I have had a flu (no not man flu) a real flu for the last 8 days ,i am getting over it as you do ,but the last bit of it is a blocked up chest that sounds like a barn door creaking on a windy night with a horrible dry cough ,i feel like i am choking most of the time lol,
anyone got any old family rememdies or recommendations ?
 keep em real please |
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"I have had a flu (no not man flu) a real flu for the last 8 days ,i am getting over it as you do ,but the last bit of it is a blocked up chest that sounds like a barn door creaking on a windy night with a horrible dry cough ,i feel like i am choking most of the time lol,
anyone got any old family rememdies or recommendations ?
keep em real please "
yes get to the Doctors ASAP |
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"I have had a flu (no not man flu) a real flu for the last 8 days ,i am getting over it as you do ,but the last bit of it is a blocked up chest that sounds like a barn door creaking on a windy night with a horrible dry cough ,i feel like i am choking most of the time lol,
anyone got any old family rememdies or recommendations ?
keep em real please yes get to the Doctors ASAP"
i went they said we dont like to give antibiotics now for colds and flu ...you feel crap cus of the high temperature ...drink loads and take paracetamol i have done all that and it is going so no problem ,just this last bit i cant dump off lol |
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Covonia, they have a chesty cough mix which is a miracle worker. They also do menthol lozenges which are quite powerful.
On a side note, plenty of fluid preferably warm or hot to keep everything loose and easier to cough. I feel for you, took me a good 3 weeks to get rid of mine. |
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"But not everyone can get them and it's the old thing, you never think it will happen to you.
Agree with the menthol crystals and vicks do a menthol stick that you can inhale"
Youve enlighten me, i thought everyone could get the flu injection. They cost £15 if your not eligable to get them free |
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"But not everyone can get them and it's the old thing, you never think it will happen to you.
Agree with the menthol crystals and vicks do a menthol stick that you can inhale
Youve enlighten me, i thought everyone could get the flu injection. They cost £15 if your not eligable to get them free"
Friend of mine tried to get one and the chemists had run out |
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"But not everyone can get them and it's the old thing, you never think it will happen to you.
Agree with the menthol crystals and vicks do a menthol stick that you can inhale
Youve enlighten me, i thought everyone could get the flu injection. They cost £15 if your not eligable to get them free
Friend of mine tried to get one and the chemists had run out"
Must be different areas cause you get them from the doctors here. |
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"flu injection is only for the elderly or if you have a heart condition, chest problems, diabetes etc and only then if the doc allows , you can get it in local chemist at a cost  "
Like i said must be different areas cause as i said above if you dont qualify it costs £15 from the doctors here |
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Steam inhalations with menthol, an oldie but a goody. Even a jug of it by your bedside at night helps.
Covonia for chesty coughs, tastes yuk but add it to warm water and drink it like that, does help. |
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"But not everyone can get them and it's the old thing, you never think it will happen to you.
Agree with the menthol crystals and vicks do a menthol stick that you can inhale
Youve enlighten me, i thought everyone could get the flu injection. They cost £15 if your not eligable to get them free"
£7 at asda pharmacy |
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thanks for the suggestions ,i dont do pre emptive flu jabs as i am a bloke and not organised enough for stuff like that
thanks for the inhalation suggestions and the covonia ,(i forgot that stuff)
i am off on holiday saturday so if it develops further i will see a local doc
but in the meantime i will try the suggestions you mentioned
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"I would go back to your docs, as it could well have turned into a chest infection...and they do give out antibiotics for that I think."
i did and they gave both antibiontics and a course of steriods
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