Saltines? Caught a stomach bug

[Starry*Night 148]

On 1/6/2019 at 1:28 PM, summerset said:

This.

Unless you listen to the zealots of course.

Thanks so much for saying this. I thought I was going to die if I had saltines or something cause it was my first time deviating from my diet, but they were a lifesaver. They did trigger some carb cravings, but that's to be expected; I used willpower to fight those off. I'd 1000% do it again if I had to, it was the only thing that came close to helping settle my stomach.

For anyone wondering, when I did end up seeing my bariatric surgeon, he OK'd the use of Immodium to settle my stomach and that eventually did the trick by allowing me to keep Water down. The bug lasted a solid 8 days and I still have after effects from it, but I'm mostly better now.

[jasmineinmymind 204]

On 12/28/2018 at 9:46 PM, Starry*Night said:

Hey guys,

Who has gastric sleeve and then manages to catch a stomach virus? This girl!

I was sleeved just over a month ago, and caught a stomach bug on Christmas. Think food poisoning - that's what I'm going through right now. The toilet is my new king and I am its loyal subject. I now know why it's the porcelain throne.

Im so terrified of food poisoning. What do you think did it??

[Starry*Night 148]

19 hours ago, jasmineinmymind said:

Im so terrified of food poisoning. What do you think did it??

Well in my case it wasn't food poisoning, but a relative had a stomach virus. They'd gotten over it, but I went to a Christmas gathering and I and 3 other people ended up catching it from them as well. For most people who caught it it only lasted a day... for me it lasted 10 days lol. Lucky me! I take a medication that suppresses my immune system though, so I'm sure that's why it was worse for me.

I've only had food poisoning once in my life. If you're preparing your own food, I wouldn't worry about it too much - just make sure you use your food by the recommended dates, always keep your hands clean when preparing it, and throw it out before it goes bad. I feel you though, catching a stomach bug was my worst nightmare - and of course, I caught one! On the bright side, I lived to tell the tale, so even if you do somehow catch something you will eventually be okay 🤗