To ask if a stomach bug can make you feel a bit mad?

[jamoncrumpet]

On Tuesday I started getting griping pains, followed by much toilet activity. Things are calming down slightly now but not quite right down there.

Since Tuesday I have felt very very strange in body and mind. Ringing ears, exhaustion, racing heart. Panic. I've been in bed by 7 every night.

Initially I put it down to very bad IBS and anxiety but DS has a runny tum and now I'm wondering if I've had some sort of bug.

Can a bug make you feel this way? It has been a very very bad week!

It could if you were dehydrated.

It could also be a urine infection which are known for causing issues like this?

Yes, infections definitely can

I have been careful about fluid replacement Nd it's doesn't strike me as a UTI, but I could be wrong.

I'm having a blood test tomorrow.

Viral infections can certainly make you feel like this - and dehydration might be a factor, too. Sounds like a bug rather than IBS.