and fish). That didn't stop my mother and sister munching away on the peanuts and cashew nuts when I was growing up. He's still alive. Admittedly he's spent probably more time than is healthy covered in rashes and having difficulty breathing, but hey that's my brother for you! He's a lot better the last twenty years now he has his own gaff and an understanding wife!

Understanding of life assurance policy maturity date clauses.

corner of hells

wakka12 wrote: »

For good reason. My cousin could literally die if somebody were to open a nutty bar close enough to her mouth or nose

When you say literally die is that the same as ordinary die ?

Sky King

pmasterson95 wrote: »

ADHD is an actual thing?

Yes but it's cured very easily with a swift toe up the hole.

pmasterson95

pmasterson95 wrote: »

ADHD is an actual thing?

As someone who has ADHD, I can tell you that it is absolutely an actual thing.

ScumLord

corner of hells wrote: »

Most likely its zombies, are you giving the go ahead for a zombie hunt ?

You haven't started yet?

pmasterson95

Sky King wrote: »

Yes but it's cured very easily with a swift toe up the hole.

A true medical expert

pmasterson95

[Deleted User] wrote: »

As someone who has ADHD, I can tell you that it is absolutely an actual thing.

I too am well aware of that but the AH experts dont seem aware it is.

Cold War Kid

Just because some people lie that they have a particular condition, doesn't mean the condition doesn't exist.

El Guapo! wrote: »

There's also a lot of people claiming they're dyslexic lately when they're actually just thick as two short planks.

Do a lot of these people really exist? Never encountered even one of them myself.

Gongoozler

Apparently there are more allergies these days, supposedly because of the higher and higher hygiene standards amongst the general population. So yeah maybe it's trendy to say that you have an allergy to something or maybe just more people do than did previously.

Tbh it seems it's more trendy now to not believe someone has a condition or allergy, rather than trendy to say you have one.

Cold War Kid

Gongoozler wrote: »

Tbh it seems it's more trendy now to not believe someone has a condition or allergy, rather than trendy to say you have one.

Hugely so.

El Guapo!

Cold War Kid wrote: »

Do a lot of these people really exist? Never encountered even one of them myself.

I personally know of at least 4.

They're definitely out there.

selous

ADHD, is that not a dyslexic sneeze?

Gongoozler

Gongoozler wrote: »

Apparently there are more allergies these days, supposedly because of the higher and higher hygiene standards amongst the general population. So yeah maybe it's trendy to say that you have an allergy to something or maybe just more people do than did previously.

Tbh it seems it's more trendy now to not believe someone has a condition or allergy, rather than trendy to say you have one.

This. Times a billion.

It always annoys me when I see parents bleaching things, essentially bubble wrapping their children, or not allowing them to get dirty. Having a high level of hygiene is all well and good, but there's a reason that things like hay fever are all but unheard of from people growing up on farms.

It also bothers me when people think they can say that such a condition doesn't exist, when they have no training in the area, probably don't know any one with those conditions, or have no experience with it whatsoever.

ADHD, especially. Yes, sometimes people are diagnosed when they could just be rowdy, but it doesn't mean that they all are.

Mr Freeze

justchecked wrote: »

I a9ree.

Haha....

thankfully never did that.