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On 16/04/2020 at 07:44, Ulitzer95 said:


Paracetamol should be okay and will ease the symptoms of your body's response. I'd just advise you to stay clear of ibu-profen


That is an absolute myth.  Just needed to point this out.  Fake news.  

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9 hours ago, Sir Creep said:


That is an absolute myth.  Just needed to point this out.  Fake news.  


It's contentious.

See here

"The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its stance on taking ibu-profen if you have COVID-19, but people are still scratching their heads over what they should take if or when they contract the virus.

After previously announcing that people with the virus shouldn’t take ibu-profen to treat pain and fever, the WHO now says they don’t advise against it."

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Lay off the paracetamol too. Fevers happen for a reason. Don't be taking it unless you're likely to be going into convulsions. Let it burn.

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Just now, Boudicca said:

Lay off the paracetamol too. Fevers happen for a reason. Don't be taking it unless you're likely to be going into convulsions. Let it burn.

 

Yeah, get a pet tiger and it will solve any coronavirus for you.

 

Mostly by eating its owner.

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15 minutes ago, Boudicca said:

Lay off the paracetamol too. Fevers happen for a reason. Don't be taking it unless you're likely to be going into convulsions. Let it burn.


I don't think that's true. Here's how I understand it. ibu-profen has anti-inflammatory effects, unlike paracetamol. Any inflammation or fever would result from the body's response to the virus. The fever is your body raising your temperature to try and kill the virus. It is suggested that ibu-profen could therefore tamper with your body's response, whereas paracetamol will just mask your symptoms so you don't feel them as much.

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That makes all kinds of sense. Thank you.

 

Ditto msc's suggestion of a pet tiger.

 

I was absolutely floored by it and tbh didn't help I had nobody to make me food because I'm usually borderline underweight anyways. My pal getting Marmite toast slid under his door, I was so jealous!

 

But feed a cold, starve a fever my granny said. 

 

I'm not sure how this applies to tigers @msc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Saw on Facebook someone reporting Wreckless Eric's tested positive! 

 

 

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26 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

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Saw this on FB :D

Obviously never been to Hull!

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2 hours ago, maryportfuncity said:

Saw on Facebook someone reporting Wreckless Eric's tested positive! 

 

 

With a name like that he would feel like a fraud if he didn't catch it !

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1 hour ago, Exu said:

Obviously never been to Hull!

Or school. "chose" ?

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16 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

A star of Gogglebox is fighting for life.

 

Jonathan Tapper who was in the show for 11 series. Had other health problems in recent years.

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1 hour ago, The Old Crem said:

A star of Gogglebox is fighting for life.

 

Recovered and resting at home according to the on line article. 

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This time it's personal. A cousin of mine... 53 years old. I'm 50....

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Ahmed Ismail Hussein Hudeidi, a founding father of modern Somali music, has died in London after contracting coronavirus.  He was 91. Hudeidi was known the "king of oud".

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52280216?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cywd23g0g3wt/obituaries&link_location=live-reporting-story

 

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Friends Mum passed away this morning from coronavirus. Getting a bit close for comfort..

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French actor Philippe Nahon, aged 81. Instantly recognisable to me as The Killer in highly OTT French horror flick Haute/High Tension.

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Reports suggest that gangster Matthew Madonna has died from COVID. Surely he was infected.

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On 19/04/2020 at 13:31, philheybrookbay said:

Friends Mum passed away this morning from coronavirus. Getting a bit close for comfort..

 

Why was your friends mum famous again? 

 

Assuming that's why you posted this tidbit in here rather than Death in the Family of Status Updates... 

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