dramajadedancer96
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On 1/19, my boyfriend woke up around 6:30a.m. and vomited a few times, then had diarrhea. His stomach was upset all morning, but seemed to settle after he ate. He had diarrhea a handful of times the rest of the day, but it was small amounts. Over the next 24 hours, he had another couple of bouts of diarrhea, alternating with regular stools. No more vomiting or nausea. He was feeling much better by the evening of the 20th and I kissed him, both of us feeling it was safe.
I was ok until the evening of the 21st, when my stomach started to hurt a little. Nothing major. I woke up the next morning and had a few minor episodes of diarrhea between 12-4pm. Otherwise, I felt ok and ate a large dinner around 4:30pm ( 1/4 rotisserie chicken, broccoli and cheese, and a piece of cake). This huge meal proved to be an enormous mistake because I was apparently already coming down with something. Almost immediately, I experienced explosive diarrhea. I was also nauseated, but couldn't vomit even though my stomach was full. I tried 3x. I had approximately 35 episodes of diarrhea that night. Late in the evening, I had a terrible headache and even though I took Ibuprofen, I went from no fever at all to 101 in about 30 minutes and had chills and body aches for hours. My normal temperature hovers around 97.
The next day, I had another 20 episodes of diarrhea, but no more fever or major nausea.
Now it is day 3. I have had one episode of full-on diarrhea and one semi-formed stool. All I have had to eat in the last almost 48 hours is 1 cup of chicken and rice soup, some crackers, and a banana, but I am not hungry. I have tried to drink as much Gatorade as I can, but even this begins to grate on me and I will either feel nauseated or gassy. Any time I eat, I still experience stomach discomfort. I am weak and napping every few hours.
I do feel I am getting better. I was considering the ER if I continued to have diarrhea at the rate I had the last 2 days or if a fever returns. However, I was curious if this sounds like something that has been going around. I recently stayed in the house of a relative who had the Norovirus in December. I read it can stay in the environment for weeks. I also live in Washington DC and attended the Inauguration ceremony, thus being surrounded by hundreds of thousands of people who could've been carrying God knows what. Furthermore, I work in a VERY high density workplace where people are always trading illnesses. Any thoughts? Sorry so long....
I was ok until the evening of the 21st, when my stomach started to hurt a little. Nothing major. I woke up the next morning and had a few minor episodes of diarrhea between 12-4pm. Otherwise, I felt ok and ate a large dinner around 4:30pm ( 1/4 rotisserie chicken, broccoli and cheese, and a piece of cake). This huge meal proved to be an enormous mistake because I was apparently already coming down with something. Almost immediately, I experienced explosive diarrhea. I was also nauseated, but couldn't vomit even though my stomach was full. I tried 3x. I had approximately 35 episodes of diarrhea that night. Late in the evening, I had a terrible headache and even though I took Ibuprofen, I went from no fever at all to 101 in about 30 minutes and had chills and body aches for hours. My normal temperature hovers around 97.
The next day, I had another 20 episodes of diarrhea, but no more fever or major nausea.
Now it is day 3. I have had one episode of full-on diarrhea and one semi-formed stool. All I have had to eat in the last almost 48 hours is 1 cup of chicken and rice soup, some crackers, and a banana, but I am not hungry. I have tried to drink as much Gatorade as I can, but even this begins to grate on me and I will either feel nauseated or gassy. Any time I eat, I still experience stomach discomfort. I am weak and napping every few hours.
I do feel I am getting better. I was considering the ER if I continued to have diarrhea at the rate I had the last 2 days or if a fever returns. However, I was curious if this sounds like something that has been going around. I recently stayed in the house of a relative who had the Norovirus in December. I read it can stay in the environment for weeks. I also live in Washington DC and attended the Inauguration ceremony, thus being surrounded by hundreds of thousands of people who could've been carrying God knows what. Furthermore, I work in a VERY high density workplace where people are always trading illnesses. Any thoughts? Sorry so long....