vomiting bug - advice pls

[YBR]

I am 30 weeks preg with DC2 and seem to have picked up a vomiting bug. Feeling awful, can't keep sips of water down for long, pulse is rather high and temperature seems all over the place.
At what point is it sensible to call a doctor?

if you haven't yet, you should be calling them asap for advice

NHS Direct is 111, it's free.

try sips of pepsi - 1 sip every half an hour. the problem with severe vomiting is that if you do drink, then vomit, you are actually loose more liquid then what you drank!

so however thirsty you are you might be better off going without any liquid for about an hour.

BUT!!!! this is what I did in your situation, and it doesn't mean it is the best thing for you to do!

call the above number (or similar if not in UK) fpr professional advice.
I hope you get better soon!

Good advice to call 111 or out of hours if 111 isn't fully up in your area.

Stay at home and try to keep hydrated. Again advice above from zing sounds good. Chances are that If you went to hospital or docs, they will just send you home again for fear of infecting all the other patients, or worse, you picking up something worse.

Look after yourself and I hope you feel better soon.

Don't drink pepsi! If you can keep water down - try sucking on ice chips. Or try drinking small sips (very small) until u know u can hold it down of dyrulyte. I'm prob spelling it wrong, but go to a pharmacy and ask them for the powder u mix w water to help hydrate u w correct salts, sugar etc when u been vomiting or diarrhea. Make sure to get flavoured bc plain taste yucky. This can be used for infants as well..so good to have in house. Sometimes ginger ale helps me (Canada dry) and when u can keep stuff down lucazoid. Until u can keep stuff down though - u should just drink clear liquids, ice or dyrulyte.

Once u can eat a little stick to BRAT diet. Bananas, rice (plain white), apple sauce and toast (white bread). and when u can keep that down and u feel up for it - chicken broth w carrots, celery etc.

This comes from someone who has learned over the years how to not puke! Bc of puke phobia :)

mamabear

why not drink pepsi?

pepsi helps.
and it works. and it is not "drinking" it is a sip every half an hour!

my SIL never gives her children any fizzy drinks, but her doctor suggested to do it in cases like this, when nothing else stays down, not even water!
she then gave me this tip, which I used several times successfully and now I tell everyone and amazingly it works!

between the two of us we had 15 children and have had our fair share of dealing with stomach bugs, both for ourselves and our kids.

Thanks for all the comments.
I couldn't force pepsi down when healthy, let alone when ill so that is off, and am not considering taking myself to hosp or doc as they won't want me spreading the bug.

The night was dire but i've managed to have 1/2 pint water and 1/2 banana this morning and it seems like a real achievement! I hope that means things will gradually improve if i'm sensible.

YBR glad you are feeling better.

Coke or Pepsi is what my husband picks for when he is sick. I prefer clear liquids, ginger ale or after I passed the feeling like I need to puke stage- lucazoid. I have only puked twice since in the last 20 years. Both were due to too much vodka :) I learned fast my limit for drinking! Bc of my puke phobia. Of course I understand it's Better to sick if ur body needs to be etc. but I def prefer not to be if u can help it! Each to their own. Everyone has different remedies. I also find cold water on wash cloths helps as well, ESP if I feel I'm close to being I'll.