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Can't keep anything down! (help)
I'm really sick (i've been bed ridden for the past 3 days) with some kind of bacterial infection and I already threw up like orange juice today- and now i feel like i want to eat food (like real food- not just drinks) but i'm not exactly "hungry" i just feel the need for food. Almost like PMS cravings.
I didn't throw up after i ate a popsicle today.
What should I do? try to eat? i'll probably puke it up.
also- im having difficulty breathing because of this congestion in my chest.
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After 3 days of having an illness and you're seeing no signs of improvement, it's normally a good idea to see your doctor, because you'll probably need antibiotics to help clear it up.
When I'm sick and I feel the need for food, I know I probably shouldn't, but I have 1 or 2 tea biscuits. You know, the plain ones with no chocolate or sugar etc added!
If you're throwing up fruit juices, it's probably best to stick to water and the popsicles.
To help you breathe a bit easier, have you tried sucking on menthol losenges? They could help. But if I were you and if I wasn't feeling any better by tomorrow, it would be worth making an appt. :)
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Try to eat toast or bread without butter.
Don't have anything acidic or greasy.
If you've been in bed for 3 whole days, obviously there's something wrong with you-GO TO THE DOCTOR A.S.A.P!!!!
Hope you feel better :)
-Jam
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You need to talk to your parents right away and proceed to the emergency room at your local hospital. Vomitting the much and being bed ridden for three days means we have a BIG problem here that is not going to go away on its own.
How do I know? I had the same issue and became severely dehydrated a year ago as I could not stop vomitting anything I ate or drank. What they will likely need to do is give you an IV to top you up with fluids and give you gravol to keep your food down. With me, they gave me an ultra-sound and found the culprit--an ulcer brought on by stress. I had to adapt to a whole new way of eating foods after that.
Your stomach may be trying to tell you it can no longer digest certain foods, fats, or oils or something different. This doesn't sound like the normal flu to me as you would be able to actually move from your bed.
I'd check it out for peace of mind but if you are bed ridden and cannot hold anything down at all for 3 days that warrents seeing an emergency room doctor and trying to figure out why. If it turns out to be the flu, that's great but even still go to the emergency room as it cannot help to get fluids in your system and some gravol in you to hold your food down.
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Stay hydrated as best you can. Gatorade Ice is really good. Try to stay away from the colored stuff; otherwise I'll guarantee you'll never touch the stuff again if you throw it up.
If you don't feel better within the next couple days, you should really see a doctor. It could get a lot worse.
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