Stomach Virus for a Month?

O my gosh!  Thank the heavens above!  I am so sorry so many are going through this, but happy to know it is not just my household!  We have had this since Thanksgiving as well.  My poor 20 month old is in the worst pain with gas from it!  Is anyone else noticing a sulfur smell with the gas?  As gross as it is, we have to find something to help! 

TOPIC REPLY SUBSCRIBE NEW Discussions » Women’s Zone Stomach Bug or something else? EM1026 on 2/3/13 Hey everyone, So I know there have been many bugs going around this winter but I have had some very weird and ongoing symptoms that have left me completely perplexed. I'm wondering if anyone else has been dealing with similar symptoms or if anyone has any ideas/suggestions as to what I could be going through? Let me give you a little history; At the very beginning of the year I was put on antibiotics for an impacted wisdom tooth which I had removed a few days after I was off of the antibiotics. This was Jan 9th 2013. I recovered from the extraction relatively quickly as I went snowboarding that following weekend. 2 days being back from snowboarding I felt very drained like I was getting sick. The next day I had full on flu-like symptoms. Fatigue, fever, headache, cough, congestion, etc. That lasted through the week. I started feeling more like myself that following Sunday Jan 20th. Although the cough still lingers to this day but is almost gone. Jan 22nd I was working and felt a little discomfort in my stomach but shrugged it off and continued my normal activities that day. I went to the gym that evening and worked out for 2 hours which is pretty normal for me. While doing my cardio, I felt a sharp lower abdominal pain but shook it off as a side cramp thinking I was still recovering from the flu from the week prior. I went to dinner with a friend at a higher end Mexican restaurant. I ordered a salad with chicken and a side of black beans. My stomach was still feeling weird and when I tried to eat the salad it tasted weird and I barley ate half of it although it was a large salad. I only drank water at dinner. I went to the restroom directly after and had diarrhea. I had another bout of diarrhea about an hour later but chalked it up as I ate something funny. The next morning, I woke up with severe nausea and stomach pain. I threw up a handful of times that day. The vomiting subsided around 2pm but the diarrhea persisted. I threw up one more time the following morning and then the vomiting stopped but the diarrhea persisted. Friday the 25th I felt less sick but still had diarrhea, abdominal cramps, a gurgling that seemed to get worse after I ate anything, and fatigue. All of these symptoms have continued and it is now Feb 2nd. My appetite has increased but only to about a meal and a half a day. These are light meals might I add. Because these symptoms have persisted, I cut out caffeine completely (I was a heavy caffeine user), I have stayed away from fatty foods, I have been drinking a lot of fluids, and I also bought a probiotic the same day I cut out caffeine which was Monday Jan 28th. I bought a relatively expensive probiotic from a natural foods co-op here in town. Today, Feb 2nd I woke up extremely nauseous again with a pounding headache. It prompted me to go to the ER which I did. I was given fluids, anti-nausea meds, also urine and blood work were taken. All came back completely normal. I never threw up and was eventually sent home with a snide remark from the doctor making me feel as if I was being dramatic. These symptoms are severely effecting my quality of life at this point as I am ALWAYS exhausted, have abdominal pains and a sense of fullness constantly, gas, headache, I am also belching a lot. I still have a gross "sick taste" in my mouth and am still craving a lot of fluids. Although it's not diarrhea I still have very loose stools as well. It has been 12 days of this stomach disturbance and I just don't feel this is the "stomach flu". Is it possible to have these symptoms for this long with a stomach bug? The doctor made me feel that it wasn't... Could me being on antibiotics at the beginning of the month weakened my immune system enough to where this could be lingering for an abnormal period of time? I read a bit about post infection IBS after gastroenteritis. Has anyone dealt with this before? I am a 28 year old, relatively healthy female. I do have a history of ectopic pregnancy, as well as an intolerance to birth control. My obgyn feels I have endometriosis based off of my ectopic surgery, although I have not had the laprascopic procedure to specifically diagnose it. I was given a pregnancy test in the ER just to be sure but it was negative. I also had a normal period during this bout of illness. I don't know if any of those facts can be related but my abdominal pain is located from right below my belly button to my lower pelvic area so I thought it could be? Someone help me to put my mind at ease...thanks ~EM You Have Already Voted 1 Report abuse Guest on 2/4/13 Do you think your infection from your impacted wisdom tooth is back? I recently had an impacted wisdom tooth removed and was given a 10 day supply of antibiotics. About 5 days after I finished the antibiotics, I feel extremely sick, sweating, and my jaw is throbbing again. I called the oral surgeon for some additional antibiotics and was told to apply ice. I ended up going to a walk-in clininc and was given a 10 day supply of anti-biotics and after 2 days I am starting to feel great again.. I no longer feel nauseous all the time and so exhausted. Useful post? Report abuse lisa on 3/16/13 Im going through the same thing. First in the beginning of Feb my daughter got sick.with the runs and then me....lasted 2 weeks....neither of us felt.sick. Both got better for over a week. Last Saturday I ate 2 big pieces of store bought angel food cake....daughter didnt ( she suspected that is what made.her sick in the first place n never told me..she is 21 btw) that night I woke up with horrible stomach pains and diarrhea, happened again in the morning. I didn't get the runs again this week until last night .... like 5 days later. I feel sick this time.....cramping, upper abdomen burning and headache. Called my Dr and she said food poisoning doesnt last this long..( although I have read many places online that food poisoning can last even longer) Nurse said Friday morning that Dr would call me back.that day and she never did. I threw out the angel.food.cake, and my oldest.daughter is still fine. I have 4 kids.and a wonderful husband and the only 2.that got sick.was.me.and my oldest, so I doubt its.the.stomach.bug.or more family members would've gotten sick. I've.tried.probiotics, apple cider viniger, pomegranate juice and finally manuka honey. Anyone else suffering like i am or anyone have any ideas? Please forgive all the punctuations ( . ) I'm on my touch screen phone Is this a stomach bug or foos poisoning...im at my wits end.

