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.

I know saltines are a bad food to eat - they're a slider and they're empty carbs - BUT they're supposed to be good for settling the tummy. They're what I've aways had to settle my stomach. I could really use that right now.

I'm leaning towards not getting them, but is getting them a bad idea? For perspective, I had to go to urgent care and get 1.5 liters of IV fluid today because anything I drink comes right back out the other end - I can't keep any fluids down and got dehydrated. They advised I stay away from dairy - there goes my yogurt and cheese, my easy sources of protein - and I don't really want to eat regular food right now.

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??

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 ?