Is this overkill??

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Our festive season has been ruined by sickness this year - DD8 was sick all day Christmas Day, DS4 was sick all night Christmas night/boxing night.

Fast forward to Saturday night, DH got very sick in the night. He suspects food poisoning from the Indian we had (I had something different to him) as his symptoms were different from the kids and much worse/lasted much longer. I tend to agree as surely if it was the same bug I'd have got it too? Last bout of diarrhoea was yesterday afternoon and he's been confined to our room/en suite.

I spent yesterday deep cleaning the rest of the house - every door handle, light switch, surface and floor has been bleached and both other bathrooms cleaned and bleached.

He's feeling much better and is just now stripping our bed and deep cleaning the en-suite. Everyone thinks I'm being daft to suggest he stays in our room until he's 48 hours clear - am I? Am I being unreasonable because I'm so worried about anyone else getting ill? We've had to cancel every single one of our plans this Christmas and I'm shattered from looking after everyone.

What do you all think? Since he's feeling better do I let him come out of confinement?

Yanbu. Having spent the fortnight around my birthday shitting myself to death, 48 hours isolation on clear fluids can't hurt.

Yes, overkill. He’s a grown up who should be able to decide that for himself.

Yes I would say overkill, I know he's been ill but another 48 hours where you are basically being him maid is too much

Well, if it’s food poisoning then he’s not going to pass it to anyone else easily; that wouldn’t be contagious in the way a viral bug is.
And if it’s the same viral bug the kids had - which is still more likely, tbh - then they’re unlikely to catch it again straight away.
Let him out.

I think this is overkill tbh "spent yesterday deep cleaning the rest of the house - every door handle, light switch, surface and floor has been bleached and both other bathrooms cleaned and bleached."

@MrsJoshNavidi nhs guidelines say to clean toilet seats, flush handles, taps, surfaces and door handles every day so was just following that advice - don't you deep clean your house after a family member is ill with D&V?

Yeah I think it's overkill. If it was food poisoning then he can't spread it. Let him decide, he's not a child.

Definitely agree re NHS deep clean guidelines - and change your toothbrushes too OP.

If my dh tried to confine me to our room I'd tell him to piss off and lick his face on a serious note its overkill imo. I know being ill is horried but you can't confine people

Not the whole house!

You can suggest it, but as an adult in his own house it’s up to him what he does with the suggestion!

Although I’d bloody love being confined to my room for 48 hours while DH dealt with the 6 year old, 4 year old and 1 year old!