I have flu )-:

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I am so ill! I can't get out of bed, cant move, cant take kids to school. I think i have flu! what can i take and can the doctor give me anything for it?
Thanks

Nope :(
Rest
Fluids
Night and day nurse
Do r expect to get out of bed for 3 days :(

Thanks badders
This is the second day, i've just been taking paracetamol and plenty of fluids.
I never knew flu was this bad

Oh it's rough I've only had proper flu once, it was horrible.

Yes to rest and fluids. Remember you can take ibuprofen alongside paracetamol. If you work out the timings you can roughly alternate so that one is kicking in as the other wears off.

Don't underestimate his awful you will feel
it can takes weeks to get back to normal

Take it very easy, OP. Flu itself is bad enough, but if you try and do too much, you open yourself to the risk of a secondary infection (e.g. pneumonia), so just rest, rest, rest.

Thanks everyone
I am currently on the sofa with quilt feeling sorry for my self.

Be prepared for it to get worse

When my flu hit properly I couldn't even have told you what a phone was or even where I was!

Bloody horrible!

Oh no really!
I feel awful now. Is it worth making appt at doctors can they give anything apart from what i can buy over the counter

DO NOT GO TO THE DR!!!
You could pass it on to someone already ill!
Day and night nurse tablets or liquid
Lots of fluid
You need to be in bed - someone will have to look after the DC
Be prepared to only leave bed to go to the loo!
I lost half a stone in 4 days....

The only way to deal with flu is keeping hydrated, try to keep some food down, and stay in bed. Do NOT go out, elderly people, pregnant women and young children, or people with compromised immune systems or other conditions will not necessarily fare as well as a normal healthy adult.

Real flu is horrendous. I hope you feel better soon.

To be fair, no one knows this is 'flu. The only way to find out is to have a 'flu swab taken. If it is 'flu then Tamiflu may be able to shorten the duration and severity of it.

In general, lots of fluids, lots of rest. Get help early if you feel that your breathing is compromised.

Hi Op,

I've got flu at the moment too. Its awful, isn't it? ! Today's the first day I haven't had a temperature. How are you doing today?

Feel for you - I took to my bed last Saturday and couldn't get up until Thursday - couldn't bear radio, tv, nothing. Flu better ow but left me with chest infection. 2 youngest children had to move in with grandma who's 84 to do the school run etc as husband away. I just slept. hope you're better soon.