Tummy bug

[mandimoo]

If you think you are going to get a tummy bug - ie you have a bit of nausea that you think might progress to something worse. Is there anything you can do to ward it off? Im feeling a bit this way, but I have a bit of a phobia about vomit and nausea and wont handle it well.

[Prudie]

I take a travel sickness pill and that can help - but not if you've got the bug coming.

[Maydup]

If you think you might have a bug, its best no to "feed" it. Eat very small meals and plain food for a couple of days and drink plenty of water and clear fluids. You're much less likley to be sick if you have avoided meat and dairy or heavy rich meals. Have a small sandwich or some soup and bread for example.

If you are sick at least you'll only have a little to bring up. Keep hydrated and take a couple of paracetamol. Hope it doesn't happen!

[tiggerblue10]

I felt like this a couple of weeks ago. I felt nauseous in the evening, went to bed then woke around 2 hours later and threw up. Also had diarrohea. Thiis occured two more times during the course of the night. I don't think you can do anything to stop it. Still don't know whether it was food poisoning or the winter vomiting bug. I also have a fear of vomiting :o(

[Sqad]

I agree with the post of 2shortplanks.

Wait and see.........jump the hurdle when you come to it.

[EcclesCake]

I eat what I want when I want. If I have an upset stomach I follow the same path.

My mother always had me on dry toast. Blurghh, how was I ever going to feel better eating that?

It is a case of each to their own though.

[Ann]

I too have a sickness phobia - a very bad one, I cry when being sick as I think I'm going to die! You have my utmost sympathy, I have just had this horrid tummy upset which is going around and it lasted for 6 days, but fortunately I only felt very nauseous and wasn't actually sick. It was the diarrhoea which was so awful, I didn't eat for more than 2 days and only had sips of water. Hubby cooked his own tea as the smell of food turned my stomach. I had some flat Lucozade which seemed to help but I also heard that flat lemonade is good too. Dry toast is recommended but I'm not good with bread so I had 2 scrambled eggs on the third day - just on their own, and I enjoyed it. I've lost 5lbs this week and only just getting my appetite back. Just go to bed Mandi - I just wanted sleep and a hot water bottle on my tummy, and slept for nearly 15 hours the second day. Hope you feel better soon ((( hugs)))

[Brinjal]

Better out than in. If you do vomit everything out your tum settles quicker.

[boxtops]

Hear hear brinjal - I hate vomiting, but I always feel better afterwards. Better out than in.

[Ann]

How are you Mandi? Hope it hasn't developed?

[mandimoo]

I was having waves of nausea and feeling clammy with my heart racing. I really did think I was coming down with a bug, specially as my colleague was off on Friday with a bug. But very, very happy to say that nothing did develop any further.

Im taking my drugs for IVF at the moment and I think I must be suffering some side effects of that. I did not put 2 and 2 together at first, because I had no symptoms whatsoever last time round.

Feeling much, much better today though, thanks.