Suggest Treatment For Norovirus, Aka Winter Vomiting Disease

Posted on Sun, 8 Mar 2015

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Question : My child had norovirus aka winter disease , which caused gastroenteritis for two days, (hellacious, fevverchills aches along with vomiting every 15 min. For 8 hours straight, and then diarrhea, bath, Tylenol, and bed for two days total. She's running around happy as can be.
Now I've had near exact same for 4 th day, this morning, as I just woke up to still feeling yucky 4th day. Why does my colds n flus always last longest of every one of the 5 people in my house, and why do I always get it, and get it the worst even though I'm so careful? I'm 41 female.

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (39 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
We are different and that is okay!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about this infection. I know you are worried why you seem to always be the last to recover. The answer is because we are all different and someone must always occupy that position. You may be the last in your household but there are many persons in the society that take as many as 7-10days to get over. This is no way shows that you are weaker health wise, it simply represents the variability among individuals.

I hope this addresses your question fully. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.

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