topic Re: How to avoid catching the flu?! in Wellness

How to avoid catching the flu?!

barb40 — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:41:33 GMT

Please help...husband just diagnosed w/flu...just got Tamiflu...

Suggestions how I can avoid getting it?! My college age son is home this weekend, too!

We all had the Flu shot last Fall--ugh!!

My first thought...have a glass of wine & a brownie!!

Thanks!!

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

LTT1 — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 23:17:30 GMT

@barb40

Wash your hands; wash your hands

wear a face mask (in case of sneeze droplets)

suck on a drop that at least claims to be sanitizing

do not eat after or drink after

hand wash all dishes first in hot water before washer

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

LTT1 — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 23:18:37 GMT

@barb40

On the other hand...

a glass of wine and a brownie sounds good!

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

SilleeMee — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 23:28:06 GMT

Try not to touch your face...any part of it, especially your eyes.

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

CinNC — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 23:40:36 GMT

If a dish or piece of flatware leaves the cupboard it get washed before being put away again.

Our hot water heater is on the highest setting......I have to wear gloves so I don't burn my hands. I swear this helps. Sleep in a separate room also.

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

fthunt — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:25:38 GMT

Change your pillowcases every day - every day - and wash the soiled ones in hot water. Even if you only have a cold - or often for no reason except to refresh - for your hair - due to facial moisturizers. I've become a 'bug' about pillowcases..freshly laundered percal. ZZZZ

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

tsavorite — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:28:55 GMT

I am a big believer in rubber gloves...have posted my thing about this but anyhoo...wear them and go around wiping down with those disposable disinfecting wipes. TV remote...door knob..light switches....fridge handle and so on. Then of course wash your hands and don't touch your face. If you have a mask (I do for allergies) heck I'd wear that LOL! And if at all possible do not sleep in the same room...coughing and gaging and sneezing all over the place in the air while you sleep. separate rooms if possible.

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

Carol Diane — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:42:38 GMT

Many good suggestions. I have no idea if this works but I take Culturelle and ginger supplements (I guess more for warding off the stomach virus). So far so good warding off my daughter and her family's flu/stomach virus outbreaks. I watch my grandkids so I consider it a blessing from above that I wasn't hit with it. And yes, plastic gloves when delivering stuff to her house. My dr also said to crack the windows a bit .

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

dex — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:41:56 GMT

I. BurnEucalyptus oil to purify the air.Have him confined to the bedroom.Keep your toothbrushes covered in the bathroom if you share.Spray Lysol on surfaces where he has been along with all of the other suggestions.Take lots of vitamin c and sambucas.

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

barb40 — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 01:46:20 GMT

Thanks for the awesome replies! I really appreciate all the great tips!

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

GrailSeeker — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 02:21:24 GMT

Try gargling with Lysterine twice a day.

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

SilleeMee — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 02:54:58 GMT

What ever you do, don't allow yourself to get immunocompromised...no heavy smoking, heavy drinking alcohol and eating lots of worthless junk food. Stay as healthy as you can be....whatever that takes.

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

aubnwa01 — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 03:09:48 GMT

Wash hands frequently, stay well hydrated & get enough rest & eat a balanced diet.

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

colliemom4 — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 03:14:42 GMT

Spray a lot of Lysol. DD had it once and I kept spraying and never caught it. I was the main caretaker for her as well.

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

haddon9 — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 03:18:01 GMT

All of the above & take Vitamin D3 to keep your immune system strong!

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

RedTop — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 03:46:01 GMT

Try to confine your husband to one room, one bathroom.

Add a splash of bleach to dishwater if you hand wash your dishes.

Wear a mask and wipe down the bathroom surfaces daily; if you use Clorox wipes, remember it’s one wipe to one surface to prevent cross contamination.

Allow fresh air into the house daily; if you have a heat pump, switch over to a/c for about half an hour to pull inside air to the outside.

Put neosporin or bacitracin around your nostrils to trap bacteria; I learned this from my doctors office staff.

Douse your toothbrush with peroxide after brushing.

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

CelticCrafter — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 13:34:35 GMT

At this point I think it's too late for you not to catch it unless your flu shot works better for you.

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

Nightowlz — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 20:15:49 GMT

I guess it's really bad in our state right now. A few people where DH works have had it. I told DH he better not bring it home. I told him to stay in his office plus close his door.

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

aroc3435 — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 22:33:36 GMT

@barb40 When I'm stressed or around this kind of illness I take 1000 units of Vitamin C organic vitamins with natural berries that have acerola and rose hips and no magnesium stearate or fillers that are non-GMO.

Others here have given you excellent ideas as well.

I hope you escape catching it from your husband.

Re: How to avoid catching the flu?!

IlliniGirl88 — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 22:47:05 GMT

@barb40 - Also, think about disinfecting remote controls, door knobs, light switches, handles (refrigerator, and the toilet - every part of it). I'd also wipe down keys and don't forget the car (steering wheel and anything you'd touch). Hope your husband is feeling better soon and that you don't get the flu!