Morning to all,
I went down with D&V on New Year's Day whilst staying with friends for New Year (and I hate being ill away from home). Was ill all day and couldn't travel but by the following day we decided we should go home and make a dash for it (by car, thank goodness) and sitting on an old towel and binliner. No vomiting since day 1 but the (sudden and unpredictable) diarrhoea has persisted - although yesterday I seemed to improve, so I thought I'd try some Covent Garden soup, a roll and yoghurt. Didn't have much of anything at all but went to bed feeling worse and this morning seem to have relapsed somewhat - don't want to go into details! And DH has now succumbed too.
I am panicking that mine will go on indefinitely, as it's relapsed somewhat. I thought gastroenteritis was pretty much over in a couple of days. My DD and son-in-law had it quite badly, but are fine now - we think I got it from them when they visited, but DGD (aged 16 months) hasn't had it - maybe because she's being breastfed quite a lot still.
What I'd like to know is - why should it appear to relapse, and should I avoid food altogether? That used to be the advice but it seems that current NHS advice is to follow a light diet. However, food seems to worsen the symptoms, so what's the best thing to do? We are both drinking plenty of fluids. I've also heard that rice helps, but is that a myth?
granjura
