[Baybe Gyrl`]

i felt so bad today because my boyfriend wasn't feeling so well, but i didn't know what to do & i felt pretty helpless next to him. when i'm sick, i don't do ANYTHING .. i just continue with whatever i'm doing as if i'm not sick. i don't stay in bed, drink medicine, or whatever. the only time i do something like drink medicine or drink tea ... is when i just feel like throwing up. i don't like resting a lot because it actually makes me feel sicker .. i feel better when i go out and get some fresh air. so i have like no clue on taking care of someone else who is sick. so, i don't really take care of myself 'in a normal, healthy' way .. i guess.

i try asking my boyfriend what he wants me to do for him, but he just tells me it's ok -__-.

so you guys? help please?

this is for future reference, i guess.


p.s. any natural home remedies?

[Elysia]

generally sick people with just a cold or something need 3 key things - lots of rest, fluids, and healthy nutrients/food.

so put him to bed, maybe get him a cold towel for his forehead - make some hot porridge or chicken soup (hot foods are best when you're sick!) and a some hot water w/ bit of lemon & honey, or tea. if he has a fever or a headache, some advil or tylenol should help that too. make sure he stays in bed!

goodluck!

[crackednut]

whenever I have stomach problems and just had a night full of throwing up
my mom makes me eat PLAIN rice porridge (water, already cooked rice, nuthin else)
so that I can get some food in, but its not heavy enough to make me feel worse

and if they are puking, make sure they have a bucket of some sort by their bed...and clean it
nasty job, but its better than leaving it there to stink the room up

[dazzleanddestroy]

I stay in bed all day, and my mom would nurse me..
you should make him porridge, what kind of sickness does he have?

[Lovelight]

well, first of all, get him to bed and bring him fluids...make him some hot food and such i guess. and just make him feel better...if he's puking, bring a bucket and just rub his back or something[though when people rub my back while i'm barfing, i get really irritated hah o_O so maybe you shouldn't do that..] eh well i don't know. when i'm sick, people just tell me to sleep and drink water. ._.

[UNee4Life]

umm....

if your boyfriend doesn't want you to do anything then...

DONT DO ANYTHING!

people have some serious problems with listening lol.

If someone kept asking you if you wanted anything and you DON'T, wouldn't you get ANNOYED?

be careful, he might break up with you.

so do you just want to know what medicine to use when your sick? cuz if that's the question then you use any medicine that works for you.

This topic is silly.

[dazzleanddestroy]

umm....

if your boyfriend doesn't want you to do anything then...

DONT DO ANYTHING!

people have some serious problems with listening lol.

If someone kept asking you if you wanted anything and you DON'T, wouldn't you get ANNOYED?

be careful, he might break up with you.

so do you just want to know what medicine to use when your sick? cuz if that's the question then you use any medicine that works for you.

This topic is silly.

How is this topic silly?
is it too much to care for that s.o?
to know what she can do to help? it is, after all, the HEALTH, beauty, and fashion section.
she doesn't need relationship advice as to "you're bothering him, stop it, or else he'll break up with you". Now that is silly. Just leave it, and simply answer her question that she needs. if you find it silly, don't bother replying with such hostility.

[kpark18]

i agree with dazzleanddestroy...
its not a silly topic!
this can help other people also.
all she asked for are advices...

=] anywayssssssssss.
what i usually make sick friends do is...
drink sprite on some occasion.
drink gatorade.
eat SOMETHING..
take medicine.
SLEEPPPP SLEEEEPPP SLEEEEEPPP
drink lots of water too.
sleeepppp sleeepp sleeeppp.

and leave them alone or stay quiet by their side.

thats the best you can do...sick people need sleep. medicine. gatorade. water. food.
i tend to just eat a lot cause that makes me feel less weak.
and i don't get sick much either.

