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[cleolinda]

TMItis, Day Three: OH GOD MAKE IT STOP. I think it's actually worse now. I was up all night with it, from midnight to eight this morning. I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.

If it doesn't stop by tomorrow, we have to call the doctor, according to Yahoo Health. Never mind that I'm still working on the annot. bibliog. and I have class tomorrow that I can't miss, because tomorrow's the only day we're doing sonnets and they will be on the exam. Right now I'm going back to bed, though, and I'm going to lie there and try to come up with something I can eat that won't make the problem worse--I'm at that point now where I'm actually starving and would eat just about anything, but can actually keep down approximately nothing.

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[kotszok.livejournal.com]

As long as you're not eating raw fruits, vegetables, anything fried or greasy, or even containing a bit of fat, you should be good. ^^

Tea... drink up! Bread, rice, stuff like that...

You probably already know all this. lol Hope you get better soon! :(

[meyrin-hawke.livejournal.com]

I know that feeling... "Can't...miss..class!" ::faints:: It's only worth going if your head is clear enough to get anything that's going on... Rest all you can!

And no LOST Wednesday either. What a sad week.

[meredith-mae.livejournal.com]

I am very sad about Lost not being on. Stupid Bachelor. At least I won't have to leave my NaNo group early this week though. Heh.

[(Anonymous)]

You must must must drink lots of water. Take it from someone who's ended up in the ICU after a food poisoning incident -- not because of the throwing up, but because of the lowered BP and **hypothermic** reaction I got from major dehydration.

Drink, drink drink drink drink. Even if it comes back up, drink.

Doyce (who's anonymous just because he's not on LJ, not because he's a scary lurker or anything).

[meredith-mae.livejournal.com]

Tes, water, 7-up, and rice. You might be able to put a little butter or brown sugar in the rice. If that works, and you can stomach it, try bananas. They'll help keep the liquid in so you don't dehydrate.

[jwaneeta.livejournal.com]

Oh dear oh dear. This is taking too long. Force down fluids -- and do you have an urgent care place in the area? You can usually call them and they'll tell you whether or not coming in is a necessity.

So sorry you're still sick.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Bouillon usually works for me when I can't keep anything else down - I think the heat and the salt help somehow, and there's enough of a modicum of nutrition in there to get my blood sugar up, which staves off my no-food headaches.

Speaking of which, if my current no-food headache doesn't go away soon now that I've had some food, I'm going to declare it an incipient migraine and down some Relpax.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Dehydration also contributes to the nausea (annoying, that). I had to take a former roommate to the emergency room after some nasty virus similar to yours (the campus clinic techs couldn't get a needle in themselves), and getting a bag and a half of fluid into her intravenously made her feel *much* *much* *much* better. Hitting the doctor or an urgent-care clinic today might not be a bad idea, if that's what the problem has gotten to be.

[mustang-bex1126.livejournal.com]

OMG, your school center actually SEES students?! Two years ago my poor boyfriend was living in his frat house and had MAJOR TMItis... I called the campus center at 2pm and they were like, "We only see students from 9am-1pm." WTF?! Our heath fee is MASSIVE and the only time they see students is during the bulk class time. So we had to go to Urgent Care which was costly even with insurance.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

This was a few years ago at the University of Denver, which actually *did* see students, provided they had an appointment. :) I took my roommate in, dumped her in the waiting room (she was so sick from dehydration at that point she could barely stand) and told the nurses on duty that I'd broguth her in. They said "Does she ahve an appointment?" I said "No." They said "She eneds to go hom and make an appointment." I /looked/ at them, then /looked/ at her and said "She's really fucking sick and needs to see a doctor immediately." Then they looked at her, realized that she was very ill, and took her.

And then they had to phone me later to take her to the emergency room because they couldn't get the IV needle in. >.0

(I took my laptop with me and wrote a paper while sitting in the ER with her, which is one of the reasons I have very little patience with people who ask for extensions on papers for anything less than dire emergencies. :)

[mustang-bex1126.livejournal.com]

Yeah-UNR, only sees students with appointments, and only takes student appointments during class hours. Idiocy abound in academia, eh?

Cleo-DO NOT take tums, my boyfriend was sick last week and tums only made it worse. I always recommend avoiding grease and milk products. I liked wheat thins.

[meredith-mae.livejournal.com]

The running joke on my campus was that no matter what you came into the health center for, they always wanted to check if you were pregnant. Someone would come to class and tell the professor they had been in teh health center and that's why the missed the last class, and someone would invariably pipe up, "Did they ask if you were pregnant?" regardless of the sex of the sick individual.

Just repeating what everyone else said, with small additions.

[(Anonymous)]

BRAT diet--bananas, rice, applesauce, toast (especially toast--it's very easy to stomach, although I'm not convinced that white bread is as good for this as wheat). Sprite is easier to keep down than water. Try to drink -anything-, even if you can't keep it down. It'll save you from hours in the hospital with an IV, blood tests, and hurting kidneys. It is not difficult to get dehydrated when you're this sick.

