Sickness 48 hour rule

ItsSnowJokes · 16/04/2022 10:28

They never think it's a bug........ and then others come down with it.

I wouldn't want them there, but then maybe I am still bitter as we have just had a stomach bug in this house.

Iamkmackered1979 · 16/04/2022 10:29

My son has migraines and vomits he is exempt from the 48 hour rule. However if people are feeling unwell and vomiting then no they shouldn’t be mixing in case they pass whatever it is on to someone else.

BHX3000 · 16/04/2022 10:29

If the family member is unwell themselves, the decent thing would be to minimise contact with other people. By tomorrow morning they might feel completely different, so I'd wait until then to start worrying about it.

NameChange74567 · 16/04/2022 10:30

If it was only once since last night, and they weren't sick again before meeting them tomorrow, I wouldn't think it was a bug. I'd still meet them.

madnessitellyou · 16/04/2022 10:30

I wouldn't go anywhere near them. I'm guessing it's a family event and you'll likely get stick for not going. Regardless, vomit = no visit.

Dita73 · 16/04/2022 10:30

Keep well away

Bessica1970 · 16/04/2022 10:31

The 48 hour rule is for school and some work settings not a legal requirement. If they feel well enough to attend that’s their call. If you don’t want to attend, that’s yours.

bumblingbovine49 · 16/04/2022 10:35

To me one vomitting episode in 24 hours is fine and I wouldn't assume a bug. It could be lots of things, most not contagious

My personal rule is one vomitting episode - wait 24 hours and if nothing else happens then that is fine go about my business. If more than one episode in 24 hours then treat as a bug and wait 48 hours after the last vomitting episode before going about my normal business

bumblingbovine49 · 16/04/2022 10:38

@Hellospring22

Family member feeling unwell and child vomited once yesterday evening. Would you want to see them at an outdoor event tomorrow or would you expect them to follow the 48 hour rule. They don’t think it’s a bug. AIBU?

Surely if they vomitted yesterday evening and don't vomit again before a family event tomorrow (assuming it starts in the afternoon) , it will be about 36-40 hours hours since they were sick once. The changes of that being a bug are very very small

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Hellospring22 · 16/04/2022 10:41

@bumblingbovine49

To me one vomitting episode in 24 hours is fine and I wouldn't assume a bug. It could be lots of things, most not contagious

My personal rule is one vomitting episode - wait 24 hours and if nothing else happens then that is fine go about my business. If more than one episode in 24 hours then treat as a bug and wait 48 hours after the last vomitting episode before going about my normal business

What about if another family member is feeling sick but hasn’t actually been sick. Also two siblings in the mix who could be carrying it?

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Hellospring22 · 16/04/2022 10:42

@madnessitellyou

I wouldn't go anywhere near them. I'm guessing it's a family event and you'll likely get stick for not going. Regardless, vomit = no visit.

Yep I’m getting a lot of grief for being concerned 😟

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BungleandGeorge · 16/04/2022 11:10

It wouldn’t worry me for one vomit episode. They’ll nearly be at 48 hours anyway. Just watch your own hygiene, Frequently wash hands or antibac

Heronwatcher · 16/04/2022 16:02

It doesn’t sound much like a bug if one person has only been sick once. I think I’d ask them to keep you in the loop. If anyone else is sick then yes I’d give them a wide berth.

SerendipitySunshine · 16/04/2022 16:05

Definitely keep away. There's a nasty bug doing the rounds at the moment.

707smile · 16/04/2022 16:56

They should definitely cancel. Just as people's immune systems respond differently to Covid, they respond different to Norovirus/stomach bugs.

I had a bug once that only gave me diarrhoea but all of the rest of my household (five other family members) had multiple bouts of vomiting (I wasn't the first to catch it)- there's no way to tell how ill other people will be.

707smile · 16/04/2022 16:58

@BungleandGeorge

It wouldn’t worry me for one vomit episode. They’ll nearly be at 48 hours anyway. Just watch your own hygiene, Frequently wash hands or antibac

A virus (e.g. certain strains of Norovirus) can cause one vomiting episode for one person; multiple vomiting episodes in another, no symptoms in someone else and just diarrhoea for another. It's really not as simple as one vomiting episode = no bug.

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Hellospring22 · 16/04/2022 20:20

@Heronwatcher

It doesn’t sound much like a bug if one person has only been sick once. I think I’d ask them to keep you in the loop. If anyone else is sick then yes I’d give them a wide berth.

One has been sick the other felt nauseous with other symptoms all day yesterday.

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sparklecrazy · 16/04/2022 20:32

One vomit doesn't necessarily mean it's not a bug. I'd be playing it safe and staying away but I'm emetophobic so it's an absolute no brainer to me.

sunflowerdaisyrose · 16/04/2022 20:36

If more than one is feeling unwell/been sick it definitely sounds like a bug! My children and husband both had one recently. I felt nauseous and had a slightly dodgy tummy but wasn't sick. I definitely had it though! Saying that, if everyone has felt well, been eating normally and over 24 hours from symptoms stopping, I'd see them outside.

Watapalava · 16/04/2022 20:37

Things like this really don’t bother me so I’d happily meet them

vickyc90 · 16/04/2022 20:50

Id meet them but I'm of the opinion if it's doing the rounds it's only a matter of days or weeks until DS brings it home from school. Might aswell enjoy the family day anyway and see if we get it. It's going to depend what you have planned for the rest of the week, we are only at work, if we had a holiday or something planned I might avoid it.

TheSnowyOwl · 16/04/2022 20:51

One vomit can be a bug, especially in a slightly older child or adult so yes, I’d stay away from them.

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Hellospring22 · 16/04/2022 21:25

@vickyc90

Id meet them but I'm of the opinion if it's doing the rounds it's only a matter of days or weeks until DS brings it home from school. Might aswell enjoy the family day anyway and see if we get it. It's going to depend what you have planned for the rest of the week, we are only at work, if we had a holiday or something planned I might avoid it.

I’ve got a couple of really important things on this week so can’t afford for anyone in the household to be ill. I’d possibly give more leeway otherwise though still wouldn’t be keen.

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Timeforausernamechange22 · 16/04/2022 21:52

I only believe in the 48hr rule if there have been other symptoms and in your case they have felt poorly so best to stay away.
Sometimes I wake up a bit nauseas, throw up then Am absolutely fine. I’ve even been known to have 2 bites of breakfast, Chuck it up, then go back and finish brekkie. Sometimes food just sits wrong, no bug though.

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Hellospring22 · 17/04/2022 00:07

Thanks for everyone’s replies. Really helpful, a variety of responses but lots of people seeing it the way I do too which makes me feel less unreasonable. I have two young children and the family in question have three little children so although outdoors the kids would all be in close contact, sharing toys and putting them in their mouth too so lots of chance for easy transmission. Given this and having an important week ahead where I can’t afford for anyone being ill I feel more confident sticking to my guns and saying I’m not happy to mix. Have a lovely Easter.

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