cuckoo Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 how do you deal with this dreaded condition ? Whenever i get a sniffle ect i can carry on and always have done but not my better half he seems to be nearly at deaths door,any advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nigel Bridgman-Elliot Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 I'd suggest extra vitamin C and wrap up extra warm so your increased body temperature kills off the virus quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 The actual medical definition of influenza is:- If there were a £50 note at the bottom of your garden, would you go out and get it? If you have real flu, then there is no way on this earth you would or could. If you have a cold, then you would be skipping down there like a shot, sniffling as you go, but planning what to spend the cash on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooks Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Cuckoo, I thought your other half would know that Whisky is the answer! Luckily I didn't get called in because of him today! Tomorrow is a different kettle of fish though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleepsie Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Pandemic fear after woman catches Man Flu. A woman from Stroud has caught Man Flu, prompting fears that women may have become susceptible to a new strain of the disease for the first time. Thirty-five-year-old Andrea Jennings complained of a sore throat and feeling ‘a bit bunged up’ and then instead of just struggling on regardless announced she was going to take the day off work and endlessly complain about how ill she was to her partner. It was at this point that government scientists confirmed Andrea was suffering from Man Flu. ‘I’ve had colds before and in many ways this very feels similar,’ said Andrea. ‘But since I realised it was Man Flu I’ve struggled to do anything more strenuous than lying the sofa watching Match of the Day DVDs and reruns of Top Gear on Dave. It’s been awful.’ Concerned that she might actually be dying caused Andrea to visit to the doctor who gave her a patronizing chuckle and informed her that she just has a bit of a virus and advised her to take paracetamol and drink plenty of fluids. Scientists say that a rare mutation has caused the Man Flu virus to spread to women for the first time, although there have already been instances of Man Flu being passed to birds. In the Far East, millions of chickens were destroyed when farmers noticed them lying in bed all day, showing signs of headaches, dry mouths and other symptoms quite similar to those of a hang-over. Although police have cordoned off the area around Stroud, experts say there are now real fears that a Man Flu pandemic infecting millions of women may follow. Andrea is currently being cared for by her husband, Roland, and is thought to have originally caught Man Flu from him. ‘Andrea’s symptoms are quite similar to what I had a few weeks ago, although when I had it, it was much worse.’ http://newsbiscuit.com/article/pandemic-fear-after-woman-catches-man-flu-401 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medziotojas Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 I cum doon wi yun damn man flu maest Saturday moarnins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuckoo Posted November 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Mr Cuckoo has decieded to try the whisky now,thanks Pooks for reminding him of that magical elixir ! He thinks it may take a few bottles of finest malt before the benefit is felt though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradgate5 Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 how do you deal with this dreaded condition ? Whenever i get a sniffle ect i can carry on and always have done but not my better half he seems to be nearly at deaths door,any advice. Heard on the BBC today no less. It is best just to rest, take it easy and let your body heal itself. The doc says there's no scientific evidence on vitamin c or anything else. So let your better half rest. Something new I learnt today as well . . . you can never get the same cold virus twice, so the more you have the less chance you have of getting one in future. That's why kids get a lot when they are young, and it's good that they do as (apparently) it helps avoid other diseases by upping their immune system. Good ol' BBC Ps if you know you have a cold they said no point going to the doc! (assuming the usual no complications, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 Re. Pleepsie's post earlier.I think the spread of Man Flu has become serious now. My partner has had it twice in the last six months.Shö's been a miserable peerie craetir wi it.Medical science must put all its efforts into finding a cure for this ravaging virus, before us poor men have to do any more mundane household tasks,, like washing dishes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 ^Wimmin cannot get Man Flu Auld Rasmie, the world would fall apart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 ^^ Perhaps they can't, but they do get their own variation of it, commonly known as PMS or PMT....(I just know I'm going to regret making this post)....tin hat and bullet proof vest on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlady Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 ^^ YES GR we do And the we don't get immune the more we get it we get worse But at least it's over in a couple o days .. unlike P.ermanent M.ale T.ension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 P.ermanent M.ale T.ension I think that its worse for men, because we get the full brunt of it from wimmin. like ghostrider I shall surely regret this post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 P.ermanent M.ale T.ension Wella, that's testosterone for you! 'tis surely a most thankless burden to have to heave round with you all day every day, but it seems someone has to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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