Up to now I was feeling quite smug with myself. All these bugs floating about in the ether, even my beloved had a nasty attack of the shivers that I nursed him through, and I didn't pick up a single thing. Figured the 4 packs and their complete nutrition offering was so much better for me than my previous food of choice that I was in the optimum health to avoid it all. I think that is pretty much true, but there comes a point when even the fittest person (and I certainly can't call a position anywhere in the top 1000 of that list) is going to get struck down.
And so it has arrived. Following a weekend of sneezing that I didn't think too much about, other than being a little concerned I might be developing an allergy to my kitties, yesterday I got that "taste", the one in the back of your throat that heralds the arrival of the bugs. Hot bath and early night didn't fight it, and this morning I woke with a shocking temperature with every single part of me hurting - even my hair was hurting! So the challenge begins - how do you treat a fluey type bug with an associated gastric element without coming out of ketosis? How do you keep your fluid and calorie intake to a level where you won't start to shut down when you have absolutely no desire for eating alongside no hunger?
So far I've managed it with paracetemol and sleep! I always find that sleep is the best healer for me, and know I'm not well when I can sleep for hours. Today I've done that, slept for hours and hours and hours. I feel a little better, managed some fresh chicken at lunchtime and had a cottage pie pack for tea - struggled a little with that one but figured I needed it! Tried to keep the fluids up and made sure I've topped up regularly with paracetomol. As long as I don't speak I feel relatively ok, but talking sets off the coughing and that darn well hurts, and hurts everywhere. So the secret may be to keep it all to myself for a few days. Had a rare day off work today, fully expect to be having at least another one tomorrow. Nasty bug!
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