'Stomach Flu' Rips Through the Nation

USA Today via AOL ^ | 01/09/07 | By Anita Manning

[Bella_Bru]

You have to go to the link...Gannett and all.

[goodnesswins]

Winter may be WARM where you are, but we're having a normal one....

[discostu]

I guess if you're frequently sick it makes sense. From where I sit it's unfanthomable, I hardly ever get sick and when I do get sick I sometimes don't even notice. Might feel a little tired for a few days, then find myself pooring sweat for no apparent reason, then the sweat stops and I'm not tired anymore, and then I realize I was sick and just broke fever.

[Bella_Bru]

Hence why stomach flu is in quotations....

[Red Badger]

I even had to go to the dr. and got a colonoscopy to see if there was something seriously wrong......

[Kozak]

that's why I use depleted uranium wipes.

Bet thats tough on your pipes...

[savedbygrace]

Wait a minute. . .if we are all doing the upper part of the door push thing. . .then I should start using the door knob again. . .

LOL

[awakened]

*laughing*..... I've been envisioning him all along while reading this. But I'm pretty certain that a lot of these ideas are in fact truly helpful.

[Constantine XIII]

Nah, don't do that! The manly thing to do is to say that it's calluses. :)

[NYC Republican]

Excellent idea! LOL

[savedbygrace]

Hahahahahaha.

Nicely played.

[JFC]

I personally believe that the illegal immigrants are to blame for a lot of these "stomach flu" cases.

That is the CLUE. They are using the rest room out in fields that they work in........... and it goes into our food supply. That is why it is happening so much.... I will not go on a cruise, for this reason. I am a germaphobe and just never like to take chances with catching yucko tummy bugs.

[Myrddin]

I've had the whole list of symptoms for days. A low grade sore throat, fever, chills, stomach cramps, diarrhea and a general "washed out" feeling. My work day comes to an end when the chills and weakness overcome my ability to concentrate on my tasks. A warm bed and 3 Rat Terriers snuggled around me fixes the chills. A hot shower or a nice fire in the fireplace works too.

My wife and I eat at restaurants very frequently. I suspect that is where I picked it up. It couldn't come from "work" because I work at home. My only contact with the outside world is restaurants and an occasional trip to a grocery store.

My wife called this morning to say she is getting sick too. Not good. Her boss is sick and there are only 4 trained dispatchers to cover 24x7. No room to get sick.

[null and void]

Bleach does kill a lot, but it smells and ruins your clothes if you get it on you. Plus it's bad for your skin........

Pink Badger? Izzat you?

[ichabod1]

There isn't any bleach in Clorox clean ups.

[doorgunner69]

you could hope for a stuck elevator full of liberals to be with

Yeah, but would you still want to be stuck there when it hit them???? Ewwwww, especially considering what weird foods they probably ate..........

[brwnsuga]

My son had it and threw up all night (poor thing). I was surprised no one else in the house got it because we all took care of him BUT we washed our hands and sprayed alot of Lysol around. I hate not being able to kiss on my family, but I did not kiss anyone (including the dog) for the rest of the week, because I hate vomiting.

[null and void]

Got this on New Years Eve ... Not sure where I got it.

That's the risk you take kissing strangers at midnight...

[Malacoda]

So did we. I spent six hours thinking I would die, and the next six wishing I would.

Then, the two-year-old got it. I had no idea one child could produce that much vileness in a 24-hour period. We slept in the tub!

[UpAllNight]

--I think all public restrooms should have the sink on the outside; everyone could see who doesn't wash up.--

Lot's of Indian restaurants overseas have that arrangement. Of course, most are eating with their hands.

[Malacoda]

That's how it hit us. Fine all day, went to bed, woke up at 1 AM and exploded. GACK!