Norovirus, feels like I am dying
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Jeez it sounds like this is doing the rounds again, could you all be very kind and stay the f
k away from Scotland, I REALLY don't want to catch this again.
For those that do have it make sure to sleep on a towel over black bin bags and if you have a fancy luxury (expensive) feather Duvet I suggest getting someone to buy you one for a tenner from Tesco as you are bound to st the bed at some point, slightly flat coke/ lemonade, pro biotic yoghurts and lucozade sport with Dyoralite powders mixed in will help.
k away from Scotland, I REALLY don't want to catch this again.For those that do have it make sure to sleep on a towel over black bin bags and if you have a fancy luxury (expensive) feather Duvet I suggest getting someone to buy you one for a tenner from Tesco as you are bound to s
t the bed at some point, slightly flat coke/ lemonade, pro biotic yoghurts and lucozade sport with Dyoralite powders mixed in will help.Just coming through the worst of it now. Probiotic yoghurt definitely made a difference, I am watertight again 
I also went with boiled sweets for the energy which I think helped.
On the arse front, rather than cream, I went for wet wipes from the start which I think reduces the wiping damage!
All in all I'm almost there. I'm craving a dirty kebab but fear I might be getting a bit ahead of myself!
For those of you still suffering, you have sympathies!
I also went with boiled sweets for the energy which I think helped. On the arse front, rather than cream, I went for wet wipes from the start which I think reduces the wiping damage!
All in all I'm almost there. I'm craving a dirty kebab but fear I might be getting a bit ahead of myself!
For those of you still suffering, you have sympathies!
Starting to feel a bit better myself... wet wipes... good call !! yeah could attack a munchie box but dont trust myself right now. had soup n toast and kept it down. now just bloody hungry and may be tempted to a kebab tommorrow evening. her indoors says she will put a block on that, its not sensible.... i say kill or cure and isnt chilli sauce supposed to be a good antibacterial ?
good call on the boiled sweets. ive been on chup a chup lollies.
good call on the boiled sweets. ive been on chup a chup lollies.
...no, you have to rub it in vigorously.Opara said:
Had it since last night, feel like death.Problem is I have an exam on Tuesday, is there anything doctor's can do? I can't get through to mine today
I don't think there is much they can do TBH 
Hydration salts will help, but there's no 'cure' as such. It's 8 days since I started with it and today is the first day I've felt normal, albeit still quite lethargic.
Opara said:
I checked the NHS website and they said to avoid the doctor's to avoid spreading it.If I'm still ill by the time of the exam how can I prove I'm not faking it if the doctor won't see me?
Call them first thing tomorrow and ask for advice! If they insist on a doctor's note call the doctor and ask them what to do, if they say to not come in ask for a letter saying so 
The wife came back on Saturday night after spending Friday/Saturday morning with her family - last night she starting vomiting etc and generally feels awful. Turns out the rest of her family are now ill and it has come from her niece's school were there has been a number of cases of norovirus. How contagious is this? I feel like a ticking time bomb......
tim0409 said:
The wife came back on Saturday night after spending Friday/Saturday morning with her family - last night she starting vomiting etc and generally feels awful. Turns out the rest of her family are now ill and it has come from her niece's school were there has been a number of cases of norovirus. How contagious is this? I feel like a ticking time bomb......
My understanding is that it's a bit like Ebola 
It's transferred through bodily fluids like saliva and vomit. I'd keep well away! 
Opara said:
Had it since last night, feel like death.Problem is I have an exam on Tuesday, is there anything doctor's can do? I can't get through to mine today
I got it last year on the last day of a cruise. Nightmare. I spent all night with it coming out of both ends.The next morning we had a taxi booked for the one hour drive from Southampton to home.
I took 2-3 immodium for the bum end. I also took some of the stugeron 15 that I use for sea sickness as it's a general anti-sickness treatment.
It got me through the disembarkation process and home. Everything stayed sured up until the next day. I felt pretty awful for about 7 days.
Good luck. It's a grim experience. You have my sympathy. Good luck with the exam.
PS. I really found that it messed up my stomach big time and it still wasn't right several months later. Very unsettled like IBS.
I got recommended these and they made such a transformation I still take one a day now and I have no intention of stopping.
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I got recommended these and they made such a transformation I still take one a day now and I have no intention of stopping.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004SGO4DG?psc=...
I am recovering from it now. Never had it before, absolutely horrendous.
Started Thursday with vomiting, then the brown monsoon struck... I don't get too annoyed by Diarrhoea and Vomiting, but the abdo pain and fever/chills are very unpleasant.
Now Tuesday, and appetite slowly coming back... only able to eat small amounts of bland foods and feel absolutely wiped out.
I am 7lb down now I am rehydrated, very unpleasant.
Started Thursday with vomiting, then the brown monsoon struck... I don't get too annoyed by Diarrhoea and Vomiting, but the abdo pain and fever/chills are very unpleasant.
Now Tuesday, and appetite slowly coming back... only able to eat small amounts of bland foods and feel absolutely wiped out.
I am 7lb down now I am rehydrated, very unpleasant.
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