Talk:Man flu

message: :It does seem however that men do suffer for longer periods when they catch a common cold, and take longer to recover
Citation please!
(M4rk 15:28, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources 

message: "Man-flu" never refers to influenza, only to a cold or unspecified rhinovirus. The assertion is that "men don't get colds, they get flu". The symptoms of cold and flu are similar but not identical, man-flu is used to refer to the condition of one who purports to be suffering from influenza, whilst exhibiting the symptoms of a cold and nothing that would render the only diagnosis as influenza. 
In my experience, when someone has the energy to argue vehemently that they have flu, they don't!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.107.182.109 (talk) 11:16, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Definition of man-flu, never includes influenza.  

message: Is "man flu" specific to the UK or Commonwealth countries?  I've never heard of it in the US.
:It's not commonplace in the Commonwealth either; it's more an ephemeral term. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 09:27, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It exists all over the world whether they call it that or not.  Mr. C.C.Hey yo!I didn't do it! 00:52, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Culture-specific syndrome? 

message: The article just looks like whoever wrote it got called out himself for having man flu, and tries to prove that it doesn't exist.144.124.139.61 (talk) 12:05, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Butthurt 

message: I don't think Man-Flu is a pejorative term, and would like to remove the reference as such unless anyone can cite why it is a negative term? In fact the fact that evidence is starting to suggest it exists in terms of comparative immune systems. I think not to provide it would be a baised POV 
----  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.3.107.186 (talk) 10:47, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  "pejorative" term 

message: So, I went to add a reflist, but i see there is one already, so why then is the big red notice still at the end of the article. Many thanks
Confused NiceGuy
(MrNiceGuy1113 (talk) 15:08, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: - Assuming (in good faith) that the newly added reference is good, the provider accidentally removed the </ref> tag.  -- WikHead (talk) 21:12, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Reflist

message: There was a study done more recently with concern for the reasons for man-flu. I wasn't sure what to add myself, and the article currently seems to err of te side of non-existence. Sources: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/man-flu-is-no-myth-say-scientists-with-manly-men-more-susceptible-9024306.html  http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/man-flu-is-no-myth-say-scientists-with-manly-men-more-susceptible-9024306.html  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.29.32.213 (talk) 19:05, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: 2013 Study

message: While I am ok with my first source not being the most trustworthy there are reports from different medias that the (self-)diagnoses of "Man Flu" can lead to death or serious medical problems. This should be made clear since this is a serious issue.
RA-Punzel72 (talk) 14:32, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Death by Man Flu

message: One of the references given talks about sick days, but (as it points out) people take sick days for a number of different reasons, and it would be difficult to account for women being 'ten times more likely' to take days off to care for sick children, and more likely to care for elderly relatives. If a couple have to choose, then the higher-earning parent (still more likely to be the father) might opt to go to work. Children may also prefer their mothers to stay at home to look after them. 
Also, taking a day off work does not indicate how much somebody talks or complains about their illness, which is where the assertion of 'man-flu' comes in. Perhaps men are more likely to go to work when they are ill and therefore more likely to annoy their colleagues by talking about being ill. Maybe they are more likely to use illness to ask for favours from their partner. Perhaps macho culture (influenced from both sides) makes it more acceptable to challenge the self-reporting of symptoms in men rather than women. There are too many variables to account for. 
The severity of symptoms is also difficult to compare objectively. One of the indicators for pain is patient self-reporting. If somebody says they have a headache and rate it as 8/10, who could prove otherwise? 
I'm not convinced that science is going to provide a definitive answer here.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.47.112.176 (talk) 08:51, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Scientific Basis