Reply to: Man Flu!

[SupremeSpod]

There are some things even those guys won't touch.

Aye.

[DaveB]

I used to drive past that place when I went to meetings at the place next door.

Funny, I don't recollect getting manflu during that project...

There are some things even those guys won't touch.

[suityou01]

Try rubbing garlic into the soles of your feet

[suityou01]

You mean whisky.

Aye but I wouldn't waste the good stuff on a toddy.

[MarillionFan]

Good old fashioned remedies bud. Lemon, honey and hot water in a mug. Dash of Bellls for littlun if he asks for it

You mean whisky.

[suityou01]

Man flu, Mammy flu & small child flu Anyone close by to paint a big fecking 'X' on the door

Ugh!

I used to drive past that place when I went to meetings at the place next door.

Funny, I don't recollect getting manflu during that project...

Good old fashioned remedies bud. Lemon, honey and hot water in a mug. Dash of Bellls for littlun if he asks for it

[SupremeSpod]

I've got a phone number for the Health Protection Agency

I used to drive past that place when I went to meetings at the place next door.

Funny, I don't recollect getting manflu during that project...

[DaveB]

Man flu, Mammy flu & small child flu Anyone close by to paint a big fecking 'X' on the door

Ugh!

I've got a phone number for the Health Protection Agency

[cailin maith]

Man flu, Mammy flu & small child flu Anyone close by to paint a big fecking 'X' on the door

Ugh!

[shaunbhoy]

I'm not too sure about asthmatics in the country quote though.

Me neither. Mrs SB used to suffer from occasional bouts of asthma when we lived in rural Wilts. She blamed it on pollen and grass/hay particles etc., or at least her GP did.
Since moving to the seaside it has not bothered her at all in almost 12 years.

[darmstadt]

Asthma can either be an over-reaction to foreign bodies or a natural reaction to bacteria and virus.

Once asthmatic suffers get out in the country, the symptoms usually disappear.

Having a mild dose of bacteria will not prevent anyone from getting a dose of the same and falling ill later in life. An African friend of mine quite rightly pointed out that hygiene in the UK is appalling and if we had the same climate as Central Africa; the lack of hygiene would result in epidemics.

I had pretty serious asthma as a kid, couple of times in an oxygen tent. As soon as I started smoking it disappeared so using the old CUK formula of 'if it happened, it must be true' then smoking is good for you!

I'm not too sure about asthmatics in the country quote though. I lived in Africa for a while and never had a problem, moved to the UK in the country and wallop, there it was. Allergies to grass, milk and mites were the main culprits...

[Paddy]

It makes me feel dirty to type, but WHS.

It's believed that the increase in asthma over the years is down to the use of bleach and cleaning products in the home. All of this constant killing of the bacteria, cleaning the loos, hands etc is laying our kids open to infections. A little dirt is good for you.

Anyway, that's the excuse I use to the wife for not putting cups in the dishwater or flushing the loo.

Asthma can either be an over-reaction to foreign bodies or a natural reaction to bacteria and virus.

Once asthmatic suffers get out in the country, the symptoms usually disappear.

Having a mild dose of bacteria will not prevent anyone from getting a dose of the same and falling ill later in life. An African friend of mine quite rightly pointed out that hygiene in the UK is appalling and if we had the same climate as Central Africa; the lack of hygiene would result in epidemics.

[d000hg]

It makes me feel dirty to type, but ... A little dirt is good for you.

[mudskipper]

It makes me feel dirty to type, but WHS.

It's believed that the increase in asthma over the years is down to the use of bleach and cleaning products in the home. All of this constant killing of the bacteria, cleaning the loos, hands etc is laying our kids open to infections. A little dirt is good for you.

Anyway, that's the excuse I use to the wife for not putting cups in the dishwater or flushing the loo.

Pets are also supposed to be good for kids' immune systems. Although child making sandcastles in the cat litter tray was pushing it even by my (very slovenly) standards.

[MarillionFan]

It's pretty well known. Those who play outside as kids have robust immune systems, those who live cossetted indoor lives end up with allergies and a constant cold.

It makes me feel dirty to type, but WHS.

It's believed that the increase in asthma over the years is down to the use of bleach and cleaning products in the home. All of this constant killing of the bacteria, cleaning the loos, hands etc is laying our kids open to infections. A little dirt is good for you.

Anyway, that's the excuse I use to the wife for not putting cups in the dishwater or flushing the loo.