Actually, I wouldn't postpone seeing the doctor until tomorrow. See him (or her) ASAP.

[http://users.livejournal.com/caeru_/]

I'm sorry you're still sick :/
What to eat... dry crackers? Maybe white fish, boiled with just a little bit of salt could work. Tea, water, soda if you whisk out most of the bubbles. Blueberry soup (if you have that where you live).

[valmarie.livejournal.com]

Blueberry soup? I've never heard of that. Where do you live that that's common? Is it something you make or something you buy at the store?

Sorry. Random curiousity, but blueberry soup? It sounds interesting and tasty...

[http://users.livejournal.com/caeru_/]

Heh, I live in Sweden where we do strange things to unsuspecting berries :P

Blueberry soup is er... *tries to come up with a good comparison and fails* :P

It's basically blueberries boiled into a soup with sugar and a pinch of potato flour for thickening. It's eaten as dessert or as a snack and (especially the unsweetened version) is also good for stomach problems in a nature remedy sort of way.

You can make it yourself but most people (including me *g*) are too lazy and just buy it at the store.

[valmarie.livejournal.com]

Sweden, eh? I'm in upstate NY in the USA which would explain why blueberry soup is an unfamiliar concept to me.

Sounds good! And Google is my friend. ;-) Based on your description, I sifted through the various recipes that came up and found one that matched yours. Blueberries, sugar, potato flour....sounds easy enough. I think I'm going to have to give it a shot at some point.

:-) thanks

[savvyfairy.livejournal.com]

Maybe it is a bug that is going around the internet. *also suffers*

[yarha.livejournal.com]

Are you sure it's not stress? You 'sound' stressed.

Yarha, Soylent Tequila

[alpheratz.livejournal.com]

Have you tried dried bread and weak tea?

*huggle* Get better.

[all-ephemera.livejournal.com]

Totally unrelated, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE your icon!!!!

[elbales]

you might also consider sending your mom out to buy some electrolyte stuff. for kids they make pedialyte. i don't know what the adult equivalent is. not gatorade, apparently.

poor cleo. :(

[k-joy.livejournal.com]

it's Dioralyte or Electrolade (don't know if you get those in the US though)

[shanisasha.livejournal.com]

Rice might help. Same goes for bananas

Try some sweet fruit juice (I like guava, but that's me) to help give you some energy. Sweetened tea is also good (not too hot, not too cold).

Stay away from citrus for a bit and from spices.

[all-ephemera.livejournal.com]

The only thing that ever works for me in those cases is Saltines. Dry. And ginger ale (flat) or water. Lots of hugs, feel better!!!

[lizzyrose89.livejournal.com]

Cleo - have you seen this (http://www.livejournal.com/users/plotbunnymuse/706.html)? The idea is to post a 'wish list' and surf others to see if you can help them out with a wish. Cool idea, huh?
*starts humming xmas carols*
Lizzy xxx

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Perhaps a transfusion of blood from a younger sibling.... Or maybe an organ transplant.... See if you can talk her out of her liver....

[angelic-oni.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to see you're feeling worse. I thought from your earlier posts that you were getting better. Damn those bacteria/virus bastards.

What everyone says is true, liquids. I'd try soup with some thin noodles (when I'm sick that's usually easy to keep down).

Feel better.

And... I know school is important and all, but don't let it drive you crazy (hard advice to follow, I know). You can always talk to your prof (well... depending if they're cool or not)... explain it to them and then schedule some time where you can go over sonnets together. School isn't the end all of things and when you realize that, the stress goes away a little.

*Sending you happy healthy vibes*

[ambiguousreason.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you're still sick. Just... rest. Do what everyone else said. And don't stress over school -- I'd think that would probably make things worse. =/

Feel better.

[agentirish.livejournal.com]

Ask your doctor to prescribe Phenergan - I call it the precious. It stops all stomach badness and is quite possibly the best drug ever!

Here is a link to some info:

http://www.medicinenet.com/promethazine/article.htm

I hope you feel better soon!

[fanofall.livejournal.com]

I had wretched food poisoning last February, and I WANTED THE SWEET SWEET RELEASE OF DEATH. It was horrible. I lived for a week on crackers and ginger ale, and my poor daughter had to rely on the kindness of strangers to be fed. Okay, it was her dad, but it sounds better the other way.

Definitely go see someone, and get them to prescribe an anti-nauseal/anti-emetic like Phenergan. As dehydrated as you are, you need to be concerned with fluids more than anything and you can't rehydrate if you're regurgitating. GO SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP. :-D Heh. Not that kind.

FEEL BETTER!!!!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

See... ah... "emesis" isn't so much my problem. It's pretty much a one-way street over here, so I can drink all I want--can't necessarily keep it in, but throwing up is not so much the problem. But that anti-nauseal thing sounds boss.

(I *told* you I had TMItis.)

[fanofall.livejournal.com]

Oh, God, do I feel you, sistah.

Phenergan actually helps with...all that. Stuff. You know. That stuff. It's GREAT.

