How I Feel Better after Catching Flu

It is flu season normally from October to February. There are many flu cases reported everywhere. These days, when you catch flu you get scared because of 2019 novel Coronavirus (2019-nCorV). Most symptoms are the same.

I was standing in the kitchen when a friend passed by to reach the balcony. I was well earlier, and I did not even talk to her face-to-face but after I left the kitchen I began to sneeze then I had a runny nose, felt hot inside, my head and bones were aching and my throat seemed dry. I drank a lot of water (my daughter who was a medical representative always reminded me of that when I caught flu), wore my surgical mask and stayed in the room to take a rest.

Prevention is better than cure. Preventive way? Avoid getting closer to people who are sick, coughing or sneezing.

If you are sick, at least do care for others. Stay away from many people. Don't spread the bugs in areas where others do their normal things -- living room and kitchen. Stay at home in your room and do not report for work / attend school classes.

If you feel it is bad, get an appointment with your healthcare provider to have the proper diagnosis and medical treatment/anti-viral medication.

I feel better now. Here is the list of things that helped me get over with flu --

Pure lemon juice (no water, no sugar), 4 lemons squeezed
Hot green tea with mint, honey and lemon
Mucosolvan LA (Long-Acting) Ambroxol Hydrochloride 75 mg capsules, taken once a day after meal
Claritin tablets, taken once a day
Vicks Vaporub
Betadine mouthwash gargle, 125 ml, diluted with hot water
Rest/Sleep

Passionately making health a priority matters. As Keala Settle said,

My goal is to stay in good health, and every day, I wake up and pray that I do.

When the world has many medical challenging issues (and you are in your 50's), you thank God for every morning that you wake up amidst obstacles along your way. Without good health, you cannot achieve your goal, so the first goal is really to stay in good health.

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