For the last week or so my Mark has been battling a horrendous life crippling disease – man flu. Unable to do anything, confined to the comfort of the front room and his favourite spot on the sofa, he is totally useless. No matter what I have tried to offer to him, he wasn’t satisfied 🙁 No amount of offering drink, food or loving sweet talk would make him feel any better… he looked totally hopeless and the only thing keeping him alive was his PS4 and a good session of Dragon Age 3.
Really I had no idea that a PS4 could cure diseases but hey ho you learn something new every day, right?
So back to my question… is man flu real or is it just a nice cover story for taking a few days off work?
A few weeks ago I received some Perfect7 supplements for both women and men. To my huge surprise they were totally different. The ingredients list on both packets does not match up with one another… are men really so different to women? Can a common cold or flu really affect them in such a horrible way?
When I have flu I moan a lot and generally feel sorry for myself but I am mobile and can still perform my daily tasks; I might be slower than normal, more grumpy and in need of much more chocolate cake but I am still fully operational.
My Mark on the other hand, seems to be totally out of order.
I decided to do some digging on the subject and I came across this article from Mail Online at Daily Mail. Apparently man flu ISN’T a myth – men get sick because they don’t have the sex hormones that boost a woman’s immune systems. Interesting isn’t it?
In light of this, I have decided to be more supportive to my OH when he is suffering with man flu. I still think that he is milking it at times but maybe they really are different than us, women.
How do you deal with man flu?
Did you find a way to reduce the symptoms and actually make your man useful during his sickness?
This is the first time i heard about man flu but regarding men and women being different physiologically, i think there’s truth in that
I’m thankful my boyfriend doesn’t get sick that often (*knocks on wood*), but the most annoying habit of his is not taking medicine even if he needs it because he’s convinced it’ll just go away on its own.
lol…it’s funny because my man currently has the flu and he is doing the most.
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OMG I always thought guys were such babies when the get sick. My dad, brother, and my husband are all this way LOL.
if i am not feeling well and got flu symptoms.
my throats is going weird, and i lost my appetite to eat.
thats what i feel.
really? i thought man flu was just the flu and they’re being weak lol
This an interesting conclusion that you’ve drawn. Never experienced anything like it.
Haha!! I first thought “Man flu” was an actual ailment!! I surely can relate to this ‘coz my husband acts the same way sometimes. 🙂
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haha love your writing style! I take anything the dailymail says with a pinch of salt but with things like man flu, I’m not sure really :p x
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When they get sick, they are just like kid. Want their love one to take care of them. Sometimes, they are quite cute.
Funny post, never had to deal with this but I hope he gets better soon.
Well for a young woman like me, I couldn’t relate to this problem yet. But wish your man a quick recovery =)
great info….yeah when they are sick they seem to be unproductive at all!
Its real. Men become worthless creatures when they get sick with the flu.
haha
this is one way of putting it 😉
An interesting read… Yup I believe in Man flu. Its definitely not a myth 🙂 The dragon age 3… that always does the work ! GigLove
I dont really think about it is a myth or not xD
But think twice after reading your post xD
Thanks for sharing 🙂 Nice post 🙂
Honestly I went through your post twice to understand the fact, I was totally unaware of this ‘man flu’ and now I can totally relate it to reality. 😀
Really enjoyed your post.
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I agree with everything you’ve said. When the man flu hits my husband, he becomes a little child more challenging than my little one.
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I so agree with all you say, When my husband gets the flu, he turns a baby and is more challenging than my little one.
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I think the man flu is real too but I feel that each individual deals with it differently. When my father gets the man flu, he just sleeps the day away and when he gets up he’s usually better, plus even if he has the man flu he still works but on the other hand my brother is horrible when he gets the man flu, it seems as if he was extremely ill and incapable of doing anything but hog the TV.. It’s annoying but since he’s sick we all leave him alone.. hahah
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Man flu is very real in my house!!!! xx
This post made me laugh because I can totally relate. I think man flu is always over exaggerated. It is the mans time to have a few days rest and be lazy haha.
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Never hared of these symptoms before but women are more fighter then men.
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lol normally hubs gets the first day waited on with flu then my patience gives out! lol
I make him get on with it, afterall I have to
I don’t have time to panda to it.lol.
Although having just been ill myself I need to be more understanding
Luckily I don’t have to deal with it…and so far my older sons seems fairly tough. 😀
i’ve never heard of man flu before! and my dad and bro has never ever exhibit such symptoms ever in my entire life of 28 yrs till date.
so, it’s really not a myth?!
Man flu definitely exists, three staff have it and literally the world is ending 😉 x
I have witnessed the man flu on too many occasions. I don’t have a remedy for it.
I’ve never heard of man flu. But, yes, men can’t seem to do much when they are sick. On the other hand, women try to push themselves unless they really can’t move!
I never heard that term before, but it’s interesting. I do know that men are much more like babies when they’re sick. 😉
Haha this is awesome! Mine doesn’t do this all the time but he has his moments of dragging his feet.
Actually I believe this because my husband has now been sniffling for days on end and it can’t be spring allergies yet. He has the man flu. I did not realize there was a science behind this though.
In our house I am the one who gets Man Flu. The husbeast is NEVER ill, never!
My husband doesn’t really get ill, he just keeps going.
When my Hubby has the flu is is the bigggggggest baby of all! But I think he deserves that since he is always the hero of the family whenever he is well. 🙂
Men are so bad when sick they practically don;t do anything hoping he recovers soon =)
My dad is the worst when he is sick! My mom would definitely agree with this post. I think men tend to feel more sorry for themselves whereas women want to go about everyday as if it was normal. It also gives my dad an excuse to lay on the couch and watch ESPN haha
This is very interesting. My husband rarely gets sick and he’s not a wimp about it when he does,so I can’t complain.
its all a load of tosh lol, its a cold just the same for woman and men , but i do believe that men cant handle them as much , they simply arent able to due to the fact its rare men get ill as much as woman, well in my opinion anyway lol x
My husband gets on with it, its me who gets floored and can barely move lol. Role reversal haha x
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Never heard of this haha. My bf just goes straight comatose whenever he feels like he might be getting sick so I don’t see him for about a day and then he’s back like nothing happened. his gaming, on the other hand, is near constant lol.
I am so unsupportive of man flu! Even post csections I have had to get up and get on with things so have no sympathy for little colds as much as my OH feels like it is the end of the world lol
I’m sure my other half gets man flu – it always seems awful when he has it. x
My guy likes to be taken care of when he’s sick so I do. Moms get a different gig at my house. If you’re sick, you’re sick, but you’ve still gotta do what’s gotta get done! lol Maybe it is exponentially worse for men? I don’t know. But, I do know I don’t like being catered to, so it works out okay at our house. 🙂
It’s kind of like that here too. I tend to get ill less, but when I do I generally am expected to carry on unless a) it’s a weekend that he isn’t busy b) he isn’t already suffering with man flu.
This completely cracked me up–this wife definitely can relate!
Men do make me laugh!
I think men and women get the same flu but men are more willing to be really ill with it where I think that women try to fight it as much as possible so keep getting up and carrying on.