Has anyone got this bug thats going round?
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Wow I had something like that. It lasted for almost a month and I still don't think I'm completely over it. The diarrhea is pretty much over. I was going a LOT. I would get severe nausea bouts. I could hear my stomach flushing contents into my bowels, I was having a lot of audible bowel sounds. Gas too, and I bloated from even just a drink. I never threw up even though I felt like it a few times every day. The nausea hasn't come much the last few days, and my stools are much more solid but still not totally normal yet. I would get so sweaty too! Of course I'm in South Texas with my car a/c not working... but in my apt I would have it below 70 just to feel "not hot", whereas I normally would have been freezing! Sometimes I would get quick chills too, and other times I didn't really feel cold but I would start chattering my teeth as if I was freezing. I felt so sick and I'm so glad it's going away. I am a nursing student and I wish I knew what it was! It really has interferred with so much the last month. Oh yeah and the cramping, I would almost daily experience some intermittent bad abdominal pain. And I had my period last week and it wasn't quite normal either. I've never been pregnant by the way. Gastric flu sounds like a great guess! I figured I'm too broke right now and don't have insurance so I wouldn't get medical assistance unless it just got too bad or lasted another few weeks. Plus I agree, doctors just hand out antibiotics like candy... and if it's a virus, that ain't no good. And I always get diarrhea from antibiotics. LOL! I did notice my symptoms were greatly less one day when I took an Atarax (aka Vistaril) that I left over from an old rx. It's an antihistamine, so I would suggest trying an antihistamine, even Benadryl, to lessen your symptoms. Cause yeah most likely it's just a bug and you gotta wait it out, so might as well make you more comfortable! Aleve liquid gels work QUICK on me if I have sudden pain, so I would suggest that for when the abdominal cramps come on. Being sick is miserable. I hope you get better soon.
generally this bug should not last longer than a few days so u really should see a doctor.
my cousin had it recently and he had to go to hospital as he had had it for 5 days.
please get yourself checked out, it could be serious especially if you get dehydrated from it
No, I hope you feel better.
Please see your doctor. It really has been going on for far too long. No one should be going through that for that long!
That's not good. You could get severely dehydrated if this carries on. Take diahoralite (can't remember how it's spelt!), drink plenty of fluids (little and often and not tea or coffee) and eat dry toast and biscuits. I've also heard flat "full sugar" coke is really good as it replaces the sugars in your body. The doctors always tell you its a virus but I would get a second opinion immediately. Two weeks with gastro flu is not good for your body. It's not the same as normal flu. By the way you say you have the sickness bug but haven't been sick! Have you had the diarrhoea or just stomach cramps? As I said go back to the doctor asap or even A&E if the doctor keeps sending you away with pills and they don't work.
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