xyzpaul

I ate a dodgy ham roll last week and have still got an upset stomach - food just keeps repeating on me - and I feel generally weak.

Any suggestions for the best medicine? Alcohol tried already...

DRUNKNORGY

Starve yourself for 24 hours but don't stop drinking water. Then light food for another 24 hours, clear soups etc.

Ash

MooseRacer

the above is good and sensible advice.

Alternatively get absolutely hammered.

CrisPDuk

Have the same problem myself, but from a virus, Drunknorgy's advise is exactly what the doctor has just told me. You need to drink plenty of water to flush the cause out of your system, eating food just feeds the bacteria

RB5320

I had a particularly unpleasant bug last year and was still not right weeks later. doctor advised me to take natural yoghurt (Actimel or similar) as this would help replace the good bacteria in the stomach.
Steve

brickboy

Take can / bottle of Coca-Cola (NOT diet, the full-sugar & caffeine version), preferably not from the fridge. Open & pour into large glass. Stir for about 30secs until it's no longer very fizzy. Drink.

It kills upsets & bacteria in no time. It has to be real Coke tho' -- no other soft works as well as it does.

Toerag

Don't take immodium unless you absolutely have to, it only keeps the bugs in you. Best to crap them all out.

SCOOBY TOWERS

iTrader: (7)

Put a spoonfull of sugar in the glass of coke and stand back.
It will be flat in seconds Drink.
Great hang over cure as well

Mice_Elf

Agreed - don't eat anything for 24 - 48 hours, depending on how bad you are. Drink copious amounts of water, though.

When you come back onto food, eat bland products like boiled rice or pasta and SMALL amounts initially. Otherwise your stomach suddenly gets hit with flavoured food and revolts again.

Katana

I've got it too..

Mice_Elf

Same advice for you, then...

Dream Weaver

I have something also from a buffet last night - luckily the bog is right next door

I've been told about the flat coke thing a few times recently - supposed to work on EVERYTHING

Katana

But I'm hungry..

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Eat whatever you want, itl just go straight through and no weight gain !

Man and latrine in perfect harmony...

GarnetFox

I've just had a stomach bug and immodium trapped the bug in for longer and gave very bad stomach cramps at the same time. If you can avoid taking it, do.

My bug wouldn't go away so I did some research on the internet when I was feeling better but still had some symptoms. A medical site said that after a nasty bug, your body has trouble digesting lactose (milk) for a couple of days after. I stopped all dairy products over the weekend and the diahrroea stopped. I've started up dairy products again today and I still feel fine so I think that idea worked well.

Lost 4lb while I was ill, but unfortunately I developed a huge appetite when I got better so I think I may be putting them back on! Ooops.

SCOSaltire

i was ill last year about september time with stomach bug
was actually in my bowl

i took too anti-st1tting stuff... and it made it worse/prolonged it

one doc gave me something to slow me down... wrong thing to do!

went to another and he told me 48 hours, no food, drink loads of fluid and drink flat coke.

was better by the end, but didnt have much control over my farts!!
sh@t my pants
dead funny
that was 54 hours without food
cleared me out

trigbert

I've had this bug, its taken about 6 weeks to get something like. No real appetite, bad wind, got easily knackered like after running upstairs.

Obviously something doing the rounds

2 week course of antibiotics helped, finished them last week.

Imagine not having an appetite over Christmas, forced a bit of wine down me though (purely medicinal).

Dave P

Drink Dioralite as well as water (not sure of the spelling) but it is especially for this and replaces all your body salts etc. Get blackcurrant and top up with Ribena as it tastes awfull.

Also make a jelly lots of sugar and water plus the bulk stops you feeling hungry.

Nature will take it's course.

Dave

xyzpaul

Thanks for the replies guys.

Yesterday I drank a couple of cans of flat coke, and ate plenty of bio yoghurt. Today I'm doing the "starvation" bit, just drinking water. Temptation is all around however

I'll give an update later...

SCOSaltire

treat urself to another can or 2 of flat coke today... to give u some calories...

and good luck

MarkCSC

When I had gastroenteritis I had this stuff call Dyarite (or something similar) It contain as all the essential minerals etc you need. Doesn't stop you crapping but makes you feel better.

xyzpaul

Feeling really hungry now

I'm fighting the temptation to convince myself that it'll be okay if I eat something now, as it's been 18 hours since I last ate. Glad to say that stomach has been fine today.

SCOSaltire

mental thing - hard eh

i managed 54 hours, so im sure u can...
if ur hungry.. go take a drink of water and do something else
it passes with a short time...

say ur hungry at 4:30, but cant get home to eat by 6:30...
bet ur not as hungry by 6:30 sometimes...
u can do it

[Edited by SCOSaltire - 1/14/2003 3:44:31 PM]

xyzpaul

Cheers SCOSaltire.

Well I did 33 hours without food. Today been eating bland food and no dairy produce, BUT I've still got indigestion symptoms like before. Damn

Must be some bacterial thing that will need antibiotics to shift it...

Mice_Elf

Eat plain natural yoghurt or that Actimel stuff. That has helpful bacteria contained within.

SCOSaltire

get well soon