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[maradydd]

I have no idea what the fuck kind of microorganisms decided to go on a multi-day bender in my digestive tract and lymphatic system, but I really, really hope that never happens again. (And I suspect enochsmiles will be happy if he never has to listen to me whimpering incoherently for two days in a row ever again, either.)

Time to go find out whether my body believes in the concept of "food" again yet. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

Comments

[bunnykitteh.livejournal.com]

Oh noes! 2009 is turning out to be a doozy for people. I hope you feel better soon.

[maradydd.livejournal.com]

I'm really at a loss as to why I've been sick so frequently this year. The tuberculosis test made sense, but for some reason my GI tract has flipped the hell out on me at least once a month so far.

It makes me sad, I'd just eaten a lot of really tasty cheese too :(

[enochsmiles.livejournal.com]

Stress?

[karine.livejournal.com]

I was going to say stress, too.

In any case, this one I learned from being a mommy: The BRAT diet is the best thing to get back in tummy shape after a bout of gastro. BRAT, as in, banana, rice, apple sauce and toast.

And stay away from dairy until you are completely okay! Diary, such as the yummy tasty cheese, will only compound the symptoms of GI upset.

Get better soon!

[maradydd.livejournal.com]

Ooh, bananas actually sound really good right now. We even have some, as well as everything else on that list except rice.

*makes kitty eyes at enochsmiles so he will get me rice*

Thanks for the tips!

[foxgrrl]

Ugh, this sounds like what I caught back in DC. I'm leaning towards a norovirus explaination. I know a bunch of people in the DC area who have had the same symptoms in the last year.

And the transition from "I'll never eat food ever again" to suddenly craving food again is weird.

[maradydd.livejournal.com]

Shit, and it just occurred to me that there were quite a few people in town for the hash function competition who have been in DC (and, specifically, were at ShmooCon) fairly recently, several of whom I went out drinking or to dinner with. I wonder how long people who have been exposed remain carriers.

I'm not really craving much in the way of complicated food, but bananas and applesauce are totally awesome right now.

[amberite.livejournal.com]

Eeep.

Good luck with that.

Norovirii suck a lot (if that's what it was.) Usually the three days after cessation of symptoms are still infectious.

[songblaze.livejournal.com]

If you continue having lots of problems, try baby food. Seriously, it's made to be digested by under-developed systems, so a severely upset GI will usually still accept it.

Also, because it's so quickly digested, even if your body does reject it after a while, you have a better chance of getting some nutrients to stick.

Watch your salts - it's really easy to run low on electrolytes when doing things like the BRAT diet. 1 cup of gatorade or similar will provide all you need for the day.