Symptoms of Flu
Author: mzPOTTER
What are the symptoms of flu?
- Headache (headache), and heavy eyes
- High fever (38.5 to 40 °C)
- Aching muscles and joints, especially in the back and legs
- Pain in the sides
- Lack of appetite
- Tiredness and weakness
- Runny nose (rhinorrhea), sore throat (not always)
- Dry cough
- Irregular sleep or insomnia
- Cooling sensation and chills
- Indigestion
- Vomiting or diarrhea, especially in childrenWhat I can do to relieve the symptoms of flu?
In general, the measures taken are symptomatic with bed rest and hydration:
- Drink every possible (much fluid is lost from fever).
- Rest, preferably staying in bed.
- Try to sleep a lot. Try not to smoke, drink alcohol.
- If needed, take an antipyretic analgesic, acetaminophen is recommended 500-650mg every 6 hours will reduce fever and muscle aches. To be used with caution in cases of alcoholism and liver and kidney patients. For children up to 16 years is not advisable to use aspirin because it may promote the development of a very serious liver disease called Reye syndrome.
It is advisable to go to the query in the following cases:
- If patients are older and if they have a chronic disease or risk, especially respiratory and/or heart disease.
- If after 3 or 4 days, there has been no improvement.
- If symptoms worsen quickly (high fever and maintained, thick mucus in the sputum, cough that does not give), for risk of the occurrence of further infections.
- If necessary, your doctor will prescribe medications (antibiotics, cough cough suppressants, mucolytics and expectorants, nasal decongestants).