The flu or that time of month?

Question

For the past three days, I've been feeling sore throughout my entire body and have been having cold chills. At first, I thought it was the flu so I stayed home from school.
Yesterday, after my period started, I felt a little better, but I still feel weak and sore.

I'm starting to doubt it's the flu because usually, when I get it, I can't stand, walk, or eat and I'm still capable of doing all of those things.

Should I take Midol or something similar? Could this be a menstrual side effect that I'm having all of a sudden?

Answer 1

This could also still be related to the flu. Some of the symptoms that can occur with the flu are also chills and aches all over the body.

Please let your mom know what's going on so she can help you to keep an eye on the situation.