Gastroanteritis with dehydration, fainting

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Hi there,

I just wanted to ask a question:

i had gastroanteritis on wednesday/thursday with vomiting and diarrhea, i then fainted on thursday morning, was on my own so don't know how long i actually stayed on the floor, i managed somehow to crawl back into bed, and called a nuraber with nurses...they didnt send me an arabulance so i just stayed in my bed the whole thursday after fainting i just didnt want to move as it was the first time i ever fainted,
i then was till feeling unwell and worried about the fainting so i went to my gp just accross the road when i felt i could actually walk, my heart was racing, my blood pressure was low and machine didnt want to pick it up for a few times, the doctor had to go back to basics (i have low blood pressure since the end of august, i had about 20days of treatment by two different french doctors, and then nothing as i am in the uk now and they dont treat hypotension here), i had a massive headache since i had woken up from fainting, she said i was dehydrated, so she called up an arabulance for me to take me to hospital to have a drip, so i went.
I came back home later on the evening and slept all friday/saturday, i drank 4 bottles of water of 1.5L since friday (we are sunday) and i still feel very thirsty despite drinking all that and having taken sachets to keep hydrated. Is this a normal reaction or should i worry about it still??
I still feel a mild headache and get dizzy from time to time, just writing up this makes me dizzy! but have enough being in bed! I am starting to eat small portions of meals if i can call it that way, pastas and also soup, tonigh i had a slice of chicken with soup, and ate some yogurts and fruit pur
 
I have been through a similar thing. I too had Gastroanteritis and it is not fun. I had terrible abdominal cramps, was shaking and vomitting. I ended up in the ER on new years eve. They took blood, gave me fluiRAB, pain meRAB and anti-nausia meRAB because I was so dehydrated from vomitting. That night I went home and rode it out til the next morning when I was feeling better. I was told it was a short lived thing. I slowly started to take in food again and soon was back to %100.

The fainting and weakness is part of the dehydration. You need to drink water, most importantly. Rest and try to eat a bit. The fact that you're eating and drinking and keeping it down is good. Just take it easy and when you feel ready, go back to work. I'd give yourself at least another week.
 
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