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Question: wHAT ARE THE SYMPTONS OF THE FLU? I AM A 67 YR OLD FEMALE AND I HAVE BEEN SICK FOR THE PAST 8 DAYS WITH WHAT STARTED OUT AS A SORE THROAT, BUT IT WAS LOCATED HIGH UP IN THE BACK OF MY THROAT SO IT DIDN'T HURT WHEN I SWALLOWED FOOD. MY HEAD WAS HEAVY WITH CONGESTION BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A RUNNY NOSE NOR WAS I SNEEZING YET. I DO HAVE A DRY HACKING COUGH, AND BODY ACHES MOSTLY IN MY UPPER & LOWER LEGS. I HAVE NO FEVER, NO NAUSEA & NO CHANGE IN BOWEL HABITS. ONE SIGNIFICANT SYMPTON IS THAT SINCE MONDAY I HAVE COME DOWN WITH LLARYNGITIS, & STILL HAVE IT. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, I HAVE HAD NO FEVER, I TRIED TO TAKE MY TEMP THE OTHER DAY WITH A DIGITAL THERM. UNDER MY TONGUE & IT CAME BACK NORMAL. AS OF YESTERDAY THE CONGESTION IS STARTING TO LOOSE UP & I HAVE STARTED TO HAVE A RUNNY NOSE ALONG WITH SOME SNEEZING, BUT I STILL HAVE THE HACKING COUGH & THE LEG CRAMPS. THIS IS DAY 8 ALREADY WITH NO CHANGE TO SPEAK OF. I HAVE NOT HAD A FLU SHOT. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER ?'S YOU MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU MERY MUCH. XXXXXXX XXXX
Brief Answer:
It was viral infection of the respiratory tract now superseded by bacterial
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for consulting me at virtual clinic. Your trust in HCM means a lot to me as a Physician.
I have completely reviewed your health query, and can well realize all those concerns. Being your physician, I will take care all of them today and will give extend my expertise to solve the problems.
What happened to you is you got a viral infection of the respiratory system and that didn't heal up on its own (which is usually expected in such cases). Now it has been secondarily infected by the bacteria.
You need to go for proper treatment including antibiotics to get rid of it. If I was your treating physician I must have prescribed you with:
Azithromycin if not allergic to.
Ibuprofen.
Fexofenadine.
Cough Linctus .
Take plenty of water and proper rest. Do gargles with Scope or Listerine.
Do nasal douches with saline lukewarm water.
Keep a balanced and healthy diet.
Immunity Booster foods good for you are:-
Citrus
Red Bell Peppers
Broccoli
Garlic
Ginger
spinach
almonds
Yogurt
Cashew
Turmeric
Green Tea
Berries
Citrus fruits
Kiwi
Apples
Red grapes XXXXXXX
Onions
Spinach
Sweet potatoes
Carrots
Old fashioned chicken soups
Shiitake Mushroom
These foods have got miraculous effects on patients of this category and I have a wide variety of experience on observing improvements in my patients. Most of my patients name them as the magic foods.
Hope I answered all of your queries. Let me know if you have further clinical concerns or doubts. I will be more than happy to get back to you with my expert opinion. Please don't forget to rate to help me assist patients in a better way; and, please don't forget to 'Close This Discussion'.
For any disease you have, a timely follow-up is very necessary regarding the treatment efficacy and to see if there is a need to change the treatment options. So keep a follow up to see how you doing (Always write down my name in start of your questions at this forum & I will be with you in no time).
Regards!
DR. HANIF
USA
It was viral infection of the respiratory tract now superseded by bacterial
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for consulting me at virtual clinic. Your trust in HCM means a lot to me as a Physician.
I have completely reviewed your health query, and can well realize all those concerns. Being your physician, I will take care all of them today and will give extend my expertise to solve the problems.
What happened to you is you got a viral infection of the respiratory system and that didn't heal up on its own (which is usually expected in such cases). Now it has been secondarily infected by the bacteria.
You need to go for proper treatment including antibiotics to get rid of it. If I was your treating physician I must have prescribed you with:
Azithromycin if not allergic to.
Ibuprofen.
Fexofenadine.
Cough Linctus .
Take plenty of water and proper rest. Do gargles with Scope or Listerine.
Do nasal douches with saline lukewarm water.
Keep a balanced and healthy diet.
Immunity Booster foods good for you are:-
Citrus
Red Bell Peppers
Broccoli
Garlic
Ginger
spinach
almonds
Yogurt
Cashew
Turmeric
Green Tea
Berries
Citrus fruits
Kiwi
Apples
Red grapes XXXXXXX
Onions
Spinach
Sweet potatoes
Carrots
Old fashioned chicken soups
Shiitake Mushroom
These foods have got miraculous effects on patients of this category and I have a wide variety of experience on observing improvements in my patients. Most of my patients name them as the magic foods.
Hope I answered all of your queries. Let me know if you have further clinical concerns or doubts. I will be more than happy to get back to you with my expert opinion. Please don't forget to rate to help me assist patients in a better way; and, please don't forget to 'Close This Discussion'.
For any disease you have, a timely follow-up is very necessary regarding the treatment efficacy and to see if there is a need to change the treatment options. So keep a follow up to see how you doing (Always write down my name in start of your questions at this forum & I will be with you in no time).
Regards!
DR. HANIF
USA
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