I've got it now. First time was over Christmas but that lasted only 2 days. Then about 2 weeks ago for 2 days Now I have had it for over a week on and off. It got so severe the other night I went to the ER and stayed there for about 18 hrs getting re-hydrated and anti nausea medications. I have oral anti nausea now which sometimes works and sometimes does not work . At the moment feeling completely nauseated and cannot sleep. headache and sinus as well. How long will this go on?

 

I have no idea, mine is going on 4 weeks now BUT symptoms are changing.....now I have horrible upper abdomin burining! My stool samples were fine....so who knows ugh :(

Im back....went to the ER this morning....woke up with cramping, diarrhea and upper burning. Had blood,urine and ct scan. They think its an ulcer or gastritis. Have to see a gi dr now. This is going into month 2 now!!!!!

Wow...sounds like this bug will never leave my house!  We have been dealing with it for about a month now.  My daughter brought it home from preschool.  Then my 6 year old daughter had stomach pains from it.  My husband and I got diarrhea from it...then a week later, my preschooler was down with it again.  Then her and my 6 year old daughter were taking turns having it.  Now, almost a month later, I have the diarrhea from it again!  What the hell is this super bug??  I have never dealt with anything like this before.  Usually everything is gone from the house w/in a week.  This is pure Hell!!!!  plus I have a 4 month old that has been having slight symptoms from it as well (I nurse, so he gets my antibodies from it).  I'm so over this virus!!!  Just when I think it's gone, it hits again!  UGH!!!!!!!!

I have been having the same problems, I am lucky i do not have the runs, but i eat a lot of cheese which seems to help that issue. My pain is the center right at the base of the rib cage, and i have an upset stomach, its worst around be time, and its not to good when i wake up either. This has been going on for about a month and a half. I have tried everything, i have completely changed my diet wondering if that was the case. I though it was the tea making me sick, so i switched to Gatorade, and I heat healthy for the most part, no fast food, very little junk food. I am 19, a bicyclist so i am highly athletic, and i only weigh 165 but my body fat is about 10%. The doctor tried to tell me it was an unhealthy diet, but i have not changed my diet until this happened, and it still persist. I pray that  someone comes up with a diagnoses and even a cure/ailment would be nice. I am in great health and i have always tried to eat healthy, i just wish i knew what it was at least. I have noticed that eating aloe has helped a lot, it calmed the acid in my stomach, i frees the leaves then cut them into little cubes and eat them. My doctor told me he didn't approve, by a friend who is a doctor (not mine though) told me that if it works, go for it. If anyone is daring enough to eat aloe, it really helps.  If anyone find out what causes it, and what to do to get rid of it, let me know. I am tired of getting sick and feeling sick to my stomach and i have even had loss of appetite. Am i alone on that? or is it most all of us?   The Government better take action quickly, I am fed up with it. No one in my house seems to be effected. Just me. Hope you guys get use of this in some way.

