Vomiting, diarrhoea bug

[bigchris]

Can I take anything?
Reluctant to take Immmodium but should I take paracetamol or anything?
And what should I be drinking , eating

Help me , waiL !

Poor you. If you don't have a temperature and it's a pure stomach bug (ie not gastric flu or something) then I wouldn't take paracetamol but I'm not a doctor. Perhaps look at NHS website, it contains some good advice.

I avoid Imodium too as think better to let a bug run its course. You can go quite a long time without eating, so just keep hydrated with regular sips of boiled water or some people find flat Coke or flat sevenup helpful. Take a tiny sip every 15 mins.

When you fancy something to nibble, start with dry bits of toast or plain crackers, maybe tiny amount plain rice.

Hope you feel better soon.

I wouldn't eat anything for at least 24 hours and just stick to water/ice cubes and if you can manage it dioralyte sachets. Hope you feel better soon.

Forgot to say, avoid dairy.

Thank you that is very helpful, I'm going back to bed with a litre bottle of water

Good luck BigChris hope it's short-lived.

Thank you , just got up and feeling a bit more human

Manuka honey and probiotics do the trick here