Post by Mira O'Halloran on Feb 20, 2010 9:43:29 GMT -5
I'll be blunt, I'm currently suffering through day six of Gastro.
There's not much you can do once you've caught it but stay at home, sleep and make sure the toilet is always no less then 10 metres away. And drink, if you can.
So here are some tips for surviving it, sanity intact.
#1 Don't get upset, or make a fuss about an 'accidents' they happen. that's the nature of the infection.
#2 Stop eating as soon as you start throwing up. Drink as much as you can because if there's something that your body is trying to expel, it's alot easier to bring up with fluid then food, and food might pass through and it can become very irritating when it finally exits the system.
#3 Listen to your body. If certain smells make you feel like throwing up, remove them.
#4 Drink. Water, and lots of it. Cordials and tea tend to further upset the stomach, and then end result is vomiting. My bed nearly ended up wearing a pain relieving Passionflower tea, and that was when I stopped bothering with flavours.
#5 The easiest and quickest way to get all the icky crap out is lie down. Side is the best position, head and shoulders elevated, bottom leg straight, top leg pulled as close to the chest as comfortable.
#6 When the worst part is over and you can start eating again, don't be stupid and buy your favourite mexican spicy/indian curry/hot thai take away. Foods that are simple, light and with gentle plesant scents are the best way if you want to keep it down.
Banana, chicken, steamed or boiled rice, and white potato. (hot chips go down surprisingly well.)
The next step from there is to get some pro-biotics in there! You can get them in pill form from the fridge in most health food stores or the cheaper alternative, Yoghurt! Greek/European yoghurt works best, leave the sugar and the flavours for when you are all better.
And after I had yoghurt, my next food was about a handful of hot chips with salt. And then grilled cheese and tomato on bread. After four days of no food it was heaven on a fork.
So, with those words of wisdom, the resident quack is signing off duty. (and going to drink more water *sigh*)
There's not much you can do once you've caught it but stay at home, sleep and make sure the toilet is always no less then 10 metres away. And drink, if you can.
So here are some tips for surviving it, sanity intact.
#1 Don't get upset, or make a fuss about an 'accidents' they happen. that's the nature of the infection.
#2 Stop eating as soon as you start throwing up. Drink as much as you can because if there's something that your body is trying to expel, it's alot easier to bring up with fluid then food, and food might pass through and it can become very irritating when it finally exits the system.
#3 Listen to your body. If certain smells make you feel like throwing up, remove them.
#4 Drink. Water, and lots of it. Cordials and tea tend to further upset the stomach, and then end result is vomiting. My bed nearly ended up wearing a pain relieving Passionflower tea, and that was when I stopped bothering with flavours.
#5 The easiest and quickest way to get all the icky crap out is lie down. Side is the best position, head and shoulders elevated, bottom leg straight, top leg pulled as close to the chest as comfortable.
#6 When the worst part is over and you can start eating again, don't be stupid and buy your favourite mexican spicy/indian curry/hot thai take away. Foods that are simple, light and with gentle plesant scents are the best way if you want to keep it down.
Banana, chicken, steamed or boiled rice, and white potato. (hot chips go down surprisingly well.)
The next step from there is to get some pro-biotics in there! You can get them in pill form from the fridge in most health food stores or the cheaper alternative, Yoghurt! Greek/European yoghurt works best, leave the sugar and the flavours for when you are all better.
And after I had yoghurt, my next food was about a handful of hot chips with salt. And then grilled cheese and tomato on bread. After four days of no food it was heaven on a fork.
So, with those words of wisdom, the resident quack is signing off duty. (and going to drink more water *sigh*)