I started having stomache issues April 10-2013 2 days i was vomiting and Nauseous Diarrhea I went to ER was told it was viral gastroenteritis it would go away in two days 4th day im in so much pain back to ER pain in stomache was so bad i couldnt walk they gave me a IV for Dehydration and a prescription of Ketorlac to bring down inflamation and hydrocodone for pain . I have a sensative stomache when it comes to codine so i only used it when nessesary. two weeks i stayed in bed sick i go back to a clinic see doctor she prescribes me Ciprofloxacn without doing any test i read Ciprofloxacn is last resort for deadly bacteria she also prescribed Promethaxine for Nausea she says if not feeling better in one week after medicine is gone come back to do stool. test. 3weeks no more vommiting but. Nauseated and sharp stomache pains right side to belly button feels like someone punched me in stomache also Gurgling sounds coming from stomache..well 4th week went to another clinic they said oh your stomache is just recovering. Excuse me I was told on April 14 that it was a viral gastroenteritis and it would last two days since then i have took ciprofloxscn for bacteria and i am in pain still he pushed in my stomache and said its just recovering so i told him my last doctor said i should do a stool sample and i brought it in so he gave me container said he run test as i left he said Good Luck.. are you kidding me and by the way i dont have insurance all four visit costed me 5000.00 oh forgot to mention yes they did a cat scan all organs fine blood work up high white blood cells ..So now its a month pain still gas now instead of diareah my diet has stayed to potatoes cream of corn oatmeal I lost 7pound 124 from 130 i am 47 healthy active person..Still waiting for stool sample test all i can say is what ever it is i have never been sick for a month unless it was a parasite which i had have back in 1990 took antibotics for it ..Im worried there is a Superbug or Somthing else..to be determined..but after reading so many others having same Symptoms i say the goverment should be Alerted.

Any update on this crazy virus?

Hello all,

I too am suffering this same "bug". Basically my wife and I got the stomach virus. She had it bad, while I had a more mild version. Last about  a week or so. Then it came back, but mild. Repeat this starting in February through June 2013. So 5 months and no sign of a cure. Symptoms include the following – lightheadedness, abdominal cramping, chest pain from indigestion, indigestion, pain in right side rib cage area, air and bloating, gassy, stools from 1-4 times a day (the average being 2-3), body aches, joint aches, numbness in legs, vision seems a bit off, chills here and there, headaches, fatigue, feeling thirsty primarily afternoon through evening, and last but not least, right testicular pain (I am a man). Usually this starts off with frequent bowel movements and very frequent urination and indigestion. This will last about a day, then the frequent urination drops off. A few days of abdominal cramping and indigestion and frequent soft stools. The latter half is usually just fatigue, feeling out of it, very minor cramping if any. It can last 4 days to 3 weeks. Each time is different. I have been visiting the doctor and a GI and nothing so far. I know this is something going around hence we are all here. But what is it ?!?!? I took some antibiotics for 3 days called Rifaximin which seemed to really clear me up…. But it came back. Maybe I did not have enough antibiotics? I take probiotics daily, have been alternating both vegan and a vegetarian diet the entire time. My wife has it, I think my kids may have it but they are too young to really tell. It does not seem to be contagious.

I have had almost the same problem expect I had been out of the country. I weighed 110 pounds three weeks ago and now I'm 99 which is really bad since I'm 5'7. The doctors just keep telling me week after week to come back and they'll tests. They haven't done a single one since the first week. The doctor gave me Donnatal Tablets for the cramping but that's it. The worst thing is they wouldn't ern say it's a virus. They said it could be something very serious expect they wouldn't do anything about it!

I am a school teacher with two young children, so during the school year last year I chocked it up to a virus I was picking up over and over. However, since I have been off work this summer it has gotten worse. I get sick approximately once a month starting with terrible gas, fatigue,and then a migraine like headache. My doctor thinks its hormone related but I don't think so.  I guess I all go back and have them run tests but I'm not hopeful they will find anything.

Hi All, I have had this since Thanksgiving last year. It keeps coming back. Fatigue, headaches, joint and muscle pain, cramping, diarrhea, bad gas, no appetite and nausea. I get it every two-3 weeks. Had an abdominal ultra sound and came back perfect. Blood test showed slightly high white blood cell count meaning virus then went back to normal. I have lost 10-15 pounds which is bad because I weighed 130. My husband has gotten this repeatedly as well but not as much as me. My 15 month old has had a few mild cases as well but he seems to feel better quicker even though he throws up sometimes with his cases. This is the sickest I have ever been in my life. Not sure what to do now. Will be a year in November. I clean my toilets with Clorox Cleanup after every poop including normal ones. This week I am staying at my mom's house out of town with my son to feel better. I think the virus is in my house living on fabrics and surfaces. My husband is going to steam clean all of our couches and fabric furniture as well as steam all the floors and carpets. I read that steam can kill strains of viruses. I pray that this works. I I will reply if it does!

i tested positive for a parasite called blastocystis. its gastrointestinal and you have to have your stool test look for it. i am currently on an antibiotic for it.  many of the symptoms can match what we are having, i will update this once i am off the antibiotics. hoping to maybe have found the cause. it took a LOT of stool tests to locate this one. 

I have had the same thing for a month now. My DR sent me to the ER thinking it could be something more. My stomach hurts so bad and dry heaves. With Diarrhea. I didn't know you could get something like this. And have no idea how I got it