Stomach Flu

[CaptainZombie]

I've had the stomach flu since around 1:00 am this morning and this thing literally tore my stomach up last night, not allowing me to get any sleep. Then during the day today it seemed to have subsided and now here tonight this crap is just going rambo on my *** again. I decided to go ahead and vomit which was the end result from the nausea. I feel a little better, but boy does anyone have any good advice on getting this thing taken care of sooner than later?

[ILLCHILL]

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If your stomach can take any fluids try to drink some water or juice.

Just what mom would tell me, don't know if it will work.

[bergie56]

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I had the same crap plus other stuff this past weekend. The things that worked best for me was puking (gets it out of you and you feel better), sleep, warm ginger ale and Pepto Bismol. Just make sure that you get enough fluids and if you can, at least eat a little toast.

Good luck man, I know how it felt on Saturday.

[coffeeholic]

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Although not a really a cure-Alka Seltzer cold and flu really helped me with symptons. Drink LOTS of water,get those impurities out of your system. Good luck man,I'm pulling for you.

[VTPack919]

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Probably the norovirus.

[bucksfan07]

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yes plenty of water cause getting dehydrated won't make feel better. hope you get over this soon

[rspencer86]

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Try this. My mom always gave me this when I had the flu and it worked wonders. I still use it any time I feel a possible flu coming on.

[VTPack919]

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The stomach flu isn't really the flu I don't think. I think it's just a term people use when they have a stomach virus like the norovirus. In which case it's better to ease off the fluids until you are sure you can keep em down. I like the eat ice when I get like that.

Take it easy bro, hope you feel better.

[DaveDQ]

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Candy, like others have said, just try and keep hydrated with water and other lite drinks (no, not Miller Lite).

I hope you feel better. Earlier this Fall, my three kids and I all had a stomach virus. At one point, I was blowing chunks while I had my 9 month old son in my lap. It was insanity. the only one in my family that didn't get sick was my wife. She was running around the house trying to take care of things. Man, it was a rough day and night.

[pk500]

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I've had it this week, too. SUCKS like a Hoover.

Try to stay hydrated -- it's vital. Drink whatever liquids will stay down. I kept NOTHING down for a 24-hour period from midnight Sunday to midnight Monday. Puked at least a dozen times, with the final hurls tossing nothing but stomach bile.

Otherwise, get sleep and try to eat very bland food to keep your strength. And stay hydrated. Sipping Coke sometimes helps, as doctors used to prescribe coke syrup to ease sore stomachs back in the day. But caffeine-free Coke would be best, since caffeine dehydrates.

Time is your friend. It's viral, so there's really nothing you can take to accelerate the illness leaving your body. Tylenol can help ease the aches, though.

Stay hydrated. Have I said that before?

Feel better soon, man.

Take care,
PK

[funky_chicken]

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Stomach flu is probably one of the worst things you can have. I had it coming home from a car trip years ago. Had to stop at every other rest stop. Did not know it was possible to crap water. Like everyone else said, drink plenty of water and just try to rest. Let it run its course and get it out of your system.

[CaptainZombie]

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Thanks guys, I feel much better this morning.......but I think it will be about another day before I feel 100%. I tried drinking tea, toast, fluids, etc. over the last 36 hours and it would make my stomach worse. I've talked to many people the last few days who had this last week and only lasted 24 hours for them........I hope the rest of you guys that had it feel better........those that haven't had it yet, I hope that you don't get it.

BTW PK, that stomach bile is just utter disgusting.....that is what I was puking up last night at one point when everything else was out of my stomach........that acid, burns your throat. I don't get how those that purge on purpose can do it all the time, but that is another topic.

[VTPack919]

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I've had it this week, too. SUCKS like a Hoover.

Try to stay hydrated -- it's vital. Drink whatever liquids will stay down. I kept NOTHING down for a 24-hour period from midnight Sunday to midnight Monday. Puked at least a dozen times, with the final hurls tossing nothing but stomach bile.

Otherwise, get sleep and try to eat very bland food to keep your strength. And stay hydrated. Sipping Coke sometimes helps, as doctors used to prescribe coke syrup to ease sore stomachs back in the day. But caffeine-free Coke would be best, since caffeine dehydrates.

Time is your friend. It's viral, so there's really nothing you can take to accelerate the illness leaving your body. Tylenol can help ease the aches, though.

Stay hydrated. Have I said that before?

Feel better soon, man.

Take care,
PK

Yellow stomach bile = the worst taste in the world.

[pk500]

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Yellow stomach bile = the worst taste in the world.

No doubt. Puke tastes like filet mignon compared to bile.

Take care,
PK

[XboxRocks1991]

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No doubt. Puke tastes like filet mignon compared to bile.

Take care,
PK

The bile stuff is the nastiest stuff ever!I still shutter from its taste.Ive been told that drinking gatorade and water helps. drinking as much gatorade as possible and drink half of that amount in water as well. It needs to be diluted.