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When is the flu not the flu?
OK. for the past four days. I've had a stuffy nose. aches and pains in my limbs. and I'm extremly fatigued. Now. to me. this says Flu. But I don't think it is. because I don't have a fever.
isn't the flu a viral infection? and don't all infection of that type cause a fever? and if it's not the flu, what the heck is it. cause it's driving me nuts |
The aches and the pains sound a lot like the flu. I'd take a stab that it is in fact the flu showing itself without a fever (at least yet). If it's bothersome for more then a few days you should probably see a doc to get checked out. Since you don't have the fever it could just be a cold. But still, if it's not gone in a couple of days or gets worse, you know where the go.
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Maybe it's all those McRibs you've been eating. :D
Sorry, couldn't resist. |
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Cold vs. Flu: http://www.webmd.com/content/pages/5/4068_192.htm If you're not running a fever, it's not the flu. There are LOTS of illnesses out there that come with "flu-like" symptoms. If you're sick for more than three days (and show no improvement after home treatment of symptoms) and/or sick enough to miss work/school, go to the doctor. |
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or the lack there of, Keep your chicken noodle soups. make my a McRib meal. super sized of course. Will it help me get better...prolly not...but it will make being sick a whole hellva lot more fun :D thanks for the info onesnowyowl. I didn't think it was the flu. But my cubemate insists that you can have the flu without having a fever. |
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I second the "no fever, no flu" rule. So a doctor told me.
Don't know what it is. But it sounds like you're still going to work. If you can take a day or two to sleep and rest, you'll get better much more quickly. Sleep is the best medicine. If the stuffiness is keeping you from getting good sleep, invest in one of those over-the-counter night-time cold remedies. They're no cure, but they'll help your body get the sleep it needs to heal itself. |
If it happens to be the flu, please don't waste your money on Tamiflu. You have to take it as you get the symptoms which you already have them, and its pretty costly if you don't have insurance. The other pharmacist I work with and I will not recommened the stuff to anyone other than the very young( and since your here I doubt thats the case) and the very old( which again probably rules you out since I am not sure on the eldery population on tfp, but i doubt its high). Just get sleep.
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That fatigue you mentioned caught my eye. How fatigued are you?
Is your appetite off? If the answers to these questions are: "I can hardly get up for more than an hour at a shot," and "I'm hungry until I get food in front of me and then I can't touch it," then you might have mono. |
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Isn't mono a STD? |
Mono isn't an STD. You might be tired because a cold interrupts sleep patterns and affects breathing. While the cold virus itself only lasts a few days, getting over it can take 3 weeks.
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Not that I disagree with drinking a lot of fluids, but why does that help? Anyone know?
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I was told when I had pneumonia that it keeps you hydrated enough to keep the fluids flowing...however, I found this and several other similar articles. Seems mother and even some doctors aren't always correct:
drinking fluids may not be beneficial Doctors should be cautious about advising patients with respiratory infections to drink plenty of fluids, warn researchers in this week's BMJ. Their view is based on evidence that, during a respiratory infection such as a cold or bronchitis, the body releases large amounts of a water-conserving hormone (known as antidiruretic hormone). Thus giving extra fluids while antidiruretic hormone secretion is high may theoretically lead to salt loss and fluid overload. They searched the scientific literature, but were unable to find any trials providing definite evidence that giving increased fluids to patients with respiratory infections may cause harm. "Until we have this evidence, we should be cautious about universally recommending increased fluids to patients, especially those with infections of the lower respiratory tract," they conclude |
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