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One thing after another

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jocork Mon 05-Jan-26 15:02:22

I had a cold and cough in the run up to Christmas so was relieved to be well enough to travel to Yorkshire for the planned visit to family, especially after spending Christmas alone last year due to getting covid!
The journey exhausted me and I had little appetite but simply put it down to tiredness after the journey and my medication - I'm on Ozempic for diabetes.
On Christmas day, after feeling fine at breakfast and having been to church, we had a seafood lunch which I really enjoyed. Mid afternoon I suddenly felt unwell and had a similar experience to the OP. No=one else was ill so clearly nothing wrong with DS's food. A few hours later I was relieved to have my appetite back in time for the roast dinner in the evening. I worried about eating in case I suffered a repeat, but cautiously enjoyed roast duck with all the accompaniements. Thankfully I was fine and still don't know why I suffered such a horrible experience. I cintinue to blame the ozempic which does occasionally have dramatic effects on my digestive system, but this was extreme. DS was worried he'd caused it but no-one else suffered at all so it must be my medication. I'd like to stop taking it but worry about putting back the weight I've lost on it! I've reduced my dose but already have gained a couple of pounds.
My cold and cough are still lingering slightly and this cold snap seems to make thing worse. Roll on Spring and hopefully all these bugs will be gone.

AuntieE Mon 05-Jan-26 14:28:01

I had a cough for three and a half weeks - one of those where you cough for twenty minutes at a time! No cough medicine worked. Now it has finally gone.

Thankfully, I escaped the tummy bug!

Menopauselbitch Mon 05-Jan-26 13:59:53

I take high strength d3+K2, Zinc and sometimes vitamin c. Not had a cold in 7 years. No flu jab or anything else. I just don’t feel I need it.

62Granny Sun 04-Jan-26 20:43:30

Sounds like Novovirus I picked it taking DH to an appointment last year, I think it was from the lift buttons, as I pressed them not DH and there were a lot of people in the medical centre sneezing and wearing masks, he did pick it up but not quite as bad a me and considering he has more health problems was a wonder. It took us nearly a week to start feeling better.

M0nica Sun 04-Jan-26 20:27:28

Is it Norovirus? It is a bug that is prevalent in winter and doctors and hospitals issue warnings about it.

Like others we have had the cold, we are 3 days in at the moment and I thought we were in recovery.

Aely Sun 04-Jan-26 19:58:38

I did have a bit of an upset tum with the cold (mine also lasted nearly 3 weeks) which I put down to the amount of gunge I couldn't help swallowing but I think Friday's violent eruptions akin to tsunamis are something different - and very contagious it seems! My daughter took me to the Chiropodist and was still in the house when it started - and she now has it. I am just hoping the Chiropodist is all right...

JaneJudge Sun 04-Jan-26 13:55:22

I had it before Christmas and it lasted the whole 3 weeks and then upsets your stomach. I still have a bit of a wheeze and it started in November. My husband had it all over Christmas too and is still very tight chested but also upset stomach. I wondered if it was covid tbh. It also had a throw in of vertigo at one point, which was nice sad

Aely Sun 04-Jan-26 13:52:53

I'm having a bit of a bad time this Christmas and New Year. First it was a really nasty, seemingly everlasting cold, the remnants of which are still around after nearly 3 weeks and then on Friday my stomach exploded both upwards and downwards for several hours. I had been feeling vaguely nauseous for a couple of days but wasn't expecting that! I am still uncomfortable. I managed some soup today but I'm not hungry. I am trying to drink enough liquids to make up for the loss. I can think of better ways to lose weight!
So many nasty bugs around at the moment.