Cold cough or flu

crazygeryy

Have Any of you got these?it seems like the whole country is coughing and spluttering in some way.
Can we do a poll?

Lia_lia

No.

MilesMorales1

We could, but you know.

corner of hells

crazygeryy wrote: »

Have Any of you got these?it seems like the whole country is coughing and spluttering in some way.
Can we do a poll?

Will a poll cure the cold cough or flu ?

I'd be curious to know how many people reading AH right now have the flu.

starry_eyed

I have zero cold.
Man the fck up peoples.

crazygeryy

How do you get a poll?do you have to be approved or something?application form?

corner of hells

crazygeryy wrote: »

How do you get a poll?do you have to be approved or something?application form?

Pay your poll tax first.

riffmongous

Wait until the flu-nazis come along and you'll have to change your thread title

emersyn

starry_eyed wrote: »

I have zero cold.
Man the fck up peoples.

If misogyny could cure viruses wouldn't we all be set

crazygeryy

How do you get a poll on boards? Be part of the clique?

osarusan

I'm just getting over a pretty bad cold, and still suffering from a right b@stard of a cough that shows no signs of going away. Been a fairly miserable last 5 days or so.

Valentina

I have a chest infection since Dec 23. Doctor was closed so didn't get an antibiotic. It's starting to break now so hoping to get back to normal by Monday.

RobertKK

Where is this sick bit of the country, so we can avoid it?

uch

Ask me bollix, I'll die when I'm ready to

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I'm not sick for a change

suicide_circus

Lying on the cough here waiting for death's icy hand to cool my fevered brow

starry_eyed

suicide_circus wrote: »

Lying on the cough here waiting for death's icy hand to cool my fevered brow

Is it a comfortable cough?

suicide_circus

starry_eyed wrote: »

Is it a comfortable cough?

Wow that was some freudian slip!

starry_eyed

suicide_circus wrote: »

Wow that was some freudian slip!

Yeah Ginger is good for chests.

goz83

Cough.

Also hemorrhoids. I had too much Turkey over xmas

Antar Bolaeisk

I was back in Ireland for two weeks and did nothing but sneeze and cough with a constant stream of tears coming from my eyes. I think I'm allergic to Ireland.

I'm not back here and I've brought a cold back with me so thanks for that

Hammer89

I always thought I was quite stoic, until a recent chest infection made me want to kill myself. Had I been in possession of a gun on Christmas Eve, it was goodbye world. I couldn't hack it. I couldn't hack the random alternating between an extreme chill and the sweats. I couldn't hack the fact I had no energy. I couldn't hack the fact I was coughing up phlegm and then I could feel little bits of it on my tongue. Horrible.

Tin Foil Hat

I've had loads of colds, but I've never had the flu. I'm so lucky. I have friends who have never had a cold, but catch the flu twice a year. I'd hate to be them.

SEPT 23 1989

It has arrived in my home just in time for my return to work on Monday morning

Toots

I've got pneumonia

Ciderswigger

Got the flu jab in November and haven't had a so much as a sniffle since.

P_1

Caught something alright, I thought the flu jab was meant to prevent that

Calibos

P_1 wrote: »

Caught something alright, I thought the flu jab was meant to prevent that

It's meant to prevent the one or two strains of Flu that World Health Authorities think are most likely to do the rounds that year. It does nothing for any of the 200+ strains of the cold virus that are doing the rounds at any given time. Flu is dangerous but very very rare compared to the 'common' cold. 999 out of 1000 people who say/think they have a Flu actually just have a cold. The terms Cold and Flu are not interchangeable.

I am a Flu Nazi.

maudgonner

riffmongous wrote: »

Wait until the flu-nazis come along and you'll have to change your thread title

Calibos wrote: »

I am a Flu Nazi.

Own up, who said Flu-Nazi three times into the mirror?

LordSutch

Many people waffle on about having the flu, but they don't have the flu. < They have a cold.

Believe me, if you have 'the flu' you are bedridden and totally absent of power. With weak legs, banging head, and the feeling (that you might well die) for about ten days! Flu is an awful auld thing.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

LordSutch wrote: »

Many people waffle on about having the flu, but they don't have the flu. < They have a cold.

Believe me, if you have 'the flu' you are bedridden and totally absent of power. With weak legs, banging head, and the feeling (that you might well die) for about ten days! Flu is an awful auld thing.

The other thing is people saying they have the Flu coming on them for days. They don't. That's a cold. The Flu symptoms strike suddenly.

TG1

Ah why leave the poor old sinus infection out of the thread? I had a cold over Christmas that has now turned into a sinus infection...

It's particularly sore as I'm on crutches so every hop leads to thumping sinuses... Yes, I'm just a whole heap of self pity right now!!!

rainbowdrop

Yep, absolutely smothered with a cold.

Yesterday was horrible, I lay on the couch all day feeling sorry for myself. Had a combination of cold, hangover, period pain and THE FEAR.
The fear was probably the worst tbh.... Too much fun was had over the Christmas/New Year.

