6/10/2023 0 Comments Feeling sick after eating![]() ![]() Babies who breastfeed can continue to breastfeed. If your child is vomiting, you can try to give your child a few teaspoons of fluid every few minutes. In addition to water, older children and adults can drink sports drinks, like Gatorade, Power Aid, while babies and young children can have an oral rehydration solution, such as Pedialyte. You’ll need to drink enough fluids to prevent dehydration. ![]() ![]() She recommends treating the stomach flu with the following self-care steps: Antibiotics aren't effective against viruses and overusing them can contribute to the development of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Miller says there's often no specific medical treatment for viral gastroenteritis. Remember, if you’re feeling sick, stay home and continue to wash your hands frequently. If you notice a progression in the illness, talk with your doctor about getting tested for COVID-19. If you experience nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea, keep an eye out for other symptoms that may follow. Most people with those symptoms usually report developing them in the first couple of days and then go on to experience other respiratory or cold-like symptoms like fever, headache, cough and fatigue. To make matters even more confusing, some people with COVID-19 (about 20% according to studies) experience stomach issues including nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea. If you are the only one who got sick, you more than likely picked up a viral illness,” Miller says. If you can recall eating something questionable, or if others who ate the same thing as you and have similar symptoms, you probably have food poisoning. “If your symptoms are caused by food poisoning, they tend to occur within hours after eating something. She says the easiest way to determine the cause of your discomfort is to look back at your recent history. Miller says the clinical symptoms of the stomach flu and food poisoning overlap quite a bit, as you can have vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal discomfort and fever with either one. Compared to other viruses, noroviruses can live for days on household surfaces, which is why they spread easily,” Miller says. “The stomach flu is spread by the fecal-oral route, which means the viruses from infected feces or vomit find their way into our mouths from either touching a contaminated surface and then touching your face or eating/drinking contaminated foods and/or water. These symptoms can last anywhere from one to 14 days, and unfortunately, the stomach flu is extremely contagious. Symptoms can start as little as 12 hours after exposure.” “A low-grade fever, chills and muscle aches aren’t uncommon to experience as well. “Stomach flu symptoms include stomach pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea,” Miller says. Getting the flu shot does not prevent you from getting the stomach flu, but it does prevent you from getting influenza. Miller says it’s easy to get confused about the difference between influenza, or “the flu,” and gastroenteritis, better known as “the stomach flu.” The stomach flu is caused by a number of viruses, mainly norovirus, which accounts for more than 50 percent of all cases, and others, like rotavirus. Kelli Miller, ANP, UnityPoint Health, lists the symptoms of the stomach flu and how long it lasts, plus ways to feel better, so you can get out of the bathroom and get back to normal. And, sadly, it can be hard to know what caused you to be there in the first place. There’s almost nothing worse than being bent over a toilet throwing up. ![]()
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