Make A Wish: What To Take When You Have The Flu

There are inactivated influenza vaccines IIV that are approved for people as young as 6 months. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.

What Not To Do If You Have The Flu

If you already have the flu there are a few things you can do to reduce your risk of passing it to others.

What to take when you have the flu. Drinking lots of clear liquids to restore bodily fluids is an important part of helping your body fight infection. Take acetaminophen Tylenol others or ibuprofen Advil Motrin IB others to reduce fever and muscle aches. Check with your doctor promptly if you are at high risk of serious flu complications and you get flu symptoms.

To help your body stay hydrated drink plenty of water broth tea electrolyte drinks and sports drinks and choose soup if youre having trouble eating as well. The flu is extremely contagious so it can spread quickly in crowded settings. You have to know your body you have.

If you must leave home for example to get medical care wear a facemask if you have one or cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue. Water helps to keep your nose. How to keep yourself and others healthy during flu season Take time to get a flu vaccine.

Stay away from others as much as possible to keep from infecting them. Water is the best thing you can take to help you get over the flu. Everyone should get a vaccine that is appropriate for their age.

Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. People at high risk of flu complications include young children adults 65 years of age and older pregnant women and people with certain medical conditions such as asthma diabetes and heart disease. This is true whether you have a respiratory flu or a stomach flu.

For the high fever chills and body aches often associated with the flu the same stuff that you take for headaches can reduce the severity of your symptoms. People who can get the flu shot. Soup yogurt fruits vegetables oatmeal and broth are all great options.

If you get sick with flu antiviral drugs may be a treatment option. Wash your hands often to keep from spreading. Drink water and fluids Drinking water and other fluids is even more important when you have the flu.

Dont give products containing aspirin to children or teens recovering from chickenpox or flu-like symptoms as these drugs have been linked to Reyes syndrome a rare but potentially life-threatening condition in such children. Less when you have the flu but your body still needs nutrition and energy to fight off the virus. Different flu shots are approved for people of different ages.

Some of the best foods you can eat when you have the flu are broth leafy greens fruits high in vitamin C and oatmeal.

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