Stomach Flu what do you do?

[Mr. Wizard]

It’s going through our house. We use pepto and Imodium ad and sprite, crackers and chicken noodle soup.
What do you people use? Any amazing secrets?

[seclark]

I drink 2 packets of liquid iv every day and take 2 airborne w/elderberry. Haven’thad the flu in a few years. If it gets bad, ginger ale and spiced rum.
But the best is to stay away from you sick ****s.
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[dlphg9]

We've got flu running through our house. Ive barely been out of bed in the last 24 hours. All 3 of my daughters have it. I had to take my middle child to the ER for it on Sunday, because I've never seen her that sick. I can't remember being this sick ever since I've been an adult.

Fever, extreme body aches, cough, headache. I've never been so sore in my life.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Supportive therapy is all you can do. No need to take Immodium if you're at home (and you should be). Hydrate with something that will replenish your electrolytes and give you some calories, and eat relatively bland foods. There isn't evidence for the BRAT diet.


Also, there is no such thing as the stomach flu. The flu is a respiratory virus. You probably have a norovirus. Suffer through and remember that it should be short-lived.

Yep, flu doesn't make you puke. I don't think I've ever had the actual flu before, unless I had it when I was a kid and this is miserable.

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by seclark

I drink 2 packets of liquid iv every day and take 2 airborne w/elderberry. Haven’thad the flu in a few years. If it gets bad, ginger ale and spiced rum.
But the best is to stay away from you sick ****s.
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Sec just died of dysentery

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

Yep, flu doesn't make you puke.

This is correct. The vomit makes you puke.

[Kman34]

Originally Posted by Katipan

Its Squirt for upset tummies, you neanderthals.

I think squirt is what he’s trying to avoid..

[Balto]

Activated Charcoal Capsules. Your welcome

[loochy]

consume the vomit and diarrhea to regain the nutrients lost from expelling said substances from your body


you'll feel amazing later on


feel free to thank me now

[Easy 6]

Not much you can do but treat the symptoms once you have it besides eat light foods and drinks, and get plenty of sleep

The real trick is not getting a full blown case in the first place, and to that I end I'll tell you my secret for not getting anything worse than a minor case of the sniffles thats gone on a day or two at worst

When covid first hit the guidance was that vitamins C, D, and Zinc could go a long way to minimizing the worst of it, so I for the past 4 years I've taken 2000mg of C, 50mcg of D, and 50mg of Zinc RELIGIOUSLY with breakfast every single morning... and as I said, I've never had anything worse than mild sniffles in all those years since

An ounce of prevention > pound of cure

[Otter]

Originally Posted by luv

For some reason, when I'm sick, it's the only time I get 7up instead of Sprite.

I honestly cannot stand the taste of 7up or Sprite because my Dad used to dish it out like a gospel miracle cure if we got sick. Got food poisoning from a crab cake once and every orifice turned into a two way interstate. Can't even look at them to this day without a gag reflex.

Rather have to give oral sex to every member of The View under the table without something to cleanse my pallet in-between rounds than ever look at breaded crab again.

Hope that helped your stomach Mr. Wizard. I'm here to help.

[philfree]

Shit it out is pretty much all you can do. Besides that hydrate and smoke plenty of weed.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Otter

Rather have to give oral sex to every member of The View under the table without something to cleanse my pallet in-between rounds than ever look at breaded crab again.

You just made me sick, thanks!

[loochy]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

We've got flu running through our house. Ive barely been out of bed in the last 24 hours. All 3 of my daughters have it. I had to take my middle child to the ER for it on Sunday, because I've never seen her that sick. I can't remember being this sick ever since I've been an adult.

Fever, extreme body aches, cough, headache. I've never been so sore in my life.

Flu is worse than covid for sure

[Inspector]

Me?

I usually puke a lot.

(Eww, just thinking about it makes me...........Oh, gotta go........)

[Bump]

ginger ale, sleep and hydration. I had that last year from some spring rolls I bought at Costco, it sucked but got over it after 2 days.