stomach virus??

Has anyone had to deal with a stomach virus after WLS? I'm sooo miserable!! Im not running a fever, but im having stomach cramps and you know what else goes along with a virus, do yall think gatorade is a good idea to keep from dehydrating? I feel so bad!! I will be glad when this passes! crystal

I was told gatorade has too much sugar. Have you tried half orange juice half water? A study was done a few years back and that kept folks as well hydrated as sports drinks. They did this study at one of those elite tennis camps in Florida. I know you feel just horrid! A hot drink might do you well also. Get better! Meghan

EWWW ive had a few of them since my surgery and there not anymore fun than they were before thats fo sho! haha I drink gatorade but it takes alot of sugar to make me dump. Just make sure you are getting in some type of fluids, you dont want to get dehidrated! Hope you feel better soon! DAWN~~ Oh yhea i got ya picture the other day , i had NO IDEA who you were, you look amazing!

When I went to the doctor he said do half gatorade and half water. Hope you feel better soon. Melissa

Crystal, Sorry to hear your not feeling well. Cindi M

Girl; I hope that you feel better. i haven't had anything like that but i think that it is coming. Not feeling all that well. Steph

I actually have had a bug this week, too. I did nothing. Literally nothing. Even water would make me gag. Bad. At first, on Tuesday when I started feeling bad, I thought maybe it was something I ate... but the cramps were like nothing else. and I dry heaved like crazy. it really hurt. More than once I thought that I had ruptured a staple or something! The next day when I tried to drink, the same thing happened. I got so weak and ill. It was horrible. Today I'm much better--and other than being really dehydrated, I'm okay. So now I'm trying to drink more fluids to make up for what I lost. Only good news is that in 2 days I lost 4 pounds and stopped a one month stall. haha. have to find some good out of it, i guess. sorry i have nothing constructive to offer. just personal experience. mary

I had one round of it. I just drank water as much as possible. I also drank hot tea as that seems to help too. Ginger Teas are helpful, and ginger seems to stop some of the problem too. It usually helps to just let the bug run it's course, if you can. Hope you feel better! Cheryl