Help! I have the flu and IBS/IC what do I do?

[Skynard]

I am suffering from the flu, anyone taking anything for it that does not cause a flare. I took a Tylenol (500mg) for the headache and now I can't pee. Suggestions?

[ICNDonna]

I suggest you give your doctor a call if you are drinking water and can't urinate. Flu is miserable enough without IC --- I hope you feel better soon.

Donna

[Skynard]

Anyone else had the flu yet? What did you take and how long did it last? Any problems with your IC flaring?

[Skynard]

Am I the only lucky one with the flu?????????????

[kadi]

I had the flu in March (in spite of my flu shot! Grrrr). Basically I treated it like a cold, using my cold remedy list. I used some of my darvocet to treat the fever & body aches.
I hope you feel better soon!

1. Hot showers with a "Sudacare Shower Soother" on the floor (fizzy tablet that releases Vicks type vapors when the hot water hits it)
2. Rinsing nose out with "Simply Saline"-reduces congestion
3. Vicks "Baby Rub"- milder than regular Vicks & more soothing
4. BreatheRight nasal strips (stick on to outside of your nose to open it up more)
5. Hot pear juice with a little honey
6. For sore throat & to soothe dry cough, Werthers Original hard candy
7. Gargle with salt water
8. Homemade chicken soup
9. Mucinex for chest coughs (check with the pharmacist on taking this with your other meds)
10. Ludens Licorice Throat Drops or Ricola original (not citrus!) drops.
11. Vaporizer next to bed, mine has a place to put menthol liquid in it.
12. Theraflu vapor patch: Like a sticker with Vicks vapors in it that you stick to your pj top. No gooey Vicks all over your chest!

[VickiB]

Kadi, I love that list! It should be turned into a "IC safe treatments for cold/flu" sticky. It's something we all find ourselves having to deal with at some point and that last thing a person needs when they're feeling rotten is for the IC to get in on the act.

I've escaped the flu bug so far but am soon heading to Las Vegas for a week. I figure that's one big petri dish. If I can get through that unscathed I probably have it made!

Vicki