Can the flu cause night sweats

Question 1

My son just got over the flu but now he has been having excessive night sweats. is this normal.?

Answer

Maybe: It may be part of the healing process. Does he have fever? When fever breaks one will sweat a lot. Is appetite normal? Thirst normal? If it concerns ... Read More

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Question 2

I thought i got over the flu about 5 days ago but i have had night sweats every night since. i can't get a normal nights rest. how do i cure this?

Answer

See your PCP: Night sweats can be associated with several things from infection to elevated rbc count. You should see your pcp for blood work.

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Question 3

Big headaches, hot flashes, and night sweats? could it be the flu?

Answer

Not typical: Need more detailed description of symptoms. Where are the headaches, are they constant, how severe, what relieves them, etc. Are you having fever, w... Read More

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Question 4

Day 5 of getting over the flu. second night ive been having night sweats, only "after" my fevers went away and never had sweats when i had fever?

Answer

Infection: I suggest a full exam and testing for influenza A and B.

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Question 5

For 1 week, i have had night sweats to the point of soaking the bed and fevers. negative for the flu. some dull pain in abdomen. fatigue and chills.

Answer

Get seen STAT!: Fever for more than 3 days needs to be checked out to find out what is wrong. With abdominal pain as your symptom you may even have a surgical proble... Read More

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Question 6

Throat pain and itchiness, joint pain, night sweats,fatigue. do i have the flu? or something more serious such as throat cancer? it's been 6 days.

Answer

Flu: Are those the choices in your mind? flu or throat cancer (in a 24 year old)? do you have history of anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder? why woul... Read More

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Question 7

Night sweats after flu has left a week ago?

Answer

May be relapse or: residual viral infection. I suggest a recheck.

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Question 8

Night sweats continue. day 7 after contracting flu i feel much better now. no fever since day 3. other symptoms gone. but night sweats continue?

Answer

Very: common...you may have a low grade fever at bedtime which "breaks" after you fall asleep. it's not a "comfortable " symptom but it too will go! Hope ... Read More

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Question 9

Night sweats after flu, normal way of body clearing out extra germs from the illness? been having sweats for 2 nights. only after my fever was gone?

Answer

Fever/night sweats: Are part of body's response to infection. Immune response is improved at higher body temperature. You might still be spiking temps while having night ... Read More

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Question 10

Fever and drenching night sweats for a week. (soaking the bed and using multiple towels). negative for flu. no fever during day.

Answer

This is serious: You have bacterial endocarditis until proved otherwise. Get seen. There's a few others, famously Hodgkins / non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and tuberculosis.

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Can the flu cause night sweats

My son just got over the flu but now he has been having excessive night sweats. is this normal.?

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I thought i got over the flu about 5 days ago but i have had night sweats every night since. i can't get a normal nights rest. how do i cure this?

Big headaches, hot flashes, and night sweats? could it be the flu?

Day 5 of getting over the flu. second night ive been having night sweats, only "after" my fevers went away and never had sweats when i had fever?

For 1 week, i have had night sweats to the point of soaking the bed and fevers. negative for the flu. some dull pain in abdomen. fatigue and chills.

Throat pain and itchiness, joint pain, night sweats,fatigue. do i have the flu? or something more serious such as throat cancer? it's been 6 days.

Night sweats after flu has left a week ago?

Night sweats continue. day 7 after contracting flu i feel much better now. no fever since day 3. other symptoms gone. but night sweats continue?

Night sweats after flu, normal way of body clearing out extra germs from the illness? been having sweats for 2 nights. only after my fever was gone?

Fever and drenching night sweats for a week. (soaking the bed and using multiple towels). negative for flu. no fever during day.

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