People saying they’ve never had flu?

37 and never had the flu. Husband has and it’s the most ill I’ve ever seen him, properly couldn’t get out of bed for 5 days. Only started having the flu jab through work 2/3 years ago so think I’ve just been lucky

Once. I had norovirus for 3 days and woke up thinking I didn’t feel sick but why was I so hot
in bed for 2 weeks and the GP did a home visit!

I'm 58 next week and I've never had it (with symptoms, anyway). I didn't get the vaccine until 2020 when the government asked everyone to have it to keep the hospitals free for Covid patients. I've had the vaccine every year since then, though, and I'll continue to get it just in case I'm not a miracle of science 😜. I've never had Covid either (I've had all the vaccines for that, though).

Or you just had is less severely 😂

sorry ‘bad’ was a typo. It should have read ‘had”.

I have never had flu.. I thought I had till I witnessed my husband and daughter having flu. Then I realised I really hadn't .

How can you have "bad flu" but be asymptomatic? Surely the symptoms are what makes something bad?

I'm late 50s and have never knowingly had flu. A few months ago, I got chatting to a doctor while staying in a hotel and he said that I probably had bad flu but had been asymptomatic.

I’m 70 and I’ve never had flu. I’ve had bastard Covid three times in as many years, and I had a chest infection that was horrible about ten years ago, but thankfully have avoided the flu.

I’ve probably jinxed myself now.

I had type A flu (apparently Beijing flu) when I was 4 - so my mum tells me anyway!
Not had a similar level of illness since, I had a flu jab when I was pregnant but don’t get one usually.

I had it when I was a child. That was a long time ago.

I’m 51 and never had it and never had the flu jab either.

I’ve had it twice in my life. Once when I was 7 years old and once when I was 29. Both times I couldn’t physically move and the second time I was nearly hospitalised as I was delirious.
I had horrific body aches and my legs were so painful that I was telling my husband (and fully believing) that I’d broken them in cheerleading practice 🤣 I am not a cheerleader.

I don't remember ever having flu (like can't get out of bed, want to die type flu), just really bad coughs and colds.

I had glandular fever earlier this year though (at 30, I thought it was something teenagers get 🤣), and oh my god it was horrendous. I'm still not 100% better six months later.

I'm in my 60s and had it once about 25 years ago. I couldn't get out of bed. I also had Swine flu which was nothing like as bad.

Before I had flu I used to get awful chest infections every winter with a cough that went on for weeks, afterwards I didn't get them so it seemed to give my immune system a reset. That's my totally non-medical interpretation.

Had it once when I was 10. It was horrific, I couldn’t move for at least a week but I don’t think I’ve had it since. Doubt the one bout made me immune for a lifetime so no idea how I’ve dodged it. I don’t think it spreads quite as easily as other viruses though, I may be wrong but I’m certain this was mentioned during Covid.

A billion people a year get the flu. You’ve most likely all had it!

Honestly, you’re flogging a dead horse here. During the pandemic we had to listen to people claiming it was only a cold while others around them were seriously ill, got long covid or even dropped dead. This is pretty much the same, only kind of in reverse😆

All these people who have had/know someone who has had a virus with a temperature, sore throat, cough, headache, aches, nausea, fatigue - oh but it definitely not flu because they weren't in bed for a week and could answer the door/pick up money/scroll their phone/insert other random test 😂

I have had flu once when I was 17 - the only year I didn't get the flu jab at boarding school (so got it from 11-16) I haven't had a flu jab since and I've never had flu again. I have picked up several stomach bugs over the years that have left me needing to stay in bed for a few days but never again had a cold/flu bug that floored me.

Thats what i tbought

You've probably just had it several times but mildly.

So sometimes people get bad flu and have to take to their beds, but mostly people with flu can carry on.

Yes and was arrogant that nothing could fell me. I was completely the I can keep going through anything camp.

Until I couldn't.

I don’t think I’ve ever had “proper” flu, the “can’t get out of bed if there’s a £100 note at the bottom of the garden” type flu. I’ve certainly had heavy colds that made me feel like crap for a few days but not flu.

My DH I’m sure had it once, he could barely move, I had to change the sheets daily as he was sweating buckets, and it took him a good couple of weeks to feel anything like himself so having seen that, no I don’t think I’ve had flu.

I don’t think my parents have either so maybe we have some kind of superhero genetic immunity