Unwell

[ratty]

Had the shytes and vommitting now since Tuesday night!! It's getting dangerously close to Christmas now - any tips for getting better??? HELP!

[Nero]

Bananas, yoghurt, fluid (water) and dry toast. Once you feel better, try a clear soup, or chicken broth. Avoid alcohol and anything oily. Nero

[trinity]

Advice given to me for unwell toddler with the same symptoms was - bananas, boiled rice, no dairy, fluids. Be very strict and it will clear in 48 hours - just in time for Christmas.

By the way, the advice worked for us.

[LostThePlot]

Don't cough....

[EDOldie]

Or drop

[benjaminty]

flat coca cola!!!!!!! As recommended by my GP a few years ago .... works a treat! :)

[spadetownboy]

flat coke,bananas,rice,no diary products etc all old wives tales,for d&v the best and quickest cure is nothing but clear fluids ie water and soluble paracetamol and then be prepared to let it run its course anything from 24 to 72 hrs is usually the norm,if it goes on longer than that you would want to be seeing the gp as its likely that its caused by something a bit more than the usual gastroenteritis.

[benjaminty]

Can assure you that flat coke is not an old wives tale.... It helped me get on a plane to Morocco a few years back when flying was positively the last thing I wanted to be doing at the time.

Agreed though - GP is a must by the sounds of it.

[SimonM]

Disagree. Bananas are a quick potassium-replacement fix - your K levels can get dangerously low if you are spewing at both ends...Flat coke is sugar and fluid, also a good idea

[Nero]

Spadetownboy, You need salts at the very least to be replaced, and bananas and flat cola can do that, though a rehydration salt is better. Also, you need fuel, so anything bland like banana, a cracker, dry toast, a bit of rice all help, but I agree, you often feel like it will make you worse. Don't underestimate the effect it can have on you if you have been spewing and squitting for some time. Don't go and tire out your body by trying to get back on the merry go round too quickly. Nero

[ratty]

Gah - 6 days later and only just getting better! Thanks for the advice people! Hope no one else gets this!

[PeckhamRose]

Better now?

I had this last year, Hospital Champagne* saved me.

(* I LOVE Lucozade and those witty folk GOdley and Creme ex 10cc named it HospitalChampagne in a song.)

Hope your health improves and you're not too exhausted as a result. It took me a good 2 weeks to feel strong again!

[Asset]

anyone know what the 10cc is?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Shame on you Asset.

[Asset]

>:D

[PeckhamRose]

10cc so named because the "average" is 9cc, and they wanted to be known for a little bit more than that.

Now, I hope you're better!