Clear fluids and chicken noodle soup

Published on October 28, 2004 By dharmagrl In Misc

I'm here to sing the praises of flat 7-Up, cream crackers (English crackers, very bland) and warm chicken noodle soup.

I was sick all last night and most of the day today.

It started right before I went to bed. I had some pretty powerful stomach cramps, right at my solar plexus. i thought it was because I had got myself slightly emotional earlier in the evening, so I didn't give it much thought and went off to bed.

I woke up at 1 am, in pain and sweating. I managed to make it to the bathroom to puke....and thus began a long night of illness. Stomach pains, vomiting, nausea, fevers, sweats....yeah, it was pleasant. My poor husband came home at 6am to find me curled up in a ball of pain on the bathroom floor, moaning and sweating. As soon as I saw him, I burst into tears like a 2 year old...I don't know what it is about being around him when I'm ill, but he always has that effect on me. So, he picks me up and puts me to bed, gets a cold washcloth for my head, reprimands me for not calling him at work to tell him i was sick (I dunno what he could have done, it's not as if he could have come home) and lays quietly with me until I fall asleep.

I finally made it out of bed around 3 this afternoon, and spent the next couple of hours on the couch. My kids have been great; they took care of the dog, fed, cleaned and dressed themselves (they didn't clean up after themselves, though - my kitchen looks like a tornado hit it) and kept me supplied with 7-up and crackers. My daughter made me some chicken noodle soup this evening and insisted that i eat at least half of it....like I good mom, I obliged.

I'm feeling semi-human again now. I still have a residual headache that I think is from being a bit dehydrated. I'm drinking, but I'm doing it in small sips....drinking too much at one time makes my stomach hurt and I'm afraid I'll hurl again, so I figure better to drink small sips and have them stay down than huge gulps and have them come right back up again.

Now, I have to hope that my infection control was effective and no-one else gets sick. I really don;t want an epidemic of this...!

Comments

Spc Nobody Special

on Oct 28, 2004

Take care. I'll pray for you to get better. Try sucking on a wet washcloth, that helps for dehydration sometimes, when you can't keep anything down. (if sipping doesn't work of course)

trina_p

on Oct 28, 2004

tornado hit it -- I could have sworn that said Tomato - I had to re-read.

ice-cubes! I live on ice when I'm sick because I just can't stomach drinking water.

Get Well Soon!

island_gurl12

on Oct 28, 2004

"As soon as I saw him, I burst into tears like a 2 year old...I don't know what it is about being around him when I'm ill, but he always has that effect on me. "

My boyfriend has the same effect on me when i'm sick. I dont know why :???. Probably cuz i'm so far away from my parents and i miss my mum when i'm sick

But it's good cuz after he takes good care of me

Your family sounds awesome. Thank God you have them! And Get well soon......................

Insightful

on Oct 29, 2004

Poor baby! Bet you didn't qualify for a Flu shot, huh? I do hope you get to feeling better real soon

Sorry about your Cardinals.

dharmagrl

on Oct 29, 2004

SNS: thanks...I'm feeling a bit better today!

Trina- I hate water too, but I can hadle ice.

Island gurl: I think that might be the reason too. I still, at the age of 35, want my mum when I don't feel well. D usually can't stand to be around me when I'm sick....he doesn't like to be around anyone when they're sick...but he was really nice yesterday morning.

Inisghtful: I'm not so sure this was the flu. It was a very sudden onset, and I've never had a flu that was like that before. But, whatever it was, I don't want to get it again.

Thanks for the comments!

BlueDev

on Oct 29, 2004

So glad you are feeling better today Dharma. It is so miserable to feel sick. And I understand Dave being upset you didn't call him. Even if I can't come home and help right then I like to know, let's me send some extra prayers and thoughts homeward bound until I can get there myself.

dharmagrl

on Oct 29, 2004

Dev:

I kind of understand too, but I try not to call him at work unless it's absolutely won't wait until he gets home.

I don't like to do this, but: is it better to not take anti-diarrheal stuff if you can help it? I had always thought that it was your body's way of trying to rid itself of the virus/bacteria and that it was best to live with it if you can.

Thanks!

BlueDev

on Oct 29, 2004

I don't like to do this, but:

Why?

is it better to not take anti-diarrheal stuff if you can help it? I had always thought that it was your body's way of trying to rid itself of the virus/bacteria and that it was best to live with it if you can.

If you think you can take it, yeah, it can help flush things through the system. For example, when folks have cholera you don't try to do anything to stop the diarrhea, all you do is keep them hydrated. If you can keep yourself well hydrated, then try to let it run through and that should actually help speed things up. But hydration is the key. You want a solution that has both sodium and glucose. Glucose increases the absorption of sodium, and sodium pulls the water with it. That doesn't mean you want high sodium stuff, (soda is evil!), but a nice mix like what comes in Pedialyte type things is just about the best (minus Oral Rehydration Therapy from the World Health Organization). But you can never go wrong with good old water.

on Oct 29, 2004

Wow a day after reading this, I got ill late in night, but I got better after a night. I usually recover from illnesses very fast, but it's still a annoyance. Right now I only has headache, little temp and messed up stomach.

I find it ironic that I get sick from someone else very easily, but I always recovers from them very fast. *edit* Hmm apparently, it was SAME day not the next day. perfect timing!

dharmagrl

on Oct 29, 2004

Why?

Because I don't want to treat you as a physican - you are my friend first and foremost, and you just happen to be a doctor. I feel bad for asking you for advice.....I dunno why.

XX: the internet must be a carrier of germs!

I've been doing some thinking...no-one else got sick, so I don't think it was a virus. I whittled down the things I ate compared to what they ate...the only things I ate that they didn't were raw peanuts and a Bavarian custard napoleon. I'm going to go see what nasty kind of things you can get from those 2 foods....

BlueDev

on Oct 29, 2004

Because I don't want to treat you as a physican - you are my friend first and foremost, and you just happen to be a doctor. I feel bad for asking you for advice.....I dunno why.

I really appreciate that. I do. But I just want you to know (and anyone here for that matter) that I am more than happy to offer up whatever help I can. I can't promise I have the answers, but please don't ever hesitate to ask for my sake. Just want to do what I can.

lifehappens

on Oct 31, 2004

As soon as I saw him, I burst into tears like a 2 year old...I don't know what it is about being around him when I'm ill, but he always has that effect on me.

Somehow, I have the same reaction when my husband is around......I'm glad that Dave was there to help....

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