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you would think in that situation folks would say they have a bit of a cold type bug, given that testing for the flu virus isn’t commonplace outwith hospitals.
I have had flu once in my 59 years, about 10 years ago.
I've got a bit of a cold at the moment - sneezing, runny nose, feel a bit bleurgh, itchy eyes and no wish to go for a run this evening.
Occasionally I'll be ill with something that's not a cold. We are all familiar with cold symptoms, so it doesn't make sense to describe everything as a cold, or even a heavy cold, when it's obviously not, and 'flu' or 'flu-like' are commonly understood by the less pedantic world outside of STW. However, it does give old pedants something to do, hunting out the book of cliches. 😀
yep, flu is not a cold or even a 'heavy' cold!
Colds
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Symptoms appear gradually
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Mostly affect nose and throat
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Early sign - pressure in your ears
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Chestier, mucus cough
Flu
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Comes on suddenly
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Feel wiped out
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Fever, muscle aches, exhaustion
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Need bed rest
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Dry cough
Covid
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Typical flu symptoms
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Loss of taste or smell
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Diarrhoea or tummy upset
(from BBC web-site)
From the above I'd say most of my symptoms fit in the flu bracket.
Couple of folk I've spoken to since have both had the same pattern - aches for a day or so, short period of feeling okay but then being wiped out and having chills/sweats.
Couple of days my food tasted really weird also.
In late September '22, symptoms began with throat feeling full of glass shards. Then head cold plus heavy legs on bike. No coughing. Turned out to be covid. Respiratory issues (but no coughing still) and exhaustion began end of week one.
you would think in that situation folks would say they have a bit of a cold type bug
I've never considered cold and flu to be that similar really. Runny nose, sore throat and sneezing, versus fever and aches (and a cough that can persist for a long time). There's some overlap of course.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cdd5mpgz72lo
Notice how regularly he uses the words often and can.
I seem to have had a bit of a reaction to my jab. just seeing if any others went the same way.
Got it on thursday, next morning its shivers, medium high temp, sweating and generally feeling crap.
Taking Solpadeine max(paracetamol/codeine.
Kind of hoping this is going to be a couple of days max.
Anyone here had these same symptoms - how long did they last.
I had no reaction at all to the flu jag. A friend had shivers for a day or two. Just your luck I suppose.
Anyone here had these same symptoms - how long did they last.
I had the nurse come out and give me covid/flu jabs on Tuesday and thankfully had zero issues, couldn’t even feel where she stuck my arm and have felt absolutely normal, as normal as I can feel with SPMS…..and my 52nd birthday coming up next month