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Not flu but a really awful cold!

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frecklejuice · 23/12/2025 09:23

Anyone else have or had this? I’ve felt truly awful since last Wednesday, rotten cold, a banging head but also waves of nausea that come and go all day long. It’s never ending and every night I go to bed dosed up thinking I’ll feel better in the morning and I don’t. Not really looking for advice just wondering if anyone else has had it and how long it lasted, I’m so behind with Christmas now and we go away for a few days on Boxing Day, I need help!!

I had the flu jab in October of that makes any difference.

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AutobanTicket · 30/10/2026 20:51

KWC · 30/10/2026 20:09

Have you had a loss in appetite? X

Maybe a little bit, but I'm very much not wasting away or anything. Was nauseous at points though for sure. I have been eating pretty normally today

NeedWineNow · 30/10/2026 22:38

KWC · 30/10/2026 15:53

Have you had the nausea and been unable to eat? X

@KWC I was vaguely nauseous the first day, but that’s not unusual for me when I get a cold anyway. I didn’t lose my appetite per se, but I couldn’t eat the same portion size that I usually have ( probably not a bad thing). I had a lot of soup and bread, salad, small portion of pasta and sauce. I did manage to scoff two large bags of Maltesers though, although interestingly things didn’t seem as sweet as usual.

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