How Long Will This Last?

[Tilly2]

Since Friday, I have been experiencing bouts of diarrhoea. I thought it had eased off but it's back with a vengeance today. I feel nauseous,have a headache and feel chilled and fatigued.

The griping pains in my lower abdomen do not seem to be lessening.

How long will it take for this to pass? I was hoping it was a twenty four hour thing.

[Prudie]

The twice I had noro I felt awful for 3 or 4 days and a week to get back to normal. Both times it eased off and came back in the first 3 days. It might not be that of course. Immodium helps and ibuprofen once I could keep them down. The only good thing was I lost a quick few pounds :-)

[bednobs]

it depends what it is causing it. My mum had campylobactor food poisoning once and it took her 2 weeks t get back to normal

[Zacs-Master]

Sounds like a bout of gastric flue of which Norovirus was just one type. Nasty I know, I've had it.
Watery, usually nonbloody diarrhea — bloody diarrhea usually means you have a different, more severe infection.
Abdominal cramps and pain.
Nausea, vomiting or both.
Occasional muscle aches or headache.
Low-grade fever.

[Sqad]

All relevant answers....3 days to 2 weeks.........
It does sound like Norovirus and should ease by tomorrow, but if it continues then a speciman of stool may be required and that means getting in contact with your GP.

Monitor the situation.

[Tilly2]

Thank you all.

Will paracetamol help with the stomach pains? I am sipping ginger ale to ease the nausea.

[Sqad]

Well Paracetamol wouldn't be my choice, but Buscopan would certainly ease the cramps........if not available, then i agree with Prudie, take Ibuprofen.

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Sqad.

[marval]

Hope you feel better soon Tilly.

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Marval. I'm taking it easy today.

[Islay]

Make sure you drink because you could become dehydrated and that will make you feel worse (if that's possible) Feel better soon!

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Islay.

I'm sipping ginger ale and drinking tepid tea. I had a coffee earlier but it seemed to make the pains worse.

[jno]

poor Tilly. Stick with something ginger.

I had an upset stomach a few weeks ago while on holiday and there was no ginger ale to be had for love or money. I finally had some on the flight back. but when I said why I wanted it, the stewardess threatened to throw me off the flight if I was ill. Thanks, Virgin. Always best to be sick at home.

Mine took about three days to pass, but of course I don't know if you've got the same thing.

[Mamyalynne]

You're doing the right thing with fluids, feel better very soon.x

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Jno and Mamya.

[Prudie]

I can see Virgin's point, can you imagine having that on a plane? even worse sitting next to someone who has it on a plane :-0