stomach flu

[jorcodmum78]

Hi all. . Im new to this site but so glad that ive found a site that shares my constant fear of V..
my 10 mth old boy came down with that god awful stomach flu which ended up having to take him to hospital twice. As you can all imagine, I did NOT cope well at all wuth his V..
luckily I had family to help me. Now I am starting to feel queasy and ive been upping my probiotics and I take Aireborne Immunity daily but is there anything else I can do other than good hygiene to prevebt it? Im scared to death of this bug..

[Dorythefish]

Absolutely petrified too. I've been having a panic attack all day...it's now 3:30 am and it's still going on. People left and right of me are coming down with it. Some of these people I just saw this Sunday...their whole group got it today. Supposed to see huge group of family on Saturday to celebrate Easter (which my mom had to cancel bc SHE had it). One of my cousins and his wife and 2 kids had it last week and will be at my mom's. I do not want to go there! According to Mayo Clinic, you can be contagious up to.....this is not helping you...I'm so sorry. I think I'm not up to the helpful stage yet....but I DEFINITELY know how you feel.

[jorcodmum78]

Omg just the thought of going somewhere that has had the stomach bug in the air terrifies me lol.. I avoid places purely for this reason. My dad just got it and I rrefused to go out there until my mum had sprayed and sprayed Glen20 in the air in every room.. even then I was too scared to go anywhere near him.. very sad 😯

[jorcodmum78]

I take multivitamins. . Probiotics. .innerhealth plus and..my fav, Airborne Immunity. . This sruff has saved me from getting sick for years.. try try try.. I recommend to everyone.. also my dr is aware of my phobia and gives me Zofran whenever I need.. thank god

[Shubertgoddess]

Okay first things, hi and welcome!

People with a stomach virus aren't contagious until they show symptoms. So if you saw someone Sunday who then got sick on Tuesday, there is ZERO chance/risk of you catching anything from them.

Stomach viruses aren't airborne. The virus is spread through ingesting particles of the feces or v*. Hand to mouth ingestion. Even is someone was physically ill in the dining room (let's say) the particles are only airborne for max, 10 seconds. So if someone was sick days ago, you have no airborne risk.

what needs to be cleaned are surfaces. Door handles, light switches, toilets, sinks, sink handles etc. clean them with a bleach and water solution to kill any remaining virus particles.

You should check out the information threads at the top of the board. They might be triggering with some of the words but it's worth it to educate yourself and save from a freak out.

hope that helps

[jorcodmum78]

Thanks. . no one seems to understand in my family about my phobia so im glad to have found this site ☺☺