Have I the flu?

I’m trying to figure out just how sick I am. Maybe some Jellies can weigh in? There are a lot of details, so please bear with me.

I started feeling sick Monday. It started as just general sick-y feeling (weakness, low energy). Monday night I found myself to be very cold. In the early evening I was on the couch with just a comforter and I was fine. Then I got cold, turned the heat on, and stayed cold. I went to bed with every possible blanket and article of clothing and couldn’t get warm. Around 4:00 AM I woke up hot and resumed my usual pajama/blanket regime.

The other issue is my stomach. I’ve had ongoing stomach issues for the past five months, and I was recently diagnosed with a parasite. I took an antibiotic and it seemed to fix it. All was well for two weeks. The past couple days my stomach’s been really bad, and pretty much all I’ve eaten is chicken soup and crackers which shouldn’t upset it.

I’m a little snotty, but nothing too bad so far. Today (Tuesday) I didn’t feel terrible (which I credit to all the zinc I pounded last night) but in the evening the shivers returned. Temperature is at this point my main concern. I don’t have a thermometer at the moment but I intend to get one.

It doesn’t seem like the usual cold I get because of the extreme cold and the stomach issues. Does it sound like the flu?

Thanks!

P.S. One more thing: I got way more exercise last weekend than I’m used to (long hike Saturday, long bike ride Sunday), if that makes a difference.