Hand Foot and Mouth in Adults

[AlwaysandForever09]

Hi everyone, wondering if anyone has had hand foot and mouth as an adult? Just found out today I've got it, been unwell since Monday-headache, hot and cold feelings and the shakes, then the throat appeared which is now very very painful all around my mouth I've not been able to eat :( came out in spots on my hands and face which the dr thought was a reaction to my cleaning as spots appeared not long after cleaning the bathroom Wednesday! But now they have appeared on my feet too, and on the face is worse :( never felt so unwell like this before it is horrible! Can anyone tell me how much more suffering I have to put up with!? I'm starving but eating anything agitates my throat and feels like it's cutting it :( big ulcer has now appeared on my bottom gums too!

[wanderingwondering]

Poor you I had it a few years ago and it was awful-so painful and I also couldn't eat anything and was v miserable!
But I reckon the good news is that if you've been unwell since Monday you should be much better by the end of the weekend.

[Greengrass1982]

I had this a few years ago made me feel dreadful like the flu. Ended up knocking back pain killers couldn't get out of bed and had a baby at the time ...

[Greengrass1982]

I think hand foot and mouth is doing the round again know so many people who have had it recently my son being one of them

[Cliffdiver]

I had HFM when pregnant with DD1 and then caught it off her a couple of weeks ago

Adult bonjela, comfy socks, take rings off are my top tips.

[ouryve]

I caught it when it went round the boys' school. Had a mouthful of ulcers - really sore. Thankfully no other symptoms.

Worse than the pain in my mouth, was the fact that I was constantly drooling. I just couldn't control it

[Groovee]

I caught it when I was working in a private nursery. It really really hurt.

[bonzo77]

My dad caught it from one of my DSs. Admittedly he always gets everything in its most nasty form and is a total twat about it. He was so ill that there was talk of a hospital admission if he couldn't get more fluids into him.

[Eva50]

Ds1 (20) had it a couple of years ago. Fortunately not too badly as he is a big woose very sensitive. I had to drive him everywhere for a couple of weeks as he couldn't walk. It didn't affect his appetite! I'm certain he also had it as a small child so may have been milder the second time.