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Hi, I have been sick now for ten days, although I don't have a temperature. I thought it would go away by itself. My symptoms are blocked nose/blowing nose, sneezing, watering eyes, headaches off and on, stiffness in joints, and tiredness, all of which has affected my UC. I think it might be a form of influenza. Yesterday, for the first time I started taking something for it, Panadol, two, every six hours.

The area around my nose, my sinuses, hurt a lot, and so does my teeth and gums, and so I'm wondering if that is normal.

I think that if I am not starting to feel better within the next day or so I may need to see a doctor, what do you think?

Absolutely see the doc, and it could very well be a type of influenza or other virus.

If you can take Sudafed (the 60 mg ones), that will help take down some of the congestion, and a sinus rinse will help too.

Up the fluids, maybe take l-lysine 1000mg twice daily. If you can handle oregano or whatever else others take, maybe try that.

It sounds like horrible discomfort...I'd be whining the whole time.

Feel better soon,
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I would call your doctor

Hi, okay thanks, I'm not getting better, worse actually, I'm going to ring the doctors now and make an appointment. I'll let you know what happens.

I'm feeling a bit better, I have what the locals call "Grippe" and so it should pass with the meds the doc gave me, its nothing too serious.

Lol...old term for the Flu. I haven't heard that in use since 1966.

Good you're feeling better.

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