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'Stomach Flu' Rips Through the Nation
USA Today via AOL ^ | 01/09/07 | By Anita Manning

Posted on 01/09/2007 12:21:17 PM PST by Bella_Bru

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

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: illegalaliens; montezumasrevenge; norovirus; usemorebleach; virus; washyourhands
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To: Bella_Bru
You use Phenegran too? In a pinch 2 drammamine work ok-ish.

Yep. My daughter couldn't keep a single sip of water or Sprite down for more than a minute before it would exit one way or the other and she was dehydrating quickly. We thought we were going to have to get her on an IV at the hospital, but the Phernegran kept her from barfing long enough to fall asleep and that seemed to let the Phenergran work even more to alleviate her symptoms further by the time she woke up.

61 posted on 01/09/2007 12:49:05 PM PST by OB1kNOb (The American military does not lose wars. The American politician, however, does.)
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To: TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig

Wow! I didn't know any of my in-laws were on FR!........


62 posted on 01/09/2007 12:50:20 PM PST by Red Badger (New! HeadOn Hemorrhoid Medication for Liberals!.........Apply directly to forehead.........)
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To: Red Badger
I don't touch door handles in public places and I use a paper towel after washing to open the door to the restroom to exit. I wait for someone to come out or in the store front if the don't have automatic doors, and hold the door by the frame up high if necessary,........

Why do I feel like I'm hearing a description of an episode of Monk?

63 posted on 01/09/2007 12:50:45 PM PST by rightandproud
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To: Bella_Bru
It's also a good idea to take the small bottles of antiseptic or some antibacterial wipes with you to do grocery cart handles, door knobs, etc.

carolyn

64 posted on 01/09/2007 12:52:42 PM PST by CDHart ("It's too late to work within the system and too early to shoot the b@#$%^&s."--Claire Wolfe)
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To: greyfoxx39

get them at Wargreens. $50 per wipe.($1.50 if your a Congresscritter and it's a Wargreens in your district)


65 posted on 01/09/2007 12:53:15 PM PST by Rakkasan1 ((Illegal immigrants are just undocumented friends you haven't met yet!))
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To: Bella_Bru

Well, that explains my symptoms to a tee. And, I was in California when they started, too.


66 posted on 01/09/2007 12:53:28 PM PST by Junior (Losing faith in humanity one person at a time.)
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To: rightandproud

I've never seen it........


67 posted on 01/09/2007 12:53:54 PM PST by Red Badger (New! HeadOn Hemorrhoid Medication for Liberals!.........Apply directly to forehead.........)
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To: Rakkasan1

Don't have a Wargreens any where 'round these parts...spose I could find them at Nukes 'R' Us?


68 posted on 01/09/2007 12:54:45 PM PST by greyfoxx39 (Bill Clinton soiled his legacy, in retaliation the DBM is soiling President Bush's legacy.)
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To: Red Badger
It's an escoteric show but quite entertaining..

http://www.usanetwork.com/series/monk/

Let's just say he takes neurotic to a new level

69 posted on 01/09/2007 12:55:31 PM PST by rightandproud
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To: Bella_Bru

Got this on New Years Eve....while at a Restaurant! NOT fun....took a week to recover. And, I'm one of those hand washing freaks and am not around little children much. Not sure where I got it.


70 posted on 01/09/2007 12:57:07 PM PST by goodnesswins (We need to cure Academentia)
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To: Red Badger
I don't touch door handles in public places and I use a paper towel after washing to open the door to the restroom to exit. I wait for someone to come out or in the store front if the don't have automatic doors, and hold the door by the frame up high if necessary,........

I do all of those myself. My wife says I'm obsessive compulsive. I do wish they'd put restroom trashcans closer to the door. (I like McDonald's because their restroom doors all open out from the inside. Doesn't make sense to require employees to wash their hands and then grab the door knob.)

71 posted on 01/09/2007 12:57:59 PM PST by scan59 (No matter where you go, there you are.)
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To: Drawsing

I've started using a special "glove" for key pads or public writing pens.....


72 posted on 01/09/2007 1:00:10 PM PST by goodnesswins (We need to cure Academentia)
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To: scan59
...My wife says I'm obsessive compulsive.

It's not obsessive compulsive to want to keep from alternately hugging and sitting on a toilet all night long. Next time she has the "stomach flu" you can say "I told you so."........

73 posted on 01/09/2007 1:01:15 PM PST by Red Badger (New! HeadOn Hemorrhoid Medication for Liberals!.........Apply directly to forehead.........)
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To: Bella_Bru
Last week I was at the bank and the teller looked a little under the weather. I made it through the whole transaction with my sleeve completely covering my hand.

Always bring your own pen to the bank, doctor's office, etc. (Especially to the doctor's office. Sick people go there ya know.)

74 posted on 01/09/2007 1:02:00 PM PST by scan59 (No matter where you go, there you are.)
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To: Bella_Bru

THAT was ME....I painted the kitchen....then we went to dinner for NY Eve....then all of a sudden I wasn't feeling so great and we didn't eat very much - salad & appetizers.....before we left I was in the restaurant loo hurling....


75 posted on 01/09/2007 1:02:50 PM PST by goodnesswins (We need to cure Academentia)
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To: doorgunner69

I also don't eat food from "salad bars"..........


76 posted on 01/09/2007 1:04:20 PM PST by Red Badger (New! HeadOn Hemorrhoid Medication for Liberals!.........Apply directly to forehead.........)
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To: TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig

"I eat dirt and pick my nose a lot. It builds up antibodies for lots of stuff that way. Never get sick, ever.

I recommend it to everyone"

You're certainly going to have a sore nose after everyone has been picking it!


77 posted on 01/09/2007 1:04:47 PM PST by guppas (Kick their ass -- Take their gas!)
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To: goodnesswins

I do not eat salads in restaurants...ever!....and I don't eat in Taco Bells or any other Taco fast foodrestaurant.............


78 posted on 01/09/2007 1:05:57 PM PST by Red Badger (New! HeadOn Hemorrhoid Medication for Liberals!.........Apply directly to forehead.........)
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To: Bella_Bru

I woke up in the a.m. thinking I hadn't slept well but wasn't sure why. I had a project to get finished so I started right away, around 7:30 am. By 9:am I was making frequent visits to the bathroom. The worst was the body aches. I took Tylenol which did absolutely nothing for them. I was afraid to take Motrin because of stomach upset...

The worst was over in 24 hours, but I didn't feel really well for 3 to 4 days.


79 posted on 01/09/2007 1:06:04 PM PST by OldBlondBabe
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To: goodnesswins

As a former restaurant worker, I can just about guarantee you picked it up in the restaurant.

Hygiene even in the finest of dining establishments is only as good as the workers care to make it.


80 posted on 01/09/2007 1:06:25 PM PST by Xenalyte (Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
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