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Getting over a stomach bug - bit gross sorry
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So yesterday and the day before I basically couldn't get off the loo, and the day before that I had stomach cramps. I wasn't so bad yesterday and managed to eat in the afternoon and drink some rehydration sachets then didn't need to loo for the rest of today (until this morning, and it was hardly anything). And yesterday my trips to the loo were usually for next to nothing. Now when I rang nhs direct on the first day of the runs when it was really bad they said not to take any anti diarrhroea stuff incase it was a bug/infection and I needed to let it flush out. Well yesterday I had hardly any stomach pain and today I feel almost better (hungry) and don't seem to have any of those cramps. When I had something similar 2 years ago (it lasted a week though) I felt better but couldn't get rid of the runs - I figured my digestive system was thrown off balance and I needed to get back to uni/work so I took some immodium and it seemed to sort it. Now I'm wondering if I should do the same today? It's just become annoying now and I want to get my body back to normal. I have quite a tempramental stomach as it is (IBS) so it's very easily irritated.
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sorry to hear you're not feeling well, but at least it's good news that your starting to feel better Obviously you do want to feel better but I personally think you should wait until at least tommorow as you are starting to feel better and I'd want to make sure it kept going that way and I didn't get worse. But that is my opinion so you know your body more than anyone and know what you need to do.
Hope you feel better soon
Here's also a website where you can learn more about stomachbug and how you can get rid of it: http://www.stomachbug.org
I hope this helps.
For long term help, have you considered any probiotics? Doesn't have to be expensive or gimmicky - I found normal live yoghurt really helped with my IBS. Also, in the future, it can help to avoid dairy products until you are feeling better, cause they can aggravate cramps and diarrhoea.
Glad you're feeling better, though
Because I know what my IBS feels like, it's more irritating but this was full on illness.
The other suggestion was to have some in pocket/bag as it works very quickly, so if think might be ok don't take it until 1st loo visit proves you actually need it.