# Did I Have The Flu? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 13, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-have-the-flu/441191 "2008-03-13T00:34:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-have-the-flu/441191/1 "2008-03-13T00:34:52Z")
Sunday afternoon I started feeling tired-and had no apetite. Monday morning-I threw up nad had a fever chills, and joint aches and pains. I stayed in bed all day Monday-by Tuesday, I felt well enough to return to work. I attibute the short duration of this to my daily consumption of 500 mgrams of Vitamin C. What is your opinion? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-have-the-flu/441191/2 "2008-03-13T00:47:19Z")
No, it sure doesn’t sound like you had influenza. Most likely it was a short-lived viremia from one of the many varieties of virus that cause gastro-intestinal distress. I am also of the opinion that your vitamin C made no difference in the course of your illness. Unless you were coming down with scurvy, that is. ---
**Author:** ![Apricot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Apricot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apricot)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-have-the-flu/441191/3 "2008-03-13T01:40:38Z")
Can I play? I felt funny when I went to bed on Thursday, at midnight…kinda like a scratchy throat. I awoke at 6 am, in too much joint pain to sleep and proceded to get very sick. I ran a 102-103 F temperature until Monday. Sore throat, headache, kidney pain, general tiredness. I almost feel like I can leave the house today, Wednesday. Did I have the flu? As an aside, I take 1000 mg of vitamin C every day - it’s a delicious snack. I love citrus flavored acidic things. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-have-the-flu/441191/4 "2008-03-13T01:56:54Z")
That sounds more like the flu. I had a case a couple of weeks ago. The flu is similar to a cold, except that your nose isn’t as stuffy and you get exhausted and have a higher fever. You really want to do nothing by lie down. You also get very dehydrated. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-have-the-flu/441191/5 "2008-03-13T02:59:12Z")
Yeah, vitamin C is a total crock. I avoid the stuff. I don’t think it’s the flu but I’m getting brownish spots on my skin, spongy gums, and some occasional bleeding from mucous membranes. Friends say I look pale and act like kind of down. Oh, some old wounds are opening up and my teeth are getting loose, but I’m sure that’s nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Apricot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Apricot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apricot)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-have-the-flu/441191/6 "2008-03-13T03:21:13Z")
Bob, you need to go down to ol’ Mexico, and get yourself some Maragaritas! The tequila will do you good.