AIBU to have backed away rapidly?

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Just went down our village shop. Lady with 2 DC chatting to the lady serving............"and then he asked for a ham and cheese sandwich, and then a cup of tea" but she also made it quite clear that he was ill, so I edged away from them smartly.

After they'd gone, I asked the lady serving what was wrong with the child. "Gastroenteritis" she said. I was horrified that she would bring a child with gastroenteritis into a village shop. WIBU?

Meh. YABU to be "horrified." YANBU to think they should avoid contact with others as much as possible.

Just wash your hands and stop touching and picked your nose/eyes/teeth etc.

what as she buying? maybe she literally had no other option?

Gastroenteritis? It's hardly flippin' ebola is it?

When DD had that I couldn't have taken out of the house, he must have recovered by then.

taken her out*

He must have a mild form or be over the worse, otherwise she shouldn't/wouldn't be feeding him Ham.

It's coming up to infection season (take your pick) you should be practising good hand hygiene.

The village shop is exactly where you go. Emergency supplies, then retreat and wait for online slot!

Agree with Riots he must have recovered,gastro is wicked and it does make you very poorly, my DD could not venture out for 3 weeks because she could not be too far from the toilet. Even the smell of food would have set her off spewing and there is no way she could have stomached anything except water.Just reading the word brings back horrendous memories of cleaning, disinfectant, DD crying. I would not wish it on my worse enemy.

YANBU, it makes me so cross when people are selfish like this. Schools say stay away for 48 hrs as they are still contagious even if they are feeling better. It may not be much to you or me but how do they know that the person serving then doest look after an elderly/sick relative and gastroenteritis could kill them. My ds has dissabilies and a tummy bug is a big deal in our house as he can't communicate what's wrong. I always hear silly cows out with their kids and regaling their story of how one of then was throwing up this morning. I get you still have to do the school run etc but there's no need to go and sit in a cafe afterwards

YANBU, does my nut. I always end up dragging lots of bugs home for OH, who is on chemo and whose immune system is shot, to enjoy

YANBU

If you have gastroenteritus you cant really get off the loo so I doubt he had that and if he did he must have been coming to the end of it.

Gastroenteritis is generally not transmissible.

The diagnosis you received is essentially 3rd or 4th hand in any case; he might have had anything.. or nothing.

You are not alone, I'd back up too!

YANBU

There is a reason that schools, nurseries, the NHS and other employers don't allow people who have vomited back onto their premises until they are clear for 48 hours.

I always thought that gastroenteritis was highly contagious, so YANBU.

OP - YABU. What if she had no-one to leave him with? What if they were talking in past tense?