[UNee4Life]

How is this topic silly?
is it too much to care for that s.o?
to know what she can do to help? it is, after all, the HEALTH, beauty, and fashion section.
she doesn't need relationship advice as to "you're bothering him, stop it, or else he'll break up with you". Now that is silly. Just leave it, and simply answer her question that she needs. if you find it silly, don't bother replying with such hostility.

wth? are you for real?

if her boyfriend says "It's okay" then there isn't anyhting you can do for him! he obviously doesn't want her help....seriously I'm not going to sugar coat the obvious

[Baybe Gyrl`]

thanks for your guys's suggestions. he just barely got sick this morning and he just slept pretty much half the day away. all day he's just been complaining about how tired he's feeling and how dizzy he got. he thought he was dehydrated, but drinking water didn't make him feel any better. he went to bed early, hopefully ... all the z's will help him feel better =T.

umm....

if your boyfriend doesn't want you to do anything then...

DONT DO ANYTHING!

people have some serious problems with listening lol.

If someone kept asking you if you wanted anything and you DON'T, wouldn't you get ANNOYED?

be careful, he might break up with you.

so do you just want to know what medicine to use when your sick? cuz if that's the question then you use any medicine that works for you.

This topic is silly.

dude, obviously if he really doesn't want me to do anything .. i think i know that i'm not going to force anything onto him. it doesn't hurt to just know these for FUTURE REFERENCE for anyone BESIDES my boyfriend though. i always ask before i do something .. such as if he wants tea or w/e to make him feel better and if he's firm with his answer, then i don't push it. and i don't know what kind of boys you know or if you're talking about a bad past experience, but my boyfriend isn't a jerk like that to be breaking up with me over that reason . if you don't have anything helpful to say other than that bunch of bs you just pulled out of your mouth, then don't waste your time next time. &you're going to start spamming if you continue on defending for yourself in my thread w/o any helpful advice for my topic. okay darling? smoooooches*.

p.s. thanks for those who are understanding.

p.s.s. to her post below:

BoasBiatchLeo finally deserves a cookie because she actually contributed something helpful to the thread. yay. .

[mz simmonz]

when my ex was sick, theraflu and sleep (and hugs! hehe) made him feel better within two days. as for me, I drink lots of water, herbal tea wtih some honey, and get lots of sleep. I'll also force myself to walk around the house so I don't get all groggy and sluggish.

[UNee4Life]

dude, obviously if he really doesn't want me to do anything .. i think i know that i'm not going to force anything onto him. it doesn't hurt to just know these for FUTURE REFERENCE for anyone BESIDES my boyfriend though. i always ask before i do something .. such as if he wants tea or w/e to make him feel better and if he's firm with his answer, then i don't push it. and i don't know what kind of boys you know or if you're talking about a bad past experience, but my boyfriend isn't a jerk like that to be breaking up with me over that reason . if you don't have anything helpful to say other than that bunch of bs you just pulled out of your mouth, then don't waste your time next time. &you're going to start spamming if you continue on defending for yourself in my thread w/o any helpful advice for my topic. okay darling? smoooooches*.

wow...

Advice:
If someone doesn't ask for your help or refuses it, don't help them.

If you keep asking someone if they need something (harassing them), doing stuff for them that they obviously don't want you to do, then they will get annoyed and they may break up with you.

Future reference: Do you want to know what you should tell someone to take if they are sick? If you don't know then tell them " I don't know, I continue with my normal day and it goes away"

It's not hard.

That's my helpful advice to you

[dazzleanddestroy]

wth? are you for real?

if her boyfriend says "It's okay" then there isn't anyhting you can do for him! he obviously doesn't want her help....seriously I'm not going to sugar coat the obvious

That isn't the point. SHE should know what ticks him off and what doesn't.
And from experience, that isn't the case. If my boyfriend said "it's okay" in her situation, I'd bring in porridge and set it on the table with a little note, for when he wakes up and gets hungry. He'd actually would be very happy to know that I actually CARE. Hello, it's the thought that counts.. and if he broke up with me for the trivial matter, it's not worth it. You sound like a person that doesn't care for much.

Oh yeah, don't just take in the other s.o thoughts, you need to think for yourself as well. for example, she'd be worrying over him, and feels the need to help him.
it's normal.

you're not being helpful at all, you're being an ass, with your suppose "obvious advice".
there's a difference.

i'll end my argument, here.

