Treatment: 

• Drink lots of liquids (hot or cold) to keep nose and throat from drying out
• Get bed rest 
• Use saline nose drops
• Consider over-the-counter cold medication (check with your healthcare provider before giving to a child or taking if you are pregnant) 

Treatment 

• Stay home from work, school, travel, shopping, social events, and public gatherings.
• Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your sleeve. 
• Clean hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub often, especially after using tissues or coughing/sneezing into your hands.
• Drink clear fluids such as water, broth, sports drinks, or electrolyte beverages made for infants to prevent becoming dehydrated. 
• Get plenty of rest.
• Fever reducer/pain reliever (acetaminophen or ibuprofen) 
• Continue to stay home until at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever (100° F) or signs of a fever (without the use of a fever-reducing medicine, such as Tylenol®). 

The CDC advises that you do not need to stop breastfeeding if you have the flu; however, be careful not to cough or sneeze on your baby.

Contact your healthcare provider if you: 

• Have difficulty breathing or chest pain 
• Have purple or blue discoloration of your lips 
• Are vomiting and unable to keep liquids down, or 
• Have signs of dehydration, such as feeling dizzy when standing or being unable to urinate