"sandi" > wrote in message
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> "Nexis" > wrote in
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>
>> Ok, a little background. As many here may know, I am diabetic.
>> Last week as I sat down to breakfast Thursday morning, I was
>> stricken quite out of the blue with some pretty bad stomach
>> cramps. Not the usual, abdominally located stuff, but up high,
>> between the ribs. They continued intermittently all day and
>> the next day. Friday we went to an early dinner with friends.
>> I hadn't had any pain in several hours, and thought it had
>> passed. Then during dinner they hit again with a new ferocity.
>> By that night I was quite sick and unable to keep down
>> anything at all. All the next day the same thing. By Sunday
>> morning, I was able to keep down small sips of Sprite and
>> water. Decided to try breakfast. Had a waffle, which I hate
>> less than half of, and some tea. Felt a bit better so decided
>> last evening to try dinner. Around the third bite, I had the
>> distinct feeling I had been too ambitious. This morning, I
>> lost last nights dinner. All day, stomach cramps and so much
>> noise! Gurgling and such.
>>
>> I've never experienced anything quite like this. Nausea and
>> throwing up, I'm quite familiar with. Spent 18 months
>> (pregnancies) doing that all day, every day. This is somewhat
>> different, with the high cramps and all the noise. Does this
>> sound like food poisoning? Or a stomach virus? I'm trying to
>> stay hydrated, and am keeping down liquids. Ate a small amount
>> of macaroni noodles this afternoon, and so far they've stayed
>> down too.
>>
>> Has anyone experienced anything like this? I am afraid to
>> check my blood sugars...between sipping sprite and being
>> unable to keep down the meds, I'm sure they're out of whack. I
>> have an appointment Wednesday (the soonest they could get me
>> in...apparently they've been bombarded with sick people the
>> last couple weeks), but was hoping to find some form of relief
>> before then....
>>
>>
>> kimberly
>
> Sounds like the stomach flu thats going around. I had it for 3+
> days. Others have had it up to a week, even my Dr.

I've never had the flu since I started getting my yearly shots. Don't you
think that would prevent it?

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