UUUUGH stomache flu.....

[Accipiter22]

I've been fighting off a stomache flu for the last couple days, friday, saturday and today...I'm not crapping my guts out 8 times a day anymore...but it's still not...um..normal if you catch my drift. I've taken Imodium...how long does it take before all that stuff starts working normally again? I"ve never had a stomache flu in my life so I'm not sure if I should go to the hospital or something.....and how long before I'll actually be able to eat normally again?? I hate not eating...but every time I do it feels like the food just sits in my stomache and turns to lead

 

[JDrake]

Drink a lot, go to the doctor.
take some pepto?

 

[Accipiter22]

I don't have insurance that's the problem, i'm trying to avoid the doctor if at all possible. I honestly don't even have a primary care physician. I haven't been to the doctor in 6 years.

 

[DurocShark]

Dr + Virus = You're Fvcked

I thought I had food poisoning starting Thurs night. Ended up being flu. Bad. I'm so miserable still. Plus, stomach flu plus 2 hr flight = misery.

 

[Accipiter22]

ugh...I mean nothing else is really wrong, I fought off the fever, it's like my stomache just can't right itself

 

[Sukhoi]

Drink a lot of Gatorade...seriously. Replenish the liquids you're losing.

 

[OdiN]

Gatorade is good, so is cranberry juice.

I haven't been to a doctor in years. Probably at least 5-6 years. I rarely ever get sick.

 

[bonkers325]

eat food. really spicy and oily foods. then keel over...

actually my roommate did that after recovering from a stomach flu, and he really almost did keel over.

drink fluids, avoid foods that will upset your stomach. eat saltines, oatmeal, drink lots of water and hope u dont sh!t ur intestines out!

 

[moshquerade]

sucks to be you.


can you take more immodium? read the directions.

 

[Lvis]

Pepto works for me. Drink as muc as you can, too. As others mentioned, Gatoraid is good.

 

[Rage187]

water, lots.

No Pepto, you want to get whatever is making you sick out, not keep it in.

 

[Accipiter22]

Originally posted by: Rage187
water, lots.

No Pepto, you want to get whatever is making you sick out, not keep it in.

according to immodium.com crapping your guts out is actually just a side-effect, it's not getting anything out of you

 

[Isla]

Drink water, ginger ale, Gatorade

Eat only: Saltine Crackers... then maybe applesauce... then chicken and rice.

 

[jumpr]

Originally posted by: Accipiter22

Originally posted by: Rage187
water, lots.

No Pepto, you want to get whatever is making you sick out, not keep it in.

according to immodium.com crapping your guts out is actually just a side-effect, it's not getting anything out of you

Yeah, but they have a business to run, and it depends on getting people to buy Immodium.

 

[Krazefinn]

Semantics only: there is no such thing as "stomach flu"
not to say you arent afflicted by a GI virus...

Ginger ale (flat and room temp), ginger snap cookies, BURNT toast (charcoal).
Immodium, electrolyte replacement. Mixing a little gatorade with flat ginger ale also helps.

The unpleasant reaction of a virus invading GI tract lining is simply a defense mechanism of immune system sloughing off the first "infected" layer of cells. You WANT to rid yourself of it...

 

[Accipiter22]

Originally posted by: Krazefinn
Semantics only: there is no such thing as "stomach flu"
not to say you arent afflicted by a GI virus...

Ginger ale (flat and room temp), ginger snap cookies, BURNT toast (charcoal).
Immodium, electrolyte replacement. Mixing a little gatorade with flat ginger ale also helps.

The unpleasant reaction of a virus invading GI tract lining is simply a defense mechanism of immune system sloughing off the first "infected" layer of cells. You WANT to rid yourself of it...

so if I was eating tortelini earlier today is that just making it worse?

 

[darkswordsman17]

I used to get the stomach flu about once a year since I was young (haven't gotten it for about 3-4 years now though).

There really isn't much you can do other than just ride it out and let it pass. If it gets worse after 24 hours I would seriously consider seeing a physician (mine was gone within 24 hours everytime). You'll feel kinda weak a day or two after (and you won't really want to eat much), but you'll level back out and be ok not long after.

I wouldn't eat much solid food, but try to eat something and drink quite a bit. Popsicles and 7-Up were favorites of mine because they don't taste bad on the way back up. Oddly, normal fruit juices didn't sit well (would usually cause me to vomit more).

I would basically just lie around the whole day with a bowl close by, and sleep as much as I could.

I'm not sure what it was I was getting, but I always just referred to it as the stomach flu. It didn't seem to be contagious, as I didn't catch it from anyone, nor did anyone seem to get it after I did.

 

[Accipiter22]

hmm I wonder if that would work if it's not vomitting that's getting me