is this food poisoning or gastric flu?

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Last night i suddenly felt terrible, stomach pains, headache, shivering, arms and legs like dead weights, neck very achy/sore, eyes very sore. i started vomiting for about 10 mins, then i lay down and then the cramps came again and i vomited till i was empty and nothing was coming up. went to bed at 8.30 could hardly move.
woke up today still aching, headache, cold, stomach pains but no more vomiting. i had to sit with dd on my lap and slide downstairs as i didnt dare risk carrying her i feel so weak.
i have taken milk of magnesia and a rehydrant sachet and managed a slice of toast but just want to lie down.

Sounds like hideous D and v virus.
Stay put and call for back up.
Hope it passes soon.
Have you got a fever?

took my temp and it was normal last night but im freezing.
dd just woke up and is crying pulling her knees up, hope she doesnt get ill

Hope you are all hanging in there.
It's called rigors, that shivery-to-my-bones thing. Sometmes precedes a fever, btu if you are still normal temp, you are probably over the worst.
At least dd has a Mummy to tend to her. It is hard when you are poorly.

thanks for coming back nicky, my mom came round and brought me some rehydration sachets and then dp came home and cooked dinner and took dd for a walk to give me some peace and he is bathing and putting her to bed so im getting help now.
i still feel very achy with stomach pains but hopefully over the worst.
thanks again