I don't want the flu I don't want it!! !!

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My life is f****d now. My partner has come down with the flu, and he never told me until I arrived at his. At first I thought it was an allergy or something, but now he's aching, got a temperature and is sneezing and sniffing. It's too late, I'm going to catch it. The reason why I'm worrying so much about this is because I've got an important meeting this week about my new job I am about to start. I don't want ANYTHING to go wrong, I really want to make a good impression and get all the training I need. I do not want to be phoning up sick before I've even started. Yes I KNOW I can't help being ill, but THEY don't know how ill I am. They might think I've just got a very small 'high-functioning' common cold and is just an unreliable person who phones up sick a lot. I can't have that happen.

I am BEGGING, does anybody know any ways I can stop myself catching this flu? Is there any home remedies, meds, ANYTHING I can try to stop the thing in it's tracks? I know I'm going to get it because I have a low immune system lately. I am in such a panic, I feel like screaming and crying, I hate the flu and I do not want to be ill for my big meeting for my new job. Please, is there any ways to boost my immune system? I do eat fruit and veg but I still seem to come down with these viruses. I wish I could wear a spaceman outfit so I don't have to breathe in other people's stupid sh***y germs! What am I going to do???

You could try vicks first defence nasal spray ,it's supposed to stop colds from developing into fall blown virus and says on the paperwork you can take it even if you don't have first signs of a cold if you feel your at risk.Not sure how good it is I bought a bottle just in case .

Call your doctor and see what they have to say.

Joe, are you guys living together yet? Because if not, you may want to hold off on moving in until you're both feeling better.

Depending on the type of flu, black elderberry syrup, capsules, or tea can be very helpful. To both you and to him. The syrup is sold in the US as Sambucol, not sure what it is in the UK. There have been small controlled studies on it.

https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news ... symptoms#1

The thing is, when it works, it works even when people are already symptomatic. So it could help him too.

Also, don't believe it that only the syrup works. Only the syrup has been STUDIED in double blind studies recently. That is not at all the same thing. I rarely ever get flu. When I think I'm at risk, I take elderberry capsules and they work just fine. Elderberry tea also seems to help, though it needs sweetening (at least for me).

(Edit in: don't try this yourself using raw berries. They need to be properly prepared. Find a commercial product - capsules, tea, syrup.)

Hope this helps - Esme

1. As hard as it might seem, you will need to try to lessen your panic, as this, alone, can weaken your immune system. Try to redirect your thoughts to something positive, when you begin to worry or think too much about catching his illness.

2. Take Olive Leaf Extract, and, if available, take a combination of Olive Leaf and Neem. The olive leaf extract on it's own, is a super immune booster, so, it will work sufficiently, but the addition of Neem will enhance it's effect, tremendously. I take one 500 mg capsule in the morning. If you begin to feel the onset of a cold or flu, take an aditional capsule in the evening.

4. Take a good probiotic, or eat foods and drink teas, rich in probiotics.

3. Drink, at least, 8, 8 ounce glasses of water per day. Try to drink more, however, drinking too much water (not sure how much is too much, but would look it up), could be detrimental.

4. Stay away from ALL sugar substances, including fruit, fruit juice, and anything else that remotely tastes sweet, because germs, bugs, various microbes, fungi, etc, feed off sugar and anything that turns to sugar in your system, including grains, breads, pastas, etcetera.

5. Eat a lot of leafy green vegetables and colorful vegetables. Don't eat to many, if any carrots as they are higher in sugar. A green apple is healthier, in terms of sugar content, and, if you must have something sweet. But, if you dont need or crave sugar, best to stay away from all of it, if particularly suseptable to contracting illness. Sorry, I went off track. Eat foods rich in vitamins and minerals.

6. WASH YOUR HANDS more frequently than you do, normally, when in contact with your partner, or, anyone else, who is fighting an illness. You may also benefit from wearing a mask or scarf around your mouth and nose, while in his presence.

Just some things that I do, as preventatives/precautions and I will write, again, if anything else comes to mind.

Best wishes...

Try Theraflu—especially if you actually get the flu.

Raw honey

I have used zicam nasal swabs with success.
Also drinking ginger tea. I used to buy fresh ginger, peel and slice it very thin and boil it. But that got to be too much work. Now I use ginger capsules and dissolve them in hot water. Get plenty of rest, drink lots of water.
I hope you stay healthy, this year’s flu seems to be so bad. A lady in our community died from it last week.

The prescription medicine Tamiflu, if taken in the first 48 hours of symptoms, can substantially lessen the severity of any symptoms. Of course, it can be difficult to get in to see a doctor in that kind of turnaround. You might call in advance of symptoms, describe your dilemma, and see if they can phone in a prescription in the event you do come down with flu. Good luck with your health and your new job.