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Vomiting Bug Waterford

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  • 23-03-2012 4:30pm
    #1
    mollyp
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭


    Hi there,

    I've heard of so many people getting this in the past 2-3 weeks. Is it out in Ardkeen?


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    ziedth
    Registered Users Posts: 9,081 ✭✭✭ziedth


    When Mrs Ziedth was in there a good few weeks ago it was about alright, not sure about now to be honest.

    I got it(or something like it) way back in 02 without a doubt the worst 48 hour period of my life. I actually thought I was going to die. Couldn't even keep water down


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    inlikeflynn86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 544 ✭✭✭inlikeflynn86


    I had it for 3 days and got it again 2 weeks later for a full week.... thought i was going to die!!!

    a few people i work with got it too.....

    Dont know about Ardkeen but theres definitly no ban at the min!!


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    longshanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭longshanks


    Where can I get this? I need to lose about a half stone before next weeks dance off. Running out of ideas here


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    clappyhappy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,781 ✭✭✭clappyhappy


    longshanks wrote: »
    Where can I get this? I need to lose about a