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I caught something Monday evening nausea , vomiting ,diarrhea dizzy weakness , body aches could not sleep ,hot then cold , still feeling weak dizzy getting better it can't be gone soon enough yuck!

did you get tested for COVID?

Everyone in my household is quite sick, all testing negative for Covid on rapid antigen tests.  
 
A good resource is to google "respiratory virus detections in canada".  
 
There you can see which respiratory viruses currently have high detection levels in different regions of Canada.

Test for Covid, stay home and retest if needed. Feel better!

Where in Brandon can I pick one up ?  
Does it cost anything ?

Supposedly you can pick up a couple free one at the drive through testing site behind ACC on McTavish in the East End.

You can get free bags of rapid test kits from both testing sites. There's 3 tests per bag. You can basically take as many bags as you want/need. We've picked up twice in the past couple of weeks at the site at the Keystone.  
 
Definately test for Covid. I tested positive 11 days ago, and 1 of my kids tested positive 5 days ago. There's definately a gastro-intestinal aspect for some people, and that's all some people get.  
 
That being said, my mom and my niece both have had a gastro bug in the past 72 hours but have both tested negative multiple times.  
 
So it can go either way.

has been very sick with something awful, we have done several covid tests on him and on us and they are all negative. So yes there's some other bad bugs out there. Stay safe all!

Tests are now available at Co-Op at no charge.  
 

Free COVID 19 Test kits from @MBGov are now available in all five of our Food Stores (Minnedosa, Brandon, Erickson, Sandy Lake &: Rivers), while supplies last

&mdash: HeritageCoopLtd (@HeritageCoopLtd) March 4, 2022

Stock up on echinacea and garlic supplements. Also talk to your health professional if they are right for you. The natural defense against pathogens, bugs, etc. is to let your immune system adapt to the environmental toxins, but minimize exposure as much as possible by washing your hands, sneeze or cough into your elbow, and definitely drink enough fluids to let the body be the best it can be.  
 
There likely are pathogenic bugs out there and live on commonly touched surfaces.  
 
Edited by houriete22, 2022-03-04 19:20:13

Without endorsing the previous post, I do recommend going to Super or Shoppers and getting their PC-branded herbal tea called Feeling Soothed. It has fennel, echinacea, peppermint and a couple other herbs.  
 
While it won't heal you or anything like that, I found it helped calm my cough during (and mainly, after) my New Years bout of Covid. I went though 3 boxes of it in 2 week lol.  
 
Edited by Simonwalcal, 2022-03-04 22:49:56

I'm recovering from Covid again (this time was much worse than before), and once you start feeling better (and testing negative - I tested positive until about day 8) I found being outside in the cold air really helps. I've had lots of burning in my lungs and that's about the only thing that relieves it. Enough so that I can breathe deeply and go about my daily activities for awhile without too much pain. Then rest and repeat.

Hope you feel better soon.

Majority of grocery stores have supplies from Manitoba government to give 2 per person per day.  
 
You do NOT have to purchase anything. Each kit has 5 tests in it.  
 
Walmart you go to customer service.  
 
Not sure on other grocery stores but probably similar.  
 
If any store says you have to buy something report them as you do not.  
 
Delivery of kits may affect supply at any store.  
 
Grocery stores are the best choice for the government as that is where normally people go.  
 
Note please do not go if you are symptomatic. Have someone else pick up.  
 
Remember not everything is Covid-19  
 
Various flus. Colds. And many other things will be going around faster now when mask requirements are gone. Face masks protected against many things.  
 
Even though restrictions gone. Hand washing as our mothers taught us is very important.  
 
Hope you feel better soon.  
 
PS. Chicken soup still a good choice when sick

I'm getting over my bug still a bit of dizziness  
I did covid test neg .  
How are others doing ?  
 
Edited by rubyred, 2022-03-10 10:26:18

Haven't heard of anything in the past 2+ years.