{"id":33,"date":"2013-01-24T01:51:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T01:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livinganyway.com\/wp\/?p=33"},"modified":"2013-01-24T01:51:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T01:51:00","slug":"in-a-house-of-flu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livinganyway.com\/wp\/2013\/01\/24\/in-a-house-of-flu\/","title":{"rendered":"In a house of flu"},"content":{"rendered":"
My darling host V got this year’s brutal tummy flu two nights ago. His daughter, L, and I jumped right on it. A couple gallons of mixed fluids and someTamiflu later, he’s looking better than ever, and is quietly enjoying the privilege of lying around in his jammies and having two women dancing affectionate attendance on him.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, I got a little more white grape juice and pedialyte than I thought he’d need, just in case we needed to jump-start someone ele’s treatment. Looks like it was just about enough, though. <\/p>\n

Over last night, L and I hammered 3 doses each of oscillococcinum, which we usually find very effective in warding off the flu. I’m used to respiratory flus. We shall see.<\/p>\n

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Today, L wiped all the knobs and surfaces with alcohol and washed all the towels and linens in hot water. Growing up, she had two rounds of rheumatic fever and her mother had adult polio, and the entire family got chicken pox at the same time; she knows what to do “when there’s sickness in the house,” to use her timeless phrase. <\/p>\n

I stood back and made encouraging noises, and wished — for the very first time, every time — that I was able to be just a bit more use. <\/p>\n

With the autonomic nausea I’ve been fighting off and on for weeks now, it’s hard to say if I’m actually getting flu-y or if the autonomia is kicking up. As I finished picking up the kitchen, though, my insides let me know that they are considering the value of reverse gear. Nothing substantial, just a warning…<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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That’s the autonomic transmission, on the right…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Intestinal flu wreaks havoc on the autonomic system:<\/p>\n