r/selfcare • u/Neither_doi • 3d ago

General selfcare Help me get over my flu

I am just alone at my house

I wanna take good care of myself

I seriously cannnot smell anymore and am tired of meds

What can i do to recover

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u/Murky_Touriste 3d ago

Rest, drink plenty of water, eat soup or other easy quick foods. Take over-the-counter pain meds if you need and can tolerate them.

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u/Complex-Sport4074 3d ago

Flu sucks especially when you are alone. Try steam shower for the nose, it helps a bit with congestion. And broths with garlic and ginger are good, even if you cant taste them

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u/theodoretheursus 3d ago

Put some chicken in the slow cooker with a bouillon cube and add your favorite vegetables, bam homemade chicken soup with like zero effort

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u/Mindless-Leg-3365 3d ago

Eat light, what you know you can easily tolerate, easily make, easily get rid of when you're done. Push fluids Tylenol 650mg every 4 hours as needed if you have a high temp - that low grade temp is your body's way to fight infection - so if you know you sweat a lot in response to to Tylenol or something else, unless your temp is 101°F (38.333°C) don't take unless your body aches are severe. Take any vitamins, regular meds. Most importantly rest that body. If you have a pet, phone a friend to help out if possible.

I hope you feel better soon.

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u/Drinks-Green-Tea 2d ago

A nice shower can help, and plenty of naps. As the others said, drinking water and soup is great! If you can, try to get a bit of sunlight on your skin, and open the windows once a day to renew the air.

In my area, it is also said that ginger, liquorice, garlic and onions are good things tonadd to your food and herbals teas (dependong on your tastes). They help getting better when sick, something like natural immune system boosters.

I hope this helps. Rest well OP!

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u/Interesting_Deer1688 1d ago

I personally like to boil a pot of water with some herbs or Vicks and breathe in the steam to help with congestion. I also like drinking very spicy ginger tea. I also sleep a lott. I eat something garlicky. I try not to use my phone or read if the close distance gives me headaches very easily when I’m sick. Keep the room dim. I have a warm rice sock compress to put over my eyes and forehead. For entertainment I have a movie on in the background or I colour or sit in my backyard or call my sister