Viral Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)
 

Hey,

I have the Stomach Flu and was wondering what can I eat that won't irritate my bowels, also I was wondering can I take stuff that can lessen my diarrhea, you know like Pepto Bismol? Or should I just solider it up?

Re: Viral Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)
 

Drink Drano, and lots of it.

Drink water mostly, gatorade, maybe some ginger ale. For food, probably pudding/jello, the things I'm gonna have to eat next Friday when I get my wisdom teeth ripped out =p

Re: Viral Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)
 

water, weak tea.

For foods.

Plain rice
Cooked ham with potato puree rarely
bananas

All in small ammounts of course

Re: Viral Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)
 

Starchy food is good, i.e. bread, potatoes, rice. Vitamin C in the form of orange juice is good too. Avoid dairy like milk, cheese, etc. and high-protein stuff like meat.

And if you go for ginger ale, for the love of god, make sure it's flat first.

Re: Viral Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)
 

God i hated when i had that done. I got all of mine out at the same time, i couldn't eat anything solid for days, and it didn't completely stop bleeding for like a hour after it was done. The stuff they use to numb your face is sort of cool though, it leaves your face and mouth numb for a few hours after. But yeah, your pretty much limited to stuff like pudding, yogurt, applesauce, soups, things like that.

Re: Viral Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)
 

Same here, Doc. Couldn't eat anything but mashed potatoes and ice cream for two days. But it's okay, because I like potatoes and ice cream. :)

Re: Viral Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)
 

nice, free vicodin =p

Re: Viral Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)
 

another question should my bm look light green?

Re: Viral Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)
 

Under normal circumstances, no, but given that you've got the flu, which affects your digestive system, it's not exactly normal circumstances. =p

Either way, I wouldn't start worrying unless blood starts showing up in it.

Re: Viral Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu)
 

I'd be freaking out if I saw blood yo