What is being 'ill' or 'unwell' to you?
Is it a cold/flu, or do you have to be unable to physically get out of bed before you admit it?
I'm wondering whether there is a difference between the sexes, (i.e. 'man flu'!).
2007-10-01 09:02:32 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
i have to be pretty sick to say i am ill..like throwing up and dizzy as hell or something.
2007-10-01 09:05:16 · answer #1 · answered by Julie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh God is there ever a difference between the sexes!
I need to be physically incapable of movement to admit Im ill but if my husband gets a sniffle the he automatically has the flu and is bedridden for days! I can honestly say I have only ever had the flu once and it was so horific I dont ever want it again. The only other thing that made me take to my bed recently was an attack of gall bladder. Oh My God! I was in agony for days!
2007-10-01 09:07:18 · answer #2 · answered by Mad Irish Momma 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If I am able to work even feeling sick I prefer not to and go see medical counsil.
If doc says I must stay home while ministering this or that care or prescription I will judge risks to go work even so.
If I feel a back pain and if it develops to the point I can't come out of bed without a helping hand I'm definitely needing treatment. And I say I am ill.
If I sit down to have lunch outside and I suddenly get my limbs burning and the food is the same as everyone is eating I am to expect bad developments then I go to see doc to avoid the next panic of death approach.
2007-10-01 09:13:48 · answer #3 · answered by triximetric 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i went through a stage of pretending i was fine everytime i got sick and not having any rest and ended up with a flu that lasted about a month! s now i admit i'm not well when i get the flu but i try to still go to work etc cos doctors notes ain't cheap in Ireland!
2007-10-01 09:06:33 · answer #4 · answered by Sarah 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For me it is not just a cold. No, it's more like I am seriously vomiting that I might think it's a good idea not to go into school. I've not had a day off school for the past three years - not bad going, eh!
Oh, and I'm a girl, 14 years if that helps in any way.
2007-10-01 09:07:26 · answer #5 · answered by K C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I am in so much pain I cannot sleep, impossible to get comfortable or get away from the pain. If my movement is so restricted I am sometimes housebound. If it takes me 20 minutes to walk to the corner shop, when my partner can do it in 5.
Hang on....that's me now. But I'm not "ill"; just arthritic!!!!
Man flu huh!!!!
2007-10-01 21:20:04 · answer #6 · answered by Ilkie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I personally consider myself ill if my temperature goes above 100, and if I'm puking (from the flu) or have horrible congestion and sore throat along with it.
My husband is "never" sick - I usually have to force him to stay home and see a doctor.
2007-10-01 09:06:11 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
usually after about 5 days and if i feel worse then it's time to get it sorted...my partner only has to sneeze and he's dying of some gruesome illness....deffo man flu on his part...
2007-10-01 09:06:30 · answer #8 · answered by Dazzlebox 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry am a baby and as soon as i feel ill i don't like to move from my bed
2007-10-01 09:08:18 · answer #9 · answered by not me 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well normally i push myself, but if I am vomiting alot, then I stay in bed, haven't ever had the flu, but if it is bad then yea stay in bed, usally a high fever 102 or soâ¥
2007-10-01 09:06:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
when i can't focus and can't sit still is when i stay my tooshie in bed. no point in destroying world order, cuz i can't keep my chunks where they belong. i have a high threshold for pain and discomfort though, so i'm a special case.
2007-10-01 09:07:30 · answer #11 · answered by Angelface 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