And if you're not losing it through vomiting, then you DEFINITELY need to be concerned about dehydration. GET THEE TO AN APOTHECARY!

Didja see how I kept it in the correct time period? Huh?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Whee!

(See, you know what I'm sayin'.)

I'm weak and tired as all hell, but I seem to have kept it together since this morning. Nothing but Coke and saltines (I'm moving on to Sprite so I won't be wired *all* night). So I'm thinking I'm past the need for drugs and more just in need of general hydration. I was actually in the hospital for a week as a child for flu-related dehydration, so I've been there and done that. (Ugh.)

[firerosecady.livejournal.com]

i just got over the flu...know the feeling. I DONT WANT TO HAVE TO DO WORK OVER THANKSGIVING cuz it's my birthday and that would majorly suck...

[butch-lebeau.livejournal.com]

Get well sooooooooon!

[oasis-beatles.livejournal.com]

I love your icon so so so much.

She is my favorite actress in the whole wide world.

[prncssaurora.livejournal.com]

Yowzas, that really sucks. But I guess I don't have to tell YOU that. As for what to eat, for an upset stomach I usually stick to Saltines or Ritz crackers (or even just dry toast) and Ginger Ale or Sprite or even Coke (with ice, and the bubbles stirred out of it... don't ask me why, it's a remedy from my childhood).

I've heard that water isn't as good for your stomach, since it's actually a bit harsh. But sodas help keep you hydrated while the syrup coats your stomach to calm it.

Hope you feel better soon!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I've heard that water isn't as good for your stomach, since it's actually a bit harsh. But sodas help keep you hydrated while the syrup coats your stomach to calm it.

Well, now I don't feel so bad about surviving on Coke for the last few days. Remedy from my childhood, too. And thanks. : )

[katla-asriel.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry about the TMItis. Sounds awful, you poor thing, but I can't say what you can do about class tomorrow. Being a measly high school sophomore, and not knowing anything about college except that I HAVE TO GO OMG OR I WILL FAIL AT LIFE, I would hope that your professor understands.

If you can't keep much of anything down...let's see. Whenever I'm sick with just a normal fever, all I can do food-wise is applesauce, crackers, and lots of water and juice.

I hope you feel better, and it will be nice that you won't have to do a LOST recap this week. Damn Thanksgiving travel, and the lack of people watching TV! Damn it to hell!

[jazzchang.livejournal.com]

Last time I had food poisoning, the thing that I could eat that helped was yogurt and rice.

Yes, mixed. It doesn't taste all that funky, and you can keep it down.

[edda.livejournal.com]

*hug* Good luck, sweetie. Hope you feel better soon.

[kaytethinks.livejournal.com]

Hope you start to feel better soon, hon.


Hm, I was wondering, since you have the readership of approximately a small country on your LJ if maybe you would post this link (http://www.booksforsoldiers.com/forum/index.php) and tell people to register and send a holiday card or two off to a soldier? I'm trying to spread a little cheer here, though the last person I asked completely ignored me :( Anyway no pressure, but it would be nice, yaknowwhatimean?

By the way I started watching Veronica Mars all because of you! :P

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Awww! Can do. : )

[kaytethinks.livejournal.com]

Yay :) Thanks

:(

[haleiwatown.livejournal.com]

Well. That is no frogging fun at all. I'll send good vibes/prayers your way in hopes that you're feeling better, or at least better enough to cope with day-to-day binniss.

Totally off topic, I was just doing some insomniac channel surfing and I saw Kate Notinsale, a.k.a. Freckles, on a 1-800 telephone singles hook-up commercial called Live Links? Have you heard about this? I was like whoa... that phonesex girl looks familiar. Took me about 3 seconds to place her. I don't know if it was a phonesex ad or just like... phone companionship? But interesting anyway.

Psh. Locke could have used her before he had his miracle. She'd probably have been nicer to him than the other chick.

[(Anonymous)]

a friend of mine introduced me to 15 minute movies, I've just read Troy in 15 mins....incredibly funny, keep it up, I'll be reading =)

[dramedy.livejournal.com]

You should go see a doctor. although sometimes they are a bit useless. like when they tell you there's nothing wrong, even though you have this horrendous pain in your belly and they can't explain it. *glares at evil Japanese doctors* and no lollipops. well, i can recommend ritz and Saltines. Premium crackers from nabisco are my favorite! i hope you get better!!

[cindyg.livejournal.com]

Hon, here's a simple oral rehydration recipe :

* one level teaspoon of salt
* eight level teaspoons of sugar
* one litre of clean drinking water

Mix all ingredients together, and sip at least one cup after each TMI episode. This will help you from drying out. To get some nourishment and keep you hydrated, the following are also suggested :

# Gruels (diluted mixtures of cooked cereals and water)
# Carrot Soup
# Rice water - congee

Orange juice and mashed banana, if you can keep it down, the banana will keep your potassium levels from going to heck. Brown sugar or molasses instead of white sugar -- again, for the potassium levels.

Info taken from this link (http://www.rehydrate.org/solutions/homemade.htm#recipes).

Get well soon, dearling!