Hi Everyone,

I'm definitely an emetophobe, so I was really glad to find this forum because I'm having a bit of a panic attack right now.

A girl I'm seeing had some sort of stomach bug last Thursday. I don't know what kind it was, but she got sick late Thursday afternoon and seemed fine by Friday, so it was relatively minor. We both live on college campuses and she said everyone was getting this on hers. I canceled plans to see her over the weekend, but now we have plans to meet tomorrow (Friday night) and I'm wondering whether enough time has passed for her not to be contagious.

So basically, here's my question: If she hasn't vommited since last Thursday (or Friday morning at the latest), would she be contagious still after seven or eight days? I assume she's fine to be around in general, but she's been hinting that she wants to have sex, so I'm wondering specifically whether the germs could still be present in her saliva after a week? Does anybody know if there is research on that? I know that these viruses need to be ingested orally to spread so the thought of kissing is freaking me out a little.

I saw a website called StopTheStomachFlu.com, which strongly suggested waiting at least three weeks to be around a contagious person, but that seems excessive to me. I really like this girl, so I don't want to cause relationship problems by cancelling plans or shying away from physical contact if I don't need to.

Thank you so much for your help!