How to Fight a Flu

Influenza, also known as the flu, can incubate in your body for up to three days. When it hits, be prepared with these simple steps.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Dehumidifiers
• Chicken Broths
• Crackers
• Honey
• Teas
• Vegetable Broths
• Acetaminophen
• Aspirins
• Ibuprofen
• Dehumidifiers

1. See your doctor: There are effective prescription drugs that can treat a flu if taken within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms.

2. Sleep as much as you need to; let your body be your guide.

3. Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water'at least eight glasses a day. If you don't feel like having plain water, add freshly squeezed lemon juice to water or drink diluted fruit juice.

4. If you are having nausea and/or vomiting, avoid solid foods until the vomiting stops and you are able to hold down clear fluids.

5. Start off with chicken or vegetable broth and dry crackers once you feel like eating. These are both easy to digest.

6. Drink tea or herbal tea with honey. It is very soothing to a sore throat.

7. Take ibuprofen, aspirin or acetaminophen for fever, aches and pains if you are an adult. Give children acetaminophen or ibuprofen, not aspirin.

8. Use a humidifier or vaporizer if the air is dry. It will help break up mucus.

9. Choose an appropriate over-the-counter cough syrup based on your symptoms. Keep in mind that multiple-ingredient medications may contain ingredients that counteract each other.

Tips & Warnings

• The flu is caused by a virus and cannot be cured with antibiotics. But if you are still sick three to five days after its onset, or if you become very sick very quickly, see a doctor. It's possible to have a bacterial infection along with a viral one, or to have an extremely virulent case of the flu.
• This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment.

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[Altari]

on 5/20/2008 Drink flat coke for nausea. Ever since I was little, my grandmother would flatten a can of coke (pour it from one glass to another about 10 times) and give it me over ice. "Little sips" of this really decrease nausea and stomach pain.

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on 8/8/2006 Drink a lot of hot tea and squeeze half a lemon or lime into it. Three times a day is a good amount.