How do you avoid getting sick?

Hello!

My hubby has caught a terrible case of the flu (and not the ‘man-flu’ strain, unfortunately it’s the real thing! tee hee hee). We are hosting a large gathering in a week and a half and knowing my luck (and Murphy’s Law!) I can foresee either my children (aged 5, 3 & 23mths) or myself catching hubby’s ailment just in time for our gathering. I’m after any MoM suggestions or ideas in terms of preventative measures (besides exiling hubby to the kids’ cubby for the duration of his ailment!) so that the children and I can avoid the discomfort that hubby is clearly going through and all enjoy the upcoming gathering. All ideas and suggestions are very greatly appreciated! How do you avoid getting sick?

Posted by Melissa, 26/08/13

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- - snoopy said
  - 02 Oct 2013
    3:36 pm
Get stuck into the echinacea . and generally just keep your distance, the kids will love playing along with that.
- - amsies said
  - 24 Sep 2013
    1:21 pm
Hand washing, vitamins and clean all the surfaces!
- - curlytops said
  - 21 Sep 2013
    4:30 pm
Did you catch it? I hope you managed to escape it!
- - kjgarner said
  - 18 Sep 2013
    3:57 pm
Eucalyptus Oil in a hot bowl of water and let him sniff it in and put a tea towel over his head while doing it.
- - tazjam said
  - 17 Sep 2013
    10:46 am
Galic capules one a day when going to bed
- - rogue82 said
  - 12 Sep 2013
    11:37 pm
Add garlic to every meal, eat oranges as a snack food, keep yourself nicely hydrated and tale daily vitamins. Hope you and your kids don’t get sick!!
- - micko10 said
  - 10 Sep 2013
    1:09 pm
garlic, vitamins, fruit and beg, excercise, inner health plus or yaklut daily, enough sun
- - rainbownerds said
  - 08 Sep 2013
    10:08 pm
eating onions cooked in dishes, I haven’t got sick yet
- - chantellmaree said
  - 06 Sep 2013
    8:32 pm
Wash hands regularly and glen 20! But unfortunately nothing is foolproof
- - moonberry said
  - 06 Sep 2013
    5:33 pm
We generally eat a lot of garlic in our household, and we rarely ever get ill..
- - omgjag31 said
  - 06 Sep 2013
    12:01 pm
Vitamins health eating and lots of glen 20 or sprays like that. Best of all wash your hands. Clean hands save lives
- - kjgarner said
  - 04 Sep 2013
    5:06 pm
Glen 20 Spray where every he goes to try and catch the germs he spreads.
- - lynzstevo said
  - 31 Aug 2013
    8:28 pm
So many useful suggestions here! Some I’ve never heard of before.. well, I’ll be using them now cos I’m just come down with something 🙁 Hope your hubby’s feeling a bit better
- - a-edwards said
  - 28 Aug 2013
    9:05 pm
Don’t u love the man flu…. Oh even worse when he actual has ‘ the flu’ lol
- - beccyg17 said
  - 28 Aug 2013
    2:52 pm
Echinacea (comes in tablets or liquid) and apparently there’s an olive leaf mixture which is great for preventing or getting rid of sickness (but tastes disgusting!)
- - curlytops said
  - 27 Aug 2013
    8:59 pm
Wash hands regularly. Spray glen 20 around and avoid him!
- - maureen3 said
  - 27 Aug 2013
    8:10 pm
he should be in a separate room and let the children plat in the yard as much as possible
- - rocky1991 said
  - 27 Aug 2013
    6:48 pm
Haha – man flu!

Clean, wash and stock up on immunity boosters like garlic. also keep hydrated!
- - a-edwards said
  - 27 Aug 2013
    3:50 pm
I don’t think u can avoid in a household with kids. It’s germs on door handles.. Or even air borne
- - sanjipanj said
  - 27 Aug 2013
    2:55 pm
Lots of glen 2 0, eucalyptus spray. Keep surfaces clean at all times. Don’t forget doorknobs too. Dettol wipes are fantastic. Vicks on soles of feet may help fight flu off quicker. Wash hands often & hand sanitizer keeps germs away too. Cough into elbow rather than hand & soft tissues for the nose. Hope he gets better 🙂