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What on earth is this illness I’ve got?

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Paisleyandburgandy · 01/03/2026 07:00

Yesterday morning started with feeling sick and stomach pains, headache and chills. By the evening I was passing watery diarrhoea regularly.
I hardly slept last night as I had to keep getting up for the toilet to pass more

This morning I’m extremely achy - my lower back, my legs etc. and got chills again. Took my temperature. It’s between 36.7 and 37.
Very tired but can’t rest as I feel so unwell

I haven’t been sick at all.
It hasn’t really followed the pattern of other stomach bugs including norovirus that I’ve had in the past.
Usually the aches etc will be easing off by now (24 hours after symptoms began).

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Eenameenadeeka · 01/03/2026 07:12

Just sounds like a stomach bug. Seems to be going around at the moment unfortunately

Octavia64 · 01/03/2026 07:11

You have been very lucky in the past if your stomach bugs have been eased after 24 hours.

Trevordidit · 01/03/2026 07:10

Do you suffer with health anxiety?

Paisleyandburgandy · 01/03/2026 07:08

I always thought norovirus = projectile vomiting and over pretty swiftly.

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FannyCradocksDoughnut · 01/03/2026 07:07

I have something very similar at the moment caught from DH who had it last week, we presumed it's the latest norovirus to be doing the rounds!

Paisleyandburgandy · 01/03/2026 07:05

Is it usual to still feel very achy and feverish on day two?

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Pricelessadvice · 01/03/2026 07:03

A stomach bug. I often get them without the vomiting part, even if I feel very nauseous.