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Dh didn’t leave me any water or drinks

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Footballscominghomehey · 07/07/2026 09:46

I was really ill yesterday and especially last night, lots of vomiting etc (sorry tmi)
We live abroad and it’s extremely hot, we don’t drink the tap water here.
The bedroom was a real mess this morning-sick bucket full, duvet yucky, he quietly said my name to wake me up and that he was going to work.
I feel horrendous, so weak and there’s zero water and drinks. I’m trying to set up
a delivery service to see if they can deliver
Does anyone think this is a bit shitty to leave me with no drinks. Feel so dehydrated

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FckThisShit · 07/07/2026 22:54

Washingupdone · 07/07/2026 22:48

Did ask up thread as to where she was. Also she can boil water in a saucepan or kettle, if there is one, and drink it when it cools.

There are a lot of countries where the risk is to do with heavy metals such as lead or arsenic and boiling water does not remove these risks. It's not all about bacteria.

Washingupdone · 07/07/2026 22:48

DuckbilledSplatterPuff · 07/07/2026 21:14

how does that help OP. She said she lives in a country where you can't drink tap water and they have to buy bottled water

Did ask up thread as to where she was. Also she can boil water in a saucepan or kettle, if there is one, and drink it when it cools.

ThreadGuardDog · 07/07/2026 21:18

Paddyshanks · 07/07/2026 17:13

I have emetophobia

My sympathies. Must be very difficult.

DuckbilledSplatterPuff · 07/07/2026 21:14

Washingupdone · 07/07/2026 11:21

If you are in France and Germany you can drink water from the indoor taps

how does that help OP. She said she lives in a country where you can't drink tap water and they have to buy bottled water

Anyahyacinth · 07/07/2026 18:31

NoSausage · 07/07/2026 14:53

How did he know she was up all night and drank all the water? He was sleeping in a different room.

If he slept in a different room because his wife was sick...a decent person would check on her and her need for support.

Frankly shocked I have to explain that

Lentilcakes · 07/07/2026 17:56

Hope you’re feeling better this evening.

Your dh sounds awful, sorry.

i have a health issue and sometimes - like once a year - vomit from it. I leave an old bowl in the wardrobe as even though we have an en suite I wouldn’t be able to leave the bed. Dh would empty it in the loo and bring me or leave water if he had to go out and anything else I needed.
Hr can be annoying in other ways as husbands can be, but he always looks after me when I’m unwell (and vice versa but he’s rarely ill).

SummerDive · 07/07/2026 17:45

Reallyneedsaholiday · 07/07/2026 17:09

Well obviously, but just coming on here to "moan" without communicating with the only person who can actually help is ridiculous. He's not psychic.

lol.
Isnt that what all MN threads are about?
I mean if things could be sorted by ‘just talking to,the other lerson’there eouldnt be many threads 😂😂

LilyBunch25 · 07/07/2026 17:33

Fiftyandnotsonifty · 07/07/2026 15:44

How ridiculous that my post got deleted! The point I’m making is, if you live alone you have to do it! I’ve been very unwell at times, but I don’t have anyone to come and make me drinks, wipe my arse, mop my brow etc. When did some women get so feeble that they can’t sort themselves out! Even in relationships I certainly wouldn’t expect someone to come and nurse me.

Edited

I think you may have just added further credence as to why your earlier post was deleted. It's absolutely nothing to do with "some women being so feeble." Are you this sweepingly judgemental about everything?

Paddyshanks · 07/07/2026 17:13

ThreadGuardDog · 07/07/2026 13:56

Why - do the words ‘sick bucket’ and ‘vomiting’ trigger you ?

I have emetophobia

Pineapplewhip · 07/07/2026 17:12

Is he thoughtless - or was he awake all night listening to you vomit and he was too knackered to remember? So its not been done out of spite.

mochimoons · 07/07/2026 17:10

Reallyneedsaholiday · 07/07/2026 17:09

Well obviously, but just coming on here to "moan" without communicating with the only person who can actually help is ridiculous. He's not psychic.

Sorry but she wasn't moaning either. She was asking whether being upset with her husband not looking after her is unreasonable.

Reallyneedsaholiday · 07/07/2026 17:09

mochimoons · 07/07/2026 13:57

The OP isn't asking for practical help.

Well obviously, but just coming on here to "moan" without communicating with the only person who can actually help is ridiculous. He's not psychic.

Greenand · 07/07/2026 16:56

Whereareyourclothes · 07/07/2026 15:59

This is WAYYYY more weird. What if someone wants to use the bathroom. I'm team op on this one, having a bucket or sick bin by the bed/sofa is 100% normal. Only on Mumsnet is it seen as heathen behaviour

That's fine (sort of) if all you're doing is feeling nauseated or are vomiting, but not so good if it's a "both ends at the same time" thing!
We're fortunate enough to have two bathrooms. Well, actually one of them is a downstairs loo with a shower crammed in - and it's that one that I set up camp in, so the one near the bedrooms is free for others to use.
This is sounding like I do this a lot, but it's very rare. Maybe on average once every 5 years or so.

