Slang vs Formal | Stop Saying "I'm Sick" — Better English Expressions for Health & Pain

[00:00:03]My foot is throbbing.

[00:00:08]I'm experiencing pulsating foot pain.

[00:00:14]My foot is throbbing after I twisted it.

[00:00:22]My head is killing me.

[00:00:27]I have a severe headache.

[00:00:33]My head is killing me after staring at the screen all day.

[00:00:43]I feel wiped out.

[00:00:48]I feel extremely exhausted.

[00:00:53]After work, I felt completely wiped out.

[00:01:01]I'm under the weather.

[00:01:07]I'm feeling slightly ill.

[00:01:12]I'm under the weather today, so I'm staying home.

[00:01:20]My back is acting up.

[00:01:26]I'm experiencing back pain.

[00:01:32]My back is acting up again after lifting those boxes.

[00:01:41]My stomach is upset.

[00:01:46]I have digestive discomfort.

[00:01:52]My stomach is upset after eating that spicy food.

[00:02:02]I feel dizzy.

[00:02:07]I'm experiencing dizziness.

[00:02:14]I stood up too fast and felt dizzy.

[00:02:21]My throat is scratchy.

[00:02:27]I have a sore throat.

[00:02:33]My throat feels scratchy this morning.

[00:02:41]My nose is stuffed up.

[00:02:47]I have nasal congestion.

[00:02:52]My nose is stuffed up because of my cold.

[00:03:00]I'm feeling run down.

[00:03:06]I'm feeling physically weak.

[00:03:12]I've been feeling run down lately.

[00:03:20]My muscles are sore.

[00:03:25]I'm experiencing muscle pain.

[00:03:31]My muscles are sore after yesterday's workout.

[00:03:40]My knee is giving me trouble.

[00:03:46]I have knee discomfort.

[00:03:51]My knee is giving me trouble when I walk.

[00:03:59]I feel drained.

[00:04:04]I feel mentally and physically exhausted.

[00:04:10]After the long meeting, I felt drained.

[00:04:18]I can't catch my breath.

[00:04:23]I'm experiencing shortness of breath.

[00:04:30]After running, I couldn't catch my breath.

[00:04:38]My chest feels tight.

[00:04:44]I'm experiencing chest tightness.

[00:04:49]My chest feels tight when I exercise.

[00:04:58]My whole body aches.

[00:05:03]I'm experiencing body-wide pain.

[00:05:09]My whole body aches because of the flu.

[00:05:17]I feel sick to my stomach.

[00:05:23]I'm experiencing nausea.

[00:05:28]The smell made me feel sick to my stomach.

[00:05:37]My eyes are burning.

[00:05:42]I'm experiencing eye irritation.

[00:05:47]My eyes are burning from lack of sleep.

[00:05:56]My ears are ringing.

[00:06:01]I'm experiencing tinnitus symptoms.

[00:06:08]My ears are ringing after the loud concert.

[00:06:15]I feel feverish.

[00:06:21]I may be experiencing a fever.

[00:06:27]I feel feverish and tired today.

[00:06:35]My joints are aching.

[00:06:41]I'm experiencing joint pain.

[00:06:46]My joints are aching because of the cold weather.

[00:06:54]I'm beat.

[00:06:59]I'm extremely tired.

[00:07:05]I've been working all day.

[00:07:08]I'm beat.

[00:07:13]I've got a pounding headache.

[00:07:19]I'm experiencing an intense headache.

[00:07:25]I've got a pounding headache and need some rest.

[00:07:33]My legs feel like jelly.

[00:07:39]My legs feel very weak.

[00:07:44]After the marathon, my legs felt like jelly.

[00:07:54]I'm not feeling 100%.

[00:07:59]I'm not feeling well.

[00:08:04]I'm not feeling 100%, so I'll rest today.

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