Can't eat...

[cassa333]

Can't eat and drink at the moment so I have a stomping great headache.

I shall be calling the appointments secretary tomorrow so hopefully will get an app for Thursday.

Anyway Is it ok to crush up paracetamol and take with water?

The first lot I did it with came straight back up but the second lot stayed down and the headache went but it's back with a vengance now.

[sara3]

why can't you eat or drink? you're not going to feel better with no fuel inside you.

[carmalee]

headache is probably caused through dehydration - have you got rehydrating salts? if not put level teaspoon salt together with level tablespoon of sugar in a litre of water and sip - don't drink just sip. why can't you eat or drink?

[ummmm]

I learnt the hard way not to take painkillers on an empty stomach. It will make you worse. Put some wet tea towels in the freezer and hold them on your head.

[carmalee]

sorry that should be half a level teaspoon of salt and 8 level teaspoons of sugar.

[Eve]

I was going to ask the same as Sara, why can't you eat and drink? Is everything just coming straight back up?

Can you sip on icecubes (just make sure they aren't tongue stickingly cold though!) and get something like ready salted crisps to just let melt in your mouth to try and get some salts back in you. You could also put a little salt in the icecubes.

As said about, if you are dehydrated then that could be causing the headache or at least making it worse.

Once you can keep some fluid down then get on rehydration powders.

How long haven't you eaten or drank for and are you being sick/diarrhoeah as well?

[ummmm]

When I was poorly the other week I didn't eat anything at all for 5 days...and barely drank anything for 2.

I was weak...

[cassa333]

Hi,

Yes it is dehydration that is giving me the headache. Not even an ice cude would manage to get down at the moment.

Luckily I am getting it sorted this afternoon.

However I have lost 4k in weight since Friday night. All water so as soon as I can drink it will all go back to normal.