EarthlyNightshade · 07/07/2026 16:44

Fiftyandnotsonifty · 07/07/2026 15:44

How ridiculous that my post got deleted! The point I’m making is, if you live alone you have to do it! I’ve been very unwell at times, but I don’t have anyone to come and make me drinks, wipe my arse, mop my brow etc. When did some women get so feeble that they can’t sort themselves out! Even in relationships I certainly wouldn’t expect someone to come and nurse me.

Edited

Most things can be managed alone but many are just that bit easier if someone helps.
That might be a stranger holding open a door when you are carrying heavy bags, a friend dropping a book round for you that you said you wanted to read, a husband cooking two portions of food so his wife can eat as well.
I've been unwell and could cope alone, leaving all the washing til I felt better, drinking from the tap because I can do that where I am. But I have appreciated DH's help, sticking a load of washing on, buying me electrolytes and a pack of ginger nuts. And I would do the same for him. Depending on others is not a bad thing, it's just a human response to support people we care about.

OP, I am glad DH has messaged you and you are doing a bit better.

Middletoleft · 07/07/2026 16:42

AMurderofMurderingCrows · 07/07/2026 16:37

OP was asking if her husband was being unreasonable. She wasn't asking for health advice and especially not from someone who's never been ill enough to be bedridden...

And I'm currently lying down, chilling 💞

As I said you have absolutely no idea. Anyway, feel free to have the last word. 🥱

Ponderingwindow · 07/07/2026 16:41

i swear half the posters have never been truly ill. Just get yourself up is not always an option.

there is actually a wide gulf between capable of caring for yourself and hospitalization worthy in many countries.

ohyesido · 07/07/2026 16:38

What led to him leaving you with no water? Did he take the available water with him somewhere or did he just go off and leave you to sort yourself out?

AMurderofMurderingCrows · 07/07/2026 16:37

Middletoleft · 07/07/2026 16:34

She's the one posting about it......

There's no need to shout. Such tetchiness. Maybe you need a lie down yourself.

OP was asking if her husband was being unreasonable. She wasn't asking for health advice and especially not from someone who's never been ill enough to be bedridden...

And I'm currently lying down, chilling 💞

Middletoleft · 07/07/2026 16:34

AMurderofMurderingCrows · 07/07/2026 16:32

EXACTLY!!! You don't know what OP is experiencing so keep your advice to yourself.

She's the one posting about it......

There's no need to shout. Such tetchiness. Maybe you need a lie down yourself.

AMurderofMurderingCrows · 07/07/2026 16:32

Middletoleft · 07/07/2026 16:09

You've no idea of my experiences so keep your personal remarks to yourself. Absolutely no need for it.

EXACTLY!!! You don't know what OP is experiencing so keep your advice to yourself.

SummerDive · 07/07/2026 16:20

Footballscominghomehey · 07/07/2026 14:24

I wasn’t screaming. I was being sick all night. I go through it a lot and hell
as it is, can usually get through, I either vomit all night (just liquid) or fall in and out of sleep. It would be impossible at that stage for me to get up and go to sit in emergency
I have prescribed tablets off the Dr but only take in complete emergencies as they’re very strong.
Yes it has passed now, but I spent all night awake, in pain, writhing around and out of it. I’m up and have slowly cleaned up and been to get lots of drinks. I’m really weak, still feel off and sat up on sofa now with a headache

Take care @Footballscominghomehey and have plenty of rest.

At the very least, you’ll need to recover from the awful night you’ve had sleep wise.

Im surprised that your dh didn’t check more on you if this is something that happens regularly(ish?).

The fact he checked on you tells me he never thought about water for you because there’s a fairy in the house replacing water booties all the time. Not out of being a twat or inconsiderate.
However, if you hadn’t been well enough to get up to get water, it could have become a real issue….

Middletoleft · 07/07/2026 16:19

SummerDive · 07/07/2026 16:13

Do you know if gettimg up helps with kidney stones pain?
Or with being exhausted from lack of sleep? I mean wo pushing yourself agd working in adrenaline of course.
Because I didn’t think that a bit of water in your face helped with any of those 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

From someone with an extensive experience of being ill. Like 20+ years,

I'm not getting into a bun fight with you or anyone else over who's been more ill or in more pain or whether getting up helps kidney stones.

Your experiences are different from mine. If you want to be the more experienced knock yourself out.

SummerDive · 07/07/2026 16:13

Middletoleft · 07/07/2026 16:09

You've no idea of my experiences so keep your personal remarks to yourself. Absolutely no need for it.

Do you know if gettimg up helps with kidney stones pain?
Or with being exhausted from lack of sleep? I mean wo pushing yourself agd working in adrenaline of course.
Because I didn’t think that a bit of water in your face helped with any of those 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

From someone with an extensive experience of being ill. Like 20+ years,

AMurderofMurderingCrows · 07/07/2026 16:11

NoSausage · 07/07/2026 14:53

How did he know she was up all night and drank all the water? He was sleeping in a different room.

Because if he'd actually checked on his wife properly this morning he would have known.

I assume the man isn't a fucking idiot and has eyes and ears.

Middletoleft · 07/07/2026 16:09

AMurderofMurderingCrows · 07/07/2026 16:05

Well you can't have been that ill if you can get up. There are plenty of illnesses that leave you bedridden. You've obviously never experienced that.

You've no idea of my experiences so keep your personal remarks to yourself. Absolutely no need for it.