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Title: Gastrointestinal Flu - Do You Still Take Your Meds?
Post by Futurehope on 01/23/15 at 04:15:46

Okay, I've been suffering with ??? since early Monday morning. Began with a low-grade fever (100.9 at the highest), headache, stomach cramping, diarrhea and loss of appetite. I felt unwell.

In this particular case, which is not entirely over, I had stopped all meds completely, cold turkey, because I could not handle taking anything on an already irritated GI tract.

What have you all done in a similar situation?

I believe some of my problems the first day were caused by lack of fluids, lack of food, withdrawing from meds and being sick.

Once my gut was "cleaned out", and I survived the above, I noticed my interstitial cystitis pain had disappeared and my nasal stuffiness was gone, and I suffered no more headaches. I guess if I could stop eating all together, I would feel wonderful.....except that I would die of malnutrition?

Once I had no more food in me, and no more medications, I felt better. There's a problem though, the diarrhea and cramping continued, and I am still not 100%.

I am slowly adding back the antihistamines and meds.

Do you take your meds during a GI illness? I know I could not.

Title: Re: Gastrointestinal Flu - Do You Still Take Your Meds?
Post by Lisa on 01/26/15 at 14:07:32

Yes I have. The masto was being triggered terribly and whenever I get any kind of illness I´ve always get the double whammy of the masto being activated on top of whatever it is that I had.