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The Whole Family Has Gastro

Kylie80

Kylie80

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The whole family has gastro and I'm in hospital with it and fevers. Very concerned about piggies. I'm their main care giver and i'm worried that my partner won't bother to look after them hygeine wise, like washing hands before feeding them etc. Apparently they know that I am not home but are okay. I can only hope that me reminding him every five minutes to wash his hands before and contact with their food and surroundings is drilling in. Somehow I have also managed to rip out my canular so they have to put in a new one. I can't wait to get home to my piggies.
 
oh! poor you! I hope you can soon recover! I can understand how you feel now because I also had an issue two months ago and when my doctor talked about going to hospital I started worrying not for me but for my piggies!
I don't think your piggies are in danger because your gastro is for sure caused by a bug (or something into the food) and bugs don't jump from the man to the pet... Long ago I was in a campingsite and the whole campers and the inhabitants of that town had a gastro (also my daughter). Hospitals were full, people out of the hospital had fever and in the meanwhile cats and dogs had a normal life...
Keep us updated!
 
Oh golly! :( It sounds like an outbreak of the virus in Australia, some friends of mine who live there aren't well either. Fingers crossed you feel better soon Kylie x
 
Yeah the emergency room was packed last night with people with gastro. Gastro and the flu going around. I'm immuno suppressed so I just wasn't able to stay at home to get over it once the fevers started. Plus side is I have a room and ensuite to myself in here.
 
Can you find a piggy rescue or small pet sitter near you? You could arrange to have them picked up from your house, and when you are well go get them from the person watching them. Get well soon!
 
Is it norovirus? I got that when I was 16 (5 and a half years ago now) and it was awful. My mum said after 48hours of me constantly being sick I began screaming for someone to end my life - I was in so much pain. Instead of the usual 48-72 hours that it lasts, after the initial bout, I was being sick around 8-10 times per day for 2 years. It was horrendous. I lost a lot of weight and was seriously unwell. I couldn't keep any food or liquid down.
The doctors still aren't sure why I responded in the way I did.

Once that stopped, we hoped that would be the end of it, but it destroyed my gut and my immune system and left me with Myalgic Encephalopathy (post-viral, which means it was caused by the virus).

Because of the nightmare, and the fact it has left me with a lifelong and deteriorating condition, I'm now really paranoid if anyone, public or family, get ill.
You know, my cousin had a baby 12months ago and I still haven't met him for fear of germs because he attends nursery.

I'm now registered disabled and my partner is my full-time carer. ME is a varying condition, so some days I can get about using my walking stick (though I'm always in pain) and some days I can't even chew or swallow food, I'm so exhausted and in so much pain. M.E. has many hidden symptoms too, such as Cognitive Impairment - some days I can't speak simple sentences or understand what people are saying to me.

There's actually a film coming out about M.E. which will hopefully raise awareness about the condition - Unrest
 
Get well soon @Kylie80 . I'm sure your partner is doing fine with your piggys, stop worrying. I must admit I always worry when I leave mine with my partner, no one looks after our fur babies like we do! :hug:
 
Kallasia said:
Is it norovirus? I got that when I was 16 (5 and a half years ago now) and it was awful. My mum said after 48hours of me constantly being sick I began screaming for someone to end my life - I was in so much pain. Instead of the usual 48-72 hours that it lasts, after the initial bout, I was being sick around 8-10 times per day for 2 years. It was horrendous. I lost a lot of weight and was seriously unwell. I couldn't keep any food or liquid down.
The doctors still aren't sure why I responded in the way I did.

Once that stopped, we hoped that would be the end of it, but it destroyed my gut and my immune system and left me with Myalgic Encephalopathy (post-viral, which means it was caused by the virus).

Because of the nightmare, and the fact it has left me with a lifelong and deteriorating condition, I'm now really paranoid if anyone, public or family, get ill.
You know, my cousin had a baby 12months ago and I still haven't met him for fear of germs because he attends nursery.

I'm now registered disabled and my partner is my full-time carer. ME is a varying condition, so some days I can get about using my walking stick (though I'm always in pain) and some days I can't even chew or swallow food, I'm so exhausted and in so much pain. M.E. has many hidden symptoms too, such as Cognitive Impairment - some days I can't speak simple sentences or understand what people are saying to me.

There's actually a film coming out about M.E. which will hopefully raise awareness about the condition - Unrest
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so sorry for you... I hope you can find something good for helping your gut, although you look recovered. Gut is extremely important and it is considered the "second brain" because its balance is able to support all the body and the brain's health. Try everything you read about alternative and weird measures/diets for improving this balance, you might have a lot of good surprises avoiding certain ingredients or adding some supplement. Of course any change would need time, but you have nothing to lose and don't trust the official medicine because in your case it can give nothing.
I know a man who is suffering from a similar thing after a common flu and he is now able again to walk and to live panick free, but he is doing a lot of experiments on himself, alone without listening to any doctors.
I wish you all the best!
 
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