Ah … Ah … CHOOOO!!
(snif!) Dis tibe, I’b (ahhhh — ahhhhh CHOOO!) wridin’ with a case of the flu … so please excuse the bessidess on the boditor …
Actually, it seems that more people are gettin’ down with the bug today than at any other time in recent history. And, to quote Mike Nesmith, it’s a “stone drag”, believe me. I’ve tried just about everything to knock this sucker out, short of smoking it to death (incidentally, can someone tell me why some people think that cigarette smoking helps the stuffies, etc? I mean, why trade influenza for cancer?), and the best I get is “This med will knock it out! Just give it a week to 10 days!” (D-UH! don’t most?).
But there are some pointers I’ve learned (mostly by trial-and-error):
- First, do drink a lotta fluid (except milk and alcoholic beverages). The reason is they’ll not just replenish any fluids ya lose, but you’ll also be … er, “passing” more fluid and, ummmm … well, other stuff. And that’ll carry out some of the bug.
- Next, try to find some way to sweat part of it out, without working a lot. Again, it’s the same principle: The bug can’t live on your skin surface (it’d kick the bug-cket!), so you’re ridding more of it!
- Do not smoke or drink alcohol, since that’ll weaken your immune system.
- DO lay into the vitamins, especially the ACE combo (vits A, C and E). But just take them as daily supplements.
- Pop some Beatles, Monkees or other upbeat music into your CD player. Being positive and upbeat can help you beat the bug at its own game.
- Finally, Be Patient! Everybody’s either got or had this, it seems … you’ve probably even had it before … so ya know it’ll pass!
So, with those ideas (which I use every day until this rascal’s done), you could soon be kissing the bug good-bye!
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