flu

Man flu

yes three times so far in my life. can only liken it to food poisoning.

i have had it for two weeks just about getting shut of it but it makes you feel like utter crap

two weeks sounds about right although it's not as intense for the whole period obviously.

had it a couple of years ago came on quickly and didn't last long thankfully - horrible. has the norovirus recently which feels similar.

Once. Wiped out for about ten days. Couldn't get out of bed and so out of it I didn't know whether I wanted a shiit, shave or haircut.

went to bed on the monday did not get up until sunday did not  see the  new year and two weeks without alchol

Last time would have been 20 years ago. Was trying to get papers written at college The flu jab didn't cover many strains this year did it?

no sign of flu north of the Tweed so far .

had it real bad a two years ago after playing football on a cold and wet dec afternoon with a chest infection after a night on the piss.Did not go to doc  and remember trying to walk up the hall way to the bog after being in bed for a week  ,was like walking up an elevator the wrong way ,being on a train with bright lights outside (hallucinations ),was on my hands and knees ,took me all day ,lost a stone and took me months to recover .

bedsheets were drenched in sweat and could not eat ,headache was severe ,sleeping 18+ hours a day,lost a stone and took me months to recover .

1000mg VIT C the way to go .

i know people have a day off work and say i had the flu no way after that lot a week in bed then when i did get up it was for only a couple of hours

had it xmas,reminded me of when i was in nam

A cold can be nasty but you can get through it. Headache, sore throat.

Flu lasts at least 4-5 days. Even standing up is a massive effort. You feel as weak and helpless as a newborn kitten. I've only had flu once thankfully. I thought I'd had it several times but they were just colds. Then one winter a few years ago my whole body shut down. Blindingly painful headaches, muscles aching, throat feeling like I'd swallowed acid.

The best description I've heard about the difference between the flu and a cold is

If you saw a £20 note fluttering around your front lawn you'd walk up and collect it if you had a cold.

If you had the flu you wouldnt even consider leaving your bed for it!

Helped me to stop smoking,got flu in 2001 used to smoke 40 a day,when I got better didn't fancy one never smoked since

Proper flu makes hallucinate and if you dropped a £10 note you would be in too much of a bad way to fancy picking it up, anything else is a bad cold.

No-one goes to work with the flu. You can't.
A difference between a cold and the flu is that a cold comes on gradually but the flu just wipes you out with little warning.

Never been that ill AG

if i drop a £10 note it hits me on the back of the head