when should you go to the hospital with the stomach flu?
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If you have symptoms of stomach flu and are weak and dizzy, you may be dehydrated. Call your doctor if you have these symptoms. If you can't keep fluids down and you're losing them from fever, vomiting, and diarrhea, get emergency medical help. Tell friends and family that if you pass out, someone should call 911.
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Hospital treatment If you have diverticulitis and it's severe, you may need to go into hospital if: your symptoms don't improve after two days of having treatment at home. you have a weak immune system. paracetamol doesn't take away your pain.
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The stomach flu can't be cured by medications, and antibiotics won't help when a virus is the culprit. You can take over-the-counter medication to treat the symptoms, but do so sparingly. For fever or aches, ibuprofen (Advil) can help, as long as it doesn't cause you to have more of an upset stomach.
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A viral infection that attacks the digestive system is commonly called a stomach virus. People sometimes call the illness a 'stomach flu', although this name is misleading, as influenza attacks the respiratory system. A stomach virus can also be known as viral gastroenteritis. Different strains of the virus exist.
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People with diarrhoea and vomiting should be sent home from work or school (or isolated if in a care home, for example) and should not return until 48 hours after symptoms have resolved. This includes not visiting public places where people are gathered, such as GP surgeries, hospital wards or care homes.
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These can include indigestion, a viral infection such as the stomach flu, or an intestinal disease. It's important to pinpoint the cause of your symptoms. That will determine which medications, home remedies, and tips you can try to help treat and prevent abdominal pain and diarrhea.
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While influenza, more commonly known as 'the flu' and norovirus can occur simultaneously, the two viruses are very different. The norovirus infection affects the stomach and appears as more of a “stomach bug.” Signs and symptoms include a sudden onset of vomiting and/or diarrhea with cramps.
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Women should go to the hospital when fever, chills, nausea and vomiting, or abdominal pain accompanies vaginal discharge. These symptoms can indicate a more serious problem such as kidney infections, appendicitis, or pelvic inflammatory disease.
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In some cases, abdominal pain and dizziness resolves without treatment. This is common for food poisoning, stomach flu, and motion sickness. Try to drink lots of fluids if vomiting and diarrhea accompany your stomach pains. Laying or sitting down can help as you wait for symptoms to improve.
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Early flu symptoms can extend below the head, throat, and chest. Some strains of the virus can cause diarrhea, nausea, stomach pain, or vomiting.
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Once symptoms appear, they usually last for 1 to 2 days, although symptoms may linger for as long as 10 days. This can be especially true for older people. Stomach flu symptoms include: diarrhea.
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Most cases of candidiasis do not have to be treated in the hospital. People with weakened immune systems may have more serious infections, however, and may need to be hospitalized. Women should go to the hospital when fever, chills, nausea and vomiting, or abdominal pain accompanies vaginal discharge.
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When to get medical help Call 999 for an ambulance or go to your nearest A&E immediately if you think you or your child might be seriously ill. Call NHS 111 or your GP surgery for advice if you're not sure if it's anything serious or you think you may have been exposed to someone with meningitis.
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Norovirus. With norovirus — the most common cause of viral gastroenteritis in adults — you're contagious when you begin to feel ill. Symptoms usually appear within one to two days of exposure. Although you typically feel better after a day or two, you're contagious for a few days after you recover.
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Sometimes people mistake symptoms of stomach flu, or gastroenteritis, for the viral infection we commonly call "flu." But they're not the same. Stomach flu happens when your stomach and intestines (also called the gastrointestinal or GI tract) are inflamed and irritated.
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If you are experiencing general feelings of nausea, fatigue, and vomiting, you may you have a stomach bug. Some specific symptoms that point towards an illness and not pregnancy can be diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps. Body aches and dehydration are also clear signs of an illness.
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Just being in the same room with a person who has a stomach virus or flu could be enough to contract the illness. Morning sickness can occur at any time of day, but it should not be associated with fever, cramping, diarrhea or other symptoms of illness.