People saying they’ve never had flu?

I’m 34 had it twice 6 years apart. 2nd time put me in hospital.

daughter is 11 and has had influenza A for the fourth year running 3 weeks ago.

They probably had flu. Why would it annoy you?

I'm 61 and have had it twice in my life, once in my late twenties and again when I was 48. Both times I felt so ill I felt like I might die. In bed for a week then several more weeks till I was completely better. For the last couple of years I've had the flu vaccination.
It annoys me when people say they've often had flu but have continued to work etc, no they haven't, they've just had a bad cold.

I think I had proper flu one twenty years ago. I could barely get out of bed to stagger to loo and back again. I felt dreadful then five days later I was fine. I think I averaged sbout 22 hours of sleep a day. I’d wake up incredibly thirsty and covered in sweat, drink some water, fresh pjs, couldn’t even shower and back to sleep.

I think some people get it more.

Some people think they get it more.

I've had some rotten colds but only felt ill enough to call it flu once. I had the most intense fever dream.

Maybe I have had it more than once, but that is the stand out occasion where I can confidently say it was either flu or the worst cold/flu bug I've had so far.

I'm mid-40s and I can safely say I've only ever had genuine flu once in my entire life. I'm also really unlucky if I get a cold once a year. I just tend to not get ill.

Never had it, am in my 50s

I've had the flu jab for a couple of years now, so I hope I never will!

Flu, 55 never had it. Had Covid twice - tested positive Xmas eve dec 2020 and July 2022. Worst illness I have ever had was noro virus in 2013 which knocked me out for a week and I couldn’t get out of bed with out being sick. Covid other than loss of taste didn’t know I had it. Cooked Christmas dinner in 2020 and enjoyed with husband and children across table from me, played board games. No one else caught it from me.

Why aren't you eligible for the flu jab? I always have it and have only had flu once, I use to pay for it but now I get it free through work

Maybe some are just lucky. I’ve never had flu, I get a cold annually for about 2 days. Had diarrhoea twice and a headache a couple of times with a hangover, never with illness. . I’m 48.

I've only had it once, aged about 30. At my physical peak, funnily enough ( I was very fit and healthy at the time) . That was 20 years ago, never had it since. I never get the vaccine.

60+ and have never had it. Always had flu jab at work and privately afterwards.
DH and 3 adult DC’s have never had it either.

Some people do just have better natural immunity to viruses. DS has only been off school maybe a week in his life (yr 11 now) and that was covid when he wasn’t allowed out! I honestly can’t recall him taking other days off. I was the same.

I WFH mostly now and haven’t taken any sick days in almost 4 years in this role. I get a bit of a cold now and then and they’d it. I think I was last properly ill with either flu or covid almost 6 years ago.

I'm 64, I've never had flu. I can't actually remember the last time I had even a minor cold.
I don't have flu jabs but I absolutely swear by taking turmeric capsules every day.

I’m nearly 50 and I’ve only had it twice.
I know a lot of people who say they have the flu when it’s a heavy cold.

63 and never had flu. Had nasty virus few times that have lasted 2-3 days but that’s prob not flu. Had flu jab past 6 years since working for NHS but not before

The nearest I have come to flu is when I had COVID at 56. I don't generally get colds either but currently have my first one in probably 20 years

Definitely never had flu except swine flu about 10 years ago.

In my late forties.

Never had a flu jab.

Ive had it twice in 45 years

This.

I have the flu jab each year and haven't had flu for many years. Try getting the flu jab.

This is me 100%! Existing 5 days per week in a hot bed of germs definitely builds the immunity! No flu here either.

That's what's scary about it I think. Colds come on over days. Flu just comes out of nowhere and knocks you on your arse.

I've only had 'proper' flu once. I ended up in hospital as I didn't know what it was and ended up in hospital. I was alone in the house and couldn't stop shivering, so I was wearing about 5 layers of clothes and was under tons of blankets. My then BF came home from work and called the ambulance. They immediately stripped all my clothes off and the next thing I remember I woke up in hospital. I get reimbursed on flu jabs now through my work, but I always paid to get one since then.

I've had flu once when I was about 32. I was wallpapering my youngest's bedroom, suddenly started feeling awful, managed to finish the last drop and was in bed for ten days. Absolutely dreadful.

I've had covid once. Nowhere near as bad as the flu. Bed for about three days.

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