[intensefcuk]

umm....

if your boyfriend doesn't want you to do anything then...

DONT DO ANYTHING!

people have some serious problems with listening lol.

If someone kept asking you if you wanted anything and you DON'T, wouldn't you get ANNOYED?

be careful, he might break up with you.

so do you just want to know what medicine to use when your sick? cuz if that's the question then you use any medicine that works for you.

This topic is silly.

this topic is not silly. maybe it is just you have never had a boyfriend no offence. it will make him fall in love with her more because of all the sweet things she does for him, and he will do the same. i wouldn't be annoyed if i had a boyfriend and he did that for me, i'd be very happy instead. and noo, he won't break up with her. maybe your just silly

[xreminisce]

this topic is not silly. maybe it is just you have never had a boyfriend no offence. it will make him fall in love with her more because of all the sweet things she does for him, and he will do the same. i wouldn't be annoyed if i had a boyfriend and he did that for me, i'd be very happy instead. and noo, he won't break up with her. maybe your just silly

i disagree.

her bf might get annoyed at her if she keeps doing stuff for him when he asked her not to.
i say just be there for him and probably buy him sweet tidbits and stuff when he's sick.

[momo08]

omg..this winter, my bf got sick soooo bad one time..he had the flu fever was coughing and all that..i felt so helpless as well..but tried to comfort him..

he was laying in bed (not moving and all)
took a towel and dipped it in warm water so it can cool down his fever a bit..
gave him some medecine
and just stayed by his side checking on him..
i talked to him a lot, to make him forget his sickness and then he fell asleep
the next morning he was up and running...(not really, but he felt a lot better..)

i dont know if it was the right thing to do though..

[K4Ice]

Ok...I got annoyed reading some of the responses in this thread and had to put my 2 cents in. First off, this thread IS NOT silly. Its a valid question that applies not only to Baybe 'Gyrl's bf, but also can apply to ANYONE who is sick. Second off, she asked for advice on health issues, NOT relationship issues, so saying that her bf would break up with her is just plain nosy and stupid.
And for your information BoasBiatchLeo, my ex also said that he was ok...b/c he didn't want to burden me - he had no objections to me caring for him and if he also said no to something firmly, I respected his wishes.

Advice being sick - here are some of the things I do when I'm sick or anyone I know is sick:
As someone who would like to go into medicine, here's some advice....TAKING medicine is not always needed.

If you have:

a fever: take some tylenol, bundle up in warm sweats and go get some sleep (while you're sleeping, you'll get really hot and sweat the fever off - this works wonders ^^). A cool towel to the forehead

an upset stomache: flat coke or sprite will help settle your stomache - just take small sips, don't guzzle it down or anything. Also, hot soup (chicken noodle or plain porridge) will help get something into your stomache w/o weighing it down. Crackers should also help.

sore throat: hot tea with lemon or honey, hot condensed milk diluted with water works also. Gargling with warm salt water I believe is what my doc once told me to do before bed. Also, too many cough drops isn't good for you so substitute them every once in a while with hard candy like starburst hard candy or something.

and as always, LOTS OF REST, clear fluids/juice (gatorade is best to replace all the lovely nutrients you've lost - besides...being dehydrated IS BAD especially when you're sick) and like momo08 has stated, just making them forget they are sick helps too ^^

[xbaaByette]

Aaaw it's okay ^^
I would give them a blanket if they're cold if they were in a house .
I would make them some tea or give them water , and some medicine .
You should give them a wet towel and put it on their forehead while they lie down .
Let them take a nap too .
You could also make them soup or porridge (just like my mom does and in all those Kdramas)
Just try to keep them warm ^^
Best you could do there : D
I hope : X

[Rainie_Days]

I usually just make sure I drink a lot of water, eat some fruit and have really good rest. That's pretty much it, and oh, not junk food or anything like that...it's bad for you x___X especially when you're sick.

[michelle*]

haha, my friends and i were playing handball today, and one of my friends was sick from the day before.
so everytime the ball went out and she tried to run to get it, i'd tell her to stay back and i'd run to get it.

and usually, i'd just ask if she's alright, if she needed water, etc.