Well after reading
http://www.bodysport.com/Archives/mar06/breakingnews/jennylynnsworstnightmare.html I'm more convinced than ever that Jennys "flu" was more a result of diuretic use gone bad.
I personally know what can happen when things go bad with diuretics, and things go bad REAL QUICK and nothing you can do can prevent the symptoms of severe dehydration once it sets in - only a trip to the hospital to get hooked up to an iv to replace the fluids can fix it.
Everything that she went through and her rapid deterioration is not a result of any flu I've ever heard of. Sure the flu can knock you on your ass, by severe dehydration is 10 times worse.
Its too have gone through all that prep and then to have your body do a 180 on you when it she was so close to another win.
I feel sorry for her, but I think the "flu story" is just an attempt from her to save face and not look bad to all her fans, etc.... especially considering the diuretics aren't supposed to used in the first place
Can you imagine the negative publicity it would give Jenny, the federation and the show if the truth got out? That one of its top athletes were using a banned substance that required her to be hospitalised?
Before everyone starts jumping down my throat, BUT I'm just saying what it looks like to me because I've been there / done that and know from personal experience what happens when it (dehydration) sets in.
JMO