What on earth is wrong with me?

I suggest you ring 111 to check out your symptoms against Campylobacter. I had this a few years ago and your experience sounds worryingly similar. At one point, before diagnosis, I had to wear padding to go out... The source in my case was a dairy pasteurizer which wasn't working... We were having the lovely local milk delivered to our doorstep...

To cheer you up, everyone in the shop you visited is now sharing your discomfort

You've just got noro. It's like flu in many ways except the bottom is runny instead of the nose.

Sounds like the bug that has been plaguing DH and me for the last week or so.

Hope you get over it soon.

Sorry to hear about your bug Phoenix it can make you feel ghastly. You are braver than I am when it comes to dealing with the diarrhea part if I am feeling that bad I am straight to bed with some bottled water and just sleep it off. No thoughts of getting to any shops as no way am I going to have loss of down below bodily function in any supermarket.
First 24 hours is usually the worst and someone else on here mentioned the B.R.A.T. recovery diet it stands for bananas, rice, cooked apple, dry toast. It works for me and when feeling better the apple can be some of that one like the apple sauce in a jar which is delicious with a jacket potato.
If I was you I would definitely give a miss to the curry for a while longer just to be on the safe side.

Hope you soon feel better Pheonix, just horrible for you.

Poor you Phoenix, good that you talked to the Doc. It is a bit scary when your bottom is so totally out of your control. Happened to me once. Yuk.

Get well soon

My husband suffered the same symptoms as you described and he too was diagnosed as having C. difficile, also hospital acquired. Have you been in a hospital or any medical building lately? A lab test of the poop can tell and a particular antibiotic prescribed. Good luck and feel better soon.

It is definitely catching. After reading the OP I had a sudden need to rush to the toilet where I expelled a whole toilet pan full of gunk. As I had just done my usual morning weigh in, I leapt on the scales after the deluge. Yep lost a pound and a half in five minutes.

NB I am not recommending this as a weight loss strategy.

Gastroenteritis? It has gone through my family like a .....? Well, like a dose of salts. Started with my grandson, then DD, SiL and finally DH. We quarantined ourselves ( a bit like Eyam). Other children stayed away and I retreated to the spare bedroom. Boil washed all sheets, DH's pyjamas and undies. A few days later everyone was fine. Rest. Look after yourself and take diorylite. Take care.

Hope it is all over soon and you feel better.

Some years ago friend had to go to A&E for a bad asthma attack. Got put on a nebuliser, new puffer and sent away and then had a very bad stomach bug, C,Difficile. It was highly infectious, I'd driven them to hospital and home and caught it and their whole household did too. Very bad diarrhea, and stomach pain. As others said, keeping hydrated was important.

Just to say I hope the worst is already behind you (no pun intended) and that you feel better very soon. Be thinking of a little treat you will get yourself.

I’m sorry you are so poorly, it’s horrid.
I have to say thanks for cheering me up tho, imagining your dh beating up the soup?
I love silly stuff and giggling like a teenager here
Get well soon (& keep those fluids up) x

Gastric flu. Go to bed with two paracetamol.

That sounds similar to bug DH had a couple of weeks ago, was not pleasant (for either of us - I had to deal with the laundry!) Lots of fluids and nothing solid for 24 hours for him sorted it out in the end. Hope you soon feel better ?

Poor you, I had very similar, overall feeling of being cold to my bones, then dashes to the loo for both ends (difficult) & passing out on bathroom floor. Very nasty but worst over in 48 hrs. Silver lining, I lost 7 lbs ..

Thanks again all.

The doctor phoned about 10 minutes ago, and said it did sound like norovirus.

Himself has gone off to get the necessary.

Bit annoying, as a lovely Indian lady does a curry night once a month at the village hall, and of course we had booked to go, chosen the food (you have to pre order) but I've just messaged her and she will pack it up for the freezer for us.

I think curry might have been a step too far, but Mr P is going to pick up a plain naan bread for me in Waitrose, so I will give that a go later.

Glad you will be getting some help - just one thing, you obviously have a fever, so the important thing is NOT to have the heating on full, but to cool your body down - your blood has rushed to protect your vital organs making your skin feel very cold - sorry this is cruel! Try to cool yourself, tepid bathing, fan maybe, lots of fluids and Paracetamol - honestly you WILL feel better for it eventually ......!

Good luck! Been there too xx

Food poisoning ?!

Stay indoors, stay hydrated, don't eat until your inside feel or show back to normal. Only a piece of toast or clear soup to begin with. Sounds really like a gastric/intestinal bug. Hope yiur are back to normal very soon but if symptoms persist for more than 72 hours seek medical advice starting with emergency phone line. Of course wash hands like it's going out of fashion.

I had this two weeks ago and was told it was the norovirus . After the sudden on set sickness and very watery poo . The sickness latest 6 hours , with the other end lasting longer . Stick to taking regular sips of water and eat dry light food . Although I had no real appetite for 4 days . You will be left feeling week and me and my daughter had pain in our ribs too . After 4 days you should be feeling human again . Be careful as it spreads like wild fire .

Phoenix my heart goes out to you,I had the same two years ago after an antibiotic cure, the thing that saved me was Probiotics from Holand and Barrett, Acidophilus capsules they worked a treat they introduce " good" bacteria and get rid of the "bad" bacteria try it,it will work, and drink plenty of fluids and look after yourself.

Tomato soup always goes straight through me when I am healthy!
Dread to think what it would do to me if I had any kind of digestion bug.

Hope you feel much better very soon Phoenix.

It's amazing how quickly the body ejects anything harmful. Every cloud has a silver lining too. I lost a stone with the gastric flu!

I remember the 'brat' advice. Bananas, rice, cooked apple and toast are good starter foods after a tummy upset.