Is there any connection to flu like symptions and being in a new home?

Question

Well, everybody in our new home is sick. Coughing, really congested and just not feeling well. There are two children under 5. The baby is 16 months. He is really congested. We don't have insurance so we haven't been to see a doctor. OTC stuff just doesn't seem to help. Several of us have had headaches also not constant but more than usual.

Answer 1

If you are also in a new town, you may have picked up a local bug. This often happens when people move from one part of the country to another.
School teachers tend to be sick a lot during the first year of teaching, especially if they move away from home to a strange town. Same with nurses or doctors who go to a new area.

If the illness continues, there may be something in the new home which is causing it.

Answer 2

Yes new products have dangerous levels of toxins I even read that the new car smell is going to be done away with and in Japan they all ready do deodorize their new cars one of woods preservatives is arsenic don't know what you will do to help this situation but try to ventilate the house as much as possible.

Answer 3

if you have gas in your home call someone out in case you have a leek. or is there any damp on walls, be very care full do you not know anyone who can give your house a once over i wish yous all the best

Answer 4

carpenter - contractor
Yes..........new homes are full of toxins.In addition houses are built very tight for heating efficiency so they cant breathe the way that older houses do that were not built so tight.But these things are pretty hard to prove

Answer 5

we had the same problem my 4 yo had to use inhaliers for a while. we think it came from sawdust in the duct system

Answer 6

if you have a gas fire you could have blocked ducts and get carbon monoxide poisoning ,or gas centeral heating,it is deadly so please get checked