if you get the flu the first thing you
want to do is manage your symptoms the
symptoms of the flu are a sudden onset
fever chills sore throat cough body
aches that are typically severe fatigue
stuffy nose the symptoms that bothers
patients the most is often the fever so
you can use over-the-counter fever
reducers and these fever reducers will
also help your headache and they will
help the body aches that are often
severe with the flu other things you can
take to manage your symptoms are
over-the-counter cough suppressant you
also want to get plenty of rest and you
want to drink plenty of water if you
really do have the flu most likely
you're not going to be able to go out
because you will be feeling too bad to
be going out to work or school consider
making a sick room a place where you can
go and you can sleep there you can eat
there you can watch TV and then and
thereby avoid getting the other people
in your family sick if you have the flu
or if you think you have the flu don't
go to the emergency room the flu is
typically an illness if you just have to
wait out going to the emergency room is
just going to infect a lot of other
people there are some times however when
you do need to go to the emergency room
for example if you are short of breath
if you're having trouble breathing if
you feel pain or pressure or heaviness
on your chest then you should go to the
emergency room if you're recovering from
the flu and your fever is on the way but
then it comes back that could be a sign
of something more serious like a
pneumonia has developed and you do need
to see a physician in that case