Anyone got this f ing flu?

**Padmei** · 23rd July 2008, 20:26

Man I've been off work for 3 days with this damn lurgy & my head feels like it is being squashed in a vice.

What's the best cure?

**CB ARGH** · 23rd July 2008, 20:30

Toenails in boiling water. Works a treat.

**Ixion** · 23rd July 2008, 20:33

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. This is the weather for riding. It'll either cure you or put you in the infirmary.

Otherwise: there is no cure for 'flu. It's a viral infectiuon. Build up your body's natural immune response with echinacea elixir (not tablets, they are no use) and vitamin C and D and E. BIG doses. No, bigger. I mean BIGGER. That's not big. Think front end loader. .

Pseudoephridine (IF you can get it!) will help with sinus congestion Phenylephrine is claimed to be a substitute. I find it useless.

Pholcodine and diphenhydramine are good for easing nasty hacking coughs. Ibuprofen for fever.

All these are available over the counter.None will do you any harm. They may, or may not, do some good.

If you can find a knowledgable witch, they can do more.

Rum and honey is good. Doesn't do anything for the flu' but it's good!

**BiK3RChiK** · 23rd July 2008, 20:45

and munch on some garlic.. just a small clove though and rest, rest, rest

**scumdog** · 23rd July 2008, 20:48

Me too.

Plurry flu.

**Ixion** · 23rd July 2008, 20:48

Oh. yes. I forgot to mention garlic. But garlic is good for everything. Everyone should take garlic every day. A couple of cloves a day, more when the body is under stress. More is good. You can't get too much garlic.

**CB ARGH** · 23rd July 2008, 20:50

Originally Posted by Ixion

But garlic is good for everything

Bet it don't cure constipation.

**Ixion** · 23rd July 2008, 20:50

It does actually. garlic is good for everything. AND it keeps vampires away.

**scumdog** · 23rd July 2008, 20:59

Originally Posted by Ixion

It does actually. garlic is good for everything. AND it keeps vampires away.

You sound like Wolfman Jack on American Graffiti....

And don't forget ginger, great stuff that.

**Bren** · 23rd July 2008, 21:03

3/4 cup lemonade, tablespoon of Honey, juice of 2 lemons, boil, then top up with whiskey (1/4 cup)......one hot toddy....real good!

**CB ARGH** · 23rd July 2008, 21:08

Originally Posted by Ixion

It does actually. garlic is good for everything. AND it keeps vampires away.

Well I'll remember for the next time I'm constipated to stick a clove of garlic up my ass.

**Storm** · 23rd July 2008, 21:11

I'm currently on antibiotics and an inhaler(and I'm not an asthmatic!!!) to cure my case of the lung clap.Its cold that just didnt go away, however, its probably all the exercising in pissing down rain in the cold in a t-shirt and shorts that put me over the top

Drugs are good mmkay, gotta have drugs

Disclaimer-unless they are illegal or make you do bad things

**Trudes** · 23rd July 2008, 21:26

Loads of water and rest.

**JATZ** · 23rd July 2008, 21:32

1/3 rum 2/3 green ginger wine, poured over ice, it pays to keep taking it after your flue is gone too, preventative medicine and all that.
May not cure you but you can forget about it for a bit.

**GurlRacer** · 23rd July 2008, 22:43

Yeah I got it too... had it same time last year too! Probably because my body is going through the whole "Sudden change of climate, atmosphere, food etc" after arriving in from Norway for a year...

The lemsip capsules give me bad blood noses... I think it might be Phenylephrine that causes it. It'll bleed for around 2 hours...

Not good! So be careful!!