Back to work tomorrow to wreck my colleagues heads with my sniffles. Woe is me

Did last week. Horrible chest infection and painful throat and cold. All cleared up now though.

Feel better soon sick people.

gazump123

Nope nothing. I rarely ever catch a cold or flu thank god.

Spanish Eyes

Those who have a cold etc are suffering. Safe home, it will be ok in a few days.

Those who are OK are afraid to say anything in case KARMA will get them!

Certain posts excepted!

kfallon

Bit of a throat on me today but I think that could be caused from the last few days of drinking more than anything! No cough tho

Spanish Eyes

TG1 wrote: »

Ah why leave the poor old sinus infection out of the thread? I had a cold over Christmas that has now turned into a sinus infection...

It's particularly sore as I'm on crutches so every hop leads to thumping sinuses... Yes, I'm just a whole heap of self pity right now!!!

That stuff, Sterimar is brill for clearing out the sinuses.

Failing that, snort salt and water up yer nose. You will be grand. I am a sinus sufferer. Anti histamines over the counter are fab too.

Mind yourself now.

P_1

Calibos wrote: »

It's meant to prevent the one or two strains of Flu that World Health Authorities think are most likely to do the rounds that year. It does nothing for any of the 200+ strains of the cold virus that are doing the rounds at any given time. Flu is dangerous but very very rare compared to the 'common' cold. 999 out of 1000 people who say/think they have a Flu actually just have a cold. The terms Cold and Flu are not interchangeable.

I am a Flu Nazi.

Jawohl

Yeah it's a nasty bollox of a cold I've picked up, don't usually get them this bad mind

Spanish Eyes

Late January and Feb are the worst months for this.

Get back to work, routines and all, and then when you relax and get sorted, BANG, in come the bugs.

I bet lots of people get bugs and stuff on holidays. I reckon it's because we relax, and the bugs know this!!

TerrorFirmer

LordSutch wrote: »

Many people waffle on about having the flu, but they don't have the flu. < They have a cold.

Believe me, if you have 'the flu' you are bedridden and totally absent of power. With weak legs, banging head, and the feeling (that you might well die) for about ten days! Flu is an awful auld thing.

The other problem is, because 90% of people seem to think a bad cold is the flu, so if you ring in sick with a 'bad cold' - which can actually be a dreadful experience if you get it really bad - you get this reaction of disgust as if you're calling in sick with a runny nose.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

I'd be curious to know how many people reading AH right now have the flu.

None.. Had it when I was 12, so 16 years ago and still remember the horror of it.

I'm convinced the actual flu is rare because too many people say they have it and you see them out and about a couple of days later. Then you have people who know they've had it and they'll be dying of a bad cold but not say they've the flu.

TG1

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I'm convinced the actual flu is rare because too many people say they have it and you see them out and about a couple of days later. Then you have people who know they've had it and they'll be dying of a bad cold but not say they've the flu.

Yeh, I had the flu about 3 years ago and I was in bed for 2.5 weeks and took another 4 weeks to feel right. It was totally different to a cold.

But for some reason it's not socially acceptable to take to the bed with a cold even if its a horrible one that you can't do anything but with, so people say they've the flu so people won't judge them I think!

xband

I think I just have a bad cold.
Nose stuffed, sneezing, ears stuffed, slightly tickle throat and for some reason a sick stomach.

I might try sleeping.

Not looking for medical advice, just moaning!

smash

A cold? The flue? I wish... Feels like I've been fighting a sars/Ebola hybrid for the last week and a bit.

xband

Well went asleep for 5 hours. Worked up feeling even worse.

This seems a bit more flu like than cold like.

Agh!

kfallon

Still have the touch of manflu, body will be aching in the morn but tomorrow evening I'm gonna have the gaff toasty and when I leave work just after 4 I'm gonna come home, get into me comfy clothes, give my couch a big hug and relax for the evening

thee glitz

I've a cold now and it's a loada balls, but not quite bad enough to keep me in bed all day. I had the flu and a chest infection a few years ago over Christmas. I'd see the time on the alarm clock and neither know nor care if it was am or pm, a nasty dose.

xband

I'm just going to eat loads of garlic.

It may work, may not work but the main thing is that I can't smell at the moment and it will keep people away as a bit of a warning sign.

Rocket19

I'm one of those annoying people who insist on the distinction between cold and flu.

Every other week, people in my work call in sick with 'flu', and are back right as rain 1-2 days later.

I get colds/coughs the odd time, but I got the flu once about 4 years ago, and I swear to god, it was hell on earth!
It came on really suddenly (like within an hour) with chills and body aches, and I spent the next few days delirious and sweating, with literally not even the energy to get out of bed.
Sitting up to take medicine was serious effort, and I had no interest in talking to anyone, watching tv, etc.

Horrendous...! I will not hear of anyone compare it a cold ever since.