Okay, well I'll tell you what I ate first(yesterday), for breakfast I had a muffin(8am), and about 5:20pm (at a basketball game) I had some M&M's and a rescee cup, and for dinner(7ish maybe 7:10) I went to wendy's and got chicken strips but instead of fries I got a ceaser side salad. Well I felt perfectly fine until after using their ranch dressing on my salad and was joking around like gosh I probably got food poisening because I had a small stomachache, and today I woke up early and was super sick. I went to bed at 11, I woke up at 5 sick to my stomache, and I haven't been able to get to sleep since (it's now 8:15.) And I was wondering, the last time I was "sick" (throwing up) was at 7:11. I wanted to know am I just sick or could it have been something I ate? The only thing that's going around is mono and I haven't kissed anyone lately. Also how long should I wait until I eat, and what can I eat. (like crackers, or toast, or something like that) and how long should I wait until I get something to drink? I have gingerale and I have water. I usually drink gingerale and I usualy make it really fizzy and drink it VERY slowly through a straw. Is that okay? I'm kind of worried because my mom is asleep still, my dad is at work, and I figure I'm 14, & 10-15 years from now I'll have to deal with sick kids and right now I want to know how to take care of myself. I'll probably ask my mom when she wakes up, but I don't want to wake her up because I know that all she'll tell me is to put mats down so I don't barf on anything and to always have a bucket with me (I'm not stupid) and like should I try to stay away from my brother and sister, I don't want them to get anything. Also, I was supposed to go to a 12:05 showing of a movie, should I just stay home and see it next weekend?
Well, thanks for the help and sorry for the length. And sorry if it's confusing.
Mono / glandular fever is viral and not just spread through kissing. You could have caught the virus even if you haven't kissed any one recently. So mono is a possibility, and if you haven't recovered in a few days, have general malaise and tiredness definitely speak to your doctor and mention that it's been going around, so s/he can do appropriate tests.
I would definitely drink water rather than gingerale if your stomach is still feeling sensitive. Take small sips often, as it's important to get lots of fluids when you are ill, but taking big gulps can make you want to gag. As for food, see how you feel. If you are still feeling sick in an hour or two, have a slice of toast and see how that goes down. If that's okay, try a sandwich a few hours after that, but if you throw up after toast it's better to stick to just fluids until your feeling a bit better and can hold things down.
As for brothers and sisters - well, try to arrive coughing all over them or hugging them loads, but you can't really stop them coming into contact with the virus if you are under the same roof. Don't worry too much about passing it on to your siblings, as exposure to germs and viruses is good for their immune systems and makes them healthier and more resitant to bugs in the future.
Feel better soon!
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I didn't know that... as exposure to germs and viruses is good for their immune systems and makes them healthier and more resitant to bugs in the future... that's cool... well sort of. Thanks
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