Just tested positive

[Roch91]

My son tested positive on Sunday & today I started to feel congested & throat feels scratchy so did lateral flow & it's come back positive! I'm awaiting for a appointment to become available for a PCR. I'm really scared!! I'm overweight....I suffer with health anxiety so as you can imagine I'm absolutely petrified!!

[quote faithfulbird20]@covidcloser can you read? We're not a panel on mock the week mate. I said to have liquids too. The whole ideas of having liquids when you're sick. Chicken soup or BROTH does help. [/quote]
You are right, it does. Plain liquids do too but my understanding is there is something in the broth that replaces salts/electrolytes? I wouldn’t mind betting the tryptophan in the chicken helps too.
Has nobody heard of ‘Jewish Penicillin’ ??

I doubt the pp was trying to claim chicken soup cures covid. It's just a well known jewish sickness remedy which can soothe congestion and inflammation due to the ingredients www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/will-chicken-soup-really-cure-your-cold/amp

Google ‘Chicken Soup when ill’ and you’ll see a huge array of articles and recipes.
I thought this was a well known fact
It won’t cure Covid but it aids in recovery. And was the only thing I could stomach when I had it.

@PacifyLulu

So OP, what would have been scarier? Getting the vaccine or getting covid and knowing that your turned down the vaccine.

Sometime shit is scary - if your fear is that bad seek help but I don’t know what you want anyone to say when you’ve chosen to be in the situation you’re in.

I’m sorry if that seems harsh but you have choices.

Totally agree with this... As soon as I read you didn't have the vaccine I tuned out. I hope you aren't too ill now but you did have the option to help yourself.

try chocolate, seriously it is great for making you feel better.
dont panic op.

Mumsnet is ridiculous sometimes! The OP is worried and asking for support and some posters are choosing to pick on someone’s suggestion to eat comforting and liquid replacing foods

Anyway, another positive to try and focus on OP, is that although you’re feeling unwell, your body is mounting an immune response and you are therefore currently developing your own biological “vaccine”. This could protect you from future infections and so perhaps you won’t have to worry about covid or the vaccines as much in the future once you feel better? I know the uk advice is currently ignoring the fact that humans have an immune system capable of retaining information about how to beat the same or very similar virus if encountered again, but I can tell you that in France, if you’ve had covid they only give you one vaccine dose as a potential booster and consider you fully vaccinated. Some vaccine clinics even suggest you first get an antibody test before coming for the vaccine and tell you not to come if you still have antibodies.

Google ‘Chicken Soup when ill’ and you’ll see a huge array of articles and recipes.

And if you read the articles?

Warmth, fluid and salt.

If you google you can find an article to back up anything - does not make it legit.

I thought this was a well known fact

It's not really a fact though, is it? It's just the combination of ingredients have various properties that can help - taking in any fluid will help, even better if it's warm.

If it was actually a fact, as you say, it would be cited by medics every day of the week.

The latest data is same no of deaths for vaccinated and non vaccinated people?

A very clear table published in the press recently showed 34 deaths out of 35,000 cases in unvaccinated people, 11 deaths out of 13,000 partially vaccinated, and 26 deaths out of 4,000 fully vaccinated cases. These figures were (I assume) publicised to show that more unvaccinated people are testing positive than vaccinated people, however they also show that the death rate among double vaccinated people is 6 times higher than in unvaccinated people. I am sure there are many theories as to why, however we don’t know the ages or comorbidities of any of them.

@covidcloser

Google ‘Chicken Soup when ill’ and you’ll see a huge array of articles and recipes.

And if you read the articles?

Warmth, fluid and salt.

If you google you can find an article to back up anything - does not make it legit.

I thought this was a well known fact

It's not really a fact though, is it? It's just the combination of ingredients have various properties that can help - taking in any fluid will help, even better if it's warm.

If it was actually a fact, as you say, it would be cited by medics every day of the week.

Ok, so should she has advised the OP to drink warm salty water then

www.theguardian.com/theobserver/commentisfree/2021/jun/27/why-most-people-who-now-die-with-covid-have-been-vaccinated

but think about the death rates, they are so low now, and it is more to do with age,
i imagine the op is under 65?

AbsolutelyPatsy it would help if we knew the ages of those that died in each of the unvaccinated, partially vaccinated and fully vaccinated groups of cases. We don’t though, so we can’t assume they are all over 80...

OP, I’m asthmatic and had covid last year. I did have a lot of body pain, and difficulty breathing from day 8, but I managed at home, shallow breathing, not panicking, and resting. I recovered with no medical help. I have ongoing tiredness and change in sense of smell and taste, but otherwise absolutely fine. I know many people who have had covid and I only know one person who died from it (right at the start of the pandemic and he died from complications having been ventilated, at a time when they had no idea how to treat the virus), and I know one person who died after vaccine reaction. A lot of unknowns and hard decisions but I thoroughly believe it has to be an individual choice based on your own risk. Risk if you catch covid, and risk if you have the jab. I chose not to have the jab because I already had covid and I have suffered severe, debilitating adverse reactions to vaccines and other medication in the past.

The current circulating version of the virus doesn’t seem as severe as previous versions (if published statistics are to be believed) so hopefully you’ll just have mild symptoms.

Does it occur to you that death rates might be higher amongst double vaccinated people because they are statistically much more likely to be older or to have serious underlying health conditions. unvaccinated people are far more likely to be younger and healthier.

Just because someone died with covid does not mean that hey died of covid. It is not surprising that people in the 80 plus age group are more likely to die when contracting an illness.

It's not just warmth fluid and salt if you read the BBC article. But I suspect covid closer is enjoying having a good sneer and taking part in a pile on far too much to bother to read it so she is probably best ignored

*Added benefit to support immunity
Other key ingredients in a chicken soup include onions, garlic and additional vegetables that add flavour and a healthy dose of phytonutrients - vital for a well-functioning immune system. They can also help to reduce inflammation in the body, which in turn may help to ease the symptoms of a pesky cold.

Healthy calories
At the first sign of sickness, your body will be working overtime to fight off infection, and this takes energy. Often we don’t feel like eating much when under the weather, but this is where the old adage, 'feed a cold' rings true. Chicken soup is a great source of healthy, easily digested calories, with heaps of added nutritional benefits.

Gut feelings
Keeping our digestive system healthy is especially important when we’re sick so that our bodies are able to absorb all the infection-fighting vitamins and minerals it needs from the food we eat. Glucosamine is one of the main building blocks of our digestive system and is released from bones when they’re cooked down. As your broth cools, a layer of gelatine will congeal on the surface. This combination of gelatine and glucosamine can help protect and heal the lining of the digestive tract.

Reduce symptoms
Chicken is especially rich in a compound called carnosine, and it's this that studies suggest helps reduce that stuffy, congested feeling in your nose and throat. It's thought that carnosine minimises inflammation in the upper respiratory tract by stopping the migration of white blood cells. The benefit only lasts for as long as the soup remains in the body - so be sure to make up a big batch!

Anti-inflammatory effects
When cooking bones with joint tissue on them (like necks, knuckles, ribs or the leftover carcass from a roasted chicken) the joint tissue cooks down and dissolves into the broth. The gelatine, glucosamine and chondroitin contained within are released into the broth, absorbed by our bodies and used to repair and rebuild our own connective tissue while reducing inflammation, helping you to get back on your feet faster after a bout of illness.

Coralbells I knew it would be something along those lines - more complex than just ‘water, warmth and salt’

I find it incredibly odd that someone would get so offended over someone’s kindly suggestion of eating chicken broth.

“It’s NOT THE SOUP!!! ITS THE COMBINATION OF INGREDIENTS!!!!”

But I suspect covid closer is enjoying having a good sneer and taking part in a pile on far too much to bother to read it so she is probably best ignored

No not at all. It was me that first questioned it, definitely not here for a pile on. I asked what the thinking was re chicken soup. I probably should have left it there but as you say it continued so o felt the need to respond.

I did read a few articles and there is no sneering coming from me. It's really interesting actually. I don't have an issue being wrong, I'm happy to learn new things. Feel free to ignore that if it suits though.

I find it incredibly odd that someone would get so offended over someone’s kindly suggestion of eating chicken broth.

I actually wasn't offended. I asked what the thinking was, that's all.

I’ve had both vaccines. Tested positive on Wed after a mild headache/sore throat on Tuesday - would not have given it a second thought pre-covid. Literally needed 2 paracetamol since Tuesday and feel totally ok but am now WFH.

@CoralBells it’s me that’s sneering, not @covidcloser.

If what you say is true and backed by science can you explain to me why the WHO, the NHS, the Dept of Health etc etc aren’t recommending chicken soup and why is it not been used as a tool against covid?

If there was any real evidence that it helped then scientists would be talking about it.

Wow!! Sorry missed all the messages I have just had 12 hours solid sleep!
I feel better got a cough but not continuously coughing. I'm on day 6 and was told it could get worse day 8 so we will see.

As for all the negative comments if you do not like what you see/read then just scroll on.
And as for people saying just get the vaccine I don't want to get it just yet thank you.

@Nofriend

According to this info graphic you husband shouldn’t have to start his isolation again!

We haven't needed to SI for several months, but I didn't realise the rules on this had changed?!

I wonder what changed it? The belief that if you don't catch it off the first person, you won't catch it off the second?

@blahblahblah321 Yes I thought this too! So my husband & daughter who have not tested positive have to isolate again with me. Then if my daughter tests positive on the mean time then my husband will have to isolate for a further 10 days!! We only have 4 members in our family can you imagine if it was a largest family you could potentially be isolating for weeks & weeks!!

[quote Roch91]@blahblahblah321 Yes I thought this too! So my husband & daughter who have not tested positive have to isolate again with me. Then if my daughter tests positive on the mean time then my husband will have to isolate for a further 10 days!! We only have 4 members in our family can you imagine if it was a largest family you could potentially be isolating for weeks & weeks!! [/quote]
Yeah that's what I thought, that's what we did when DS tested positive at the end of December - we all isolated with him, then towards the end of the isolation I began to feel unwell, so DH and DS2 had to continue isolating with me, but DS1 stopped at the end of his.

@Nofriend

According to this info graphic you husband shouldn’t have to start his isolation again!

This is interesting! I feel like track & trace do get confused! They keep messing things up. They sent me a message saying my son (who tested positive) has to isolate again which I know he doesn't