Nasty Bug

[Aretina]

Just wondered if any of you have had this nasty bug that is going around here. Awful throat, some get cough, some bronchitis and some laryngitis...seems to be viral and takes about a week to 10 days to go. Got through winter, no problems, but laid low over Easter.

Hope you've missed it.

[Noble]

Funny you should mention it because here in Umbria they call it an allergia and put it down to pollen! Small children have runny noses and red, skin blotches too.

[Gala Placidia]

I think that it is a very strange kind of virus that is going around, but I wish it would last no more than 10 days. I have had it for the past two months, got all kinds of remedies, doctor insists that I've got a sinus problem as perhaps a side complication from the flu (I was vaccinated last October) I had earlier... they have given me all kinds of treatments and I have been through countless tests, but the symptoms are still there and I simply had it. My daughter is suffering from a milder form of the same bug. So if you hear of anything that works against it, just let me know. Next Tuesday I've got another medical appointment, but, at this stage, I am losing hope.

[Persephone]

Originally Posted by Aretina

Just wondered if any of you have had this nasty bug that is going around here. Awful throat, some get cough, some bronchitis and some laryngitis...seems to be viral and takes about a week to 10 days to go. Got through winter, no problems, but laid low over Easter.

Hope you've missed it.

BOY do I know about this. Throat infection? Cough? Bronchitis? Laryngitis? AND aching legs, headache, bad temper. Can't cook, can't hoover, can't take the dogs for a walk, can't clean the windows (don't actually do that, but I added it for effect) ...Couldn't even type a post for a few days .

If it makes you feel any better, the really tough 'contadini' around here are dropping like flies. So we are in good company.

My bug is worse than your bug, nah na na naaaa-naaah!

Not a good time to be living in a cold, damp tent.

[Ghianda]

And guess what - I've got the Man version, scientifically proven to be at least 167% more potent.

Normally I get the bugs first and take the sting out of them before they pass (in their vastly less vile form) on to Percy.

This time it seems that Percy got it first, in a mild strain, and then within days it mutated into the full blown Man version as it entered my system. Add to that the effects of what is now known in these parts as Cardoon Craxise (thistle arse) and you can start to imagine how I feel.

Well for purposes of medical research I have started oral doses of Moretti and a fruity little Gavi pending the arrival of my plated TV dinner. Hope to re-join the forum proper once the Gavi kicks in.

[Cinghiale]

I have it on very good authority that no Italian virus can resist the curative properties of Vecchia Romana!

Hope you're all better very soon.

[Gala Placidia]

I'll try your prescription, Cinghiale. At least I think that it will be more pleasurable than the doctor's recommendations.
Another good recipe is a glass of hot red wine with sugar and cinnamon (do not allow it to boil) and a couple of tablets of aspirin or paracetamol. Not very scientific, but nice to drink.

[Sally Donaldson]

"Orally, cocoa seed is used for infectious intestinal diseases and diarrhea, asthma, bronchitis, and as an expectorant for lung congestion. The seed coat is used for liver, bladder and kidney ailments, diabetes, as a tonic, and as a general remedy. Cocoa powder, enriched with flavonoid constituents, is used for preventing cardiovascular disease. "

Source - COCOA Monograph: Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database

This also seems a good comprehensive article Gala.

Bronchitis

plus Herbal Teas which you can look up online.

[Russ]

Would a bar of Cadbury's Dairy Milk (or Bournville for more severe cases of Man Flu) and a hot water bottle, do the same job Sally, given the cocoa content?

Russ

[juliancoll]

No need for chocolate - a good dose of pyrethrin gets rid of all the nasty bugs.