Viral infection

I've lost my sense of taste. I can't even tell between sweet and savoury. Bizarre!

I was just going to mention the loss of a sense of taste. I can't get very worked up about any of the chocolates we've still got. Haven't lost weight though.

I must say that my sense of taste is somehow blunted. Things I know I like just don't taste the same. Even chocs raster sort of soapy. Very odd. Probably for the best though.

I just stuck my nose into a jar of Vicks - nothing! I can't smell anything at all, while poor dh's eyes are watering.

I am almost out of Gee's Linctus. I have tried to get some online as no chemist sells it in our town, but all say either out of stock or else when you click it into basket won't allow you to pay for it. Does anyone know where i can buy a bottleof this as it is the only thing that stops the cough allowing me to lye down otherwise i can't stop coughing and have to sit up all night?

Well I had to return to work today despite still feeling rubbish.Self employed and can't afford not to, and outside so not coming into close contact with others,and thankfully this week much quieter.Finished early feeling shattered, and called in at Home Bargains for more Sudafed and cough medicine and the shelves were nearly empty of all the cold remedies ,paracetamol etc.And the lady in front was stocking up like me.There's so much illness around.

I have hot blackcurrant drinks with paracetamol, Strepsils Extra and an Olbas Oil sniff stick and I have tried several other cough medicines but only Gees gets rid of my cough.

We used to find Gee's linctus was magic for stopping tickly coughs newnanny but that is because it contained tincture of opium! I think many pharmacies stopped selling it because of drug misuse and was told so by one pharmacist when I tried to buy a couple of years ago, whilst giving me a very funny look. Tried to buy some this year, not to misuse, and it is apparently no longer manufactured. Pity it was really effective

Goodness, opium!!! I used to sneak a spoonful of Gee's Linctus from the cupboard when mum wasn't watching cos I loved it so much - did this quite often, cold symptoms or not. Oh well, it probably explains a lot

My grandson seems a bit under the weather today. He goes back to school tomorrow. Hoping he'll not come down with it.

Ahh hope he's OK . I woke this morning with the shivers . Felt cold to the bone and sore skin too. Fine now though . Thank goodness.

How are all the invalids today? I'm improving but not out of the woods yet. I had a dreadful night's sleep but then I twigged this morning that it's possibly the decongestant tablets that are keeping me awake so I wont take one tonight.

I still can't taste a thing, not even the very nice chilli Dh made for dinner tonight. It's made me very aware of food textures, though!

A friend has recommended Sambucol Forte to ward off any future bugs so I'll be sending Dh out to foray for that tomorrow.

Well the night before last I had a really good night, hardly any coughing, very little wheezing and I thought I'd turned a corner. Then last night I was back to square one, coughing and wheezing for England. Had to sleep sitting up
Think I'll have a large slug of whisky before bed tonight

I've discovered that that's what my 90yo mum did last night, Bathsheba, and she felt much better today!

Sensible mum SueDonim

Oh no. DH has been coughing all day and has just announced that he's got another cold. He's only just got over his last one which he kindly passed on to me. Here we go again!

Maybe you need a tonic as well, Jane10? That's the problem, isn't it - once you've had one you're more vulnerable to more. I've told my mum to stay away from other people for now!

Day 4 with no voice, got Olympic standard cough that almost makes me pass out, can whistle the national anthem with my throat. And I am ready to kill. ?

Even my daughter in her 30s has struggled to shift this one and she was having trouble breathing too. I have had it for a couple of days but nowhere near as badly as her. I think it is going to hang around too.

SueDonim, night nurse is a good decongestant withoutbthe ephedrine to keep you lively. It always gives me a good nights sleep with a cold.

Jane I never thought much of night nurse before, although DH swears by it. This time it's the only thing that gives me relief from the coughing for more than 5 minutes. It coats my throat nicely and helps me sleep, even if it's just for a few hours. I can only take it at night though, but that's better than nothing.

I also now have shares in fisherman's friends (as well as Tena)

JaneD3 I'd love to take NN but it affects me so terribly the next day that the cure is worse than the illness! My Dh can take it with no ill-effects, though.

Well, my 'bug' seems to be back. Awful head and throat this morning and loads of what my children called 'spam'.

Yes, DH likewise. His cough was much reduced yesterday and he was almost feeling better as well, but this morning (since midnight), has seen a return of the non-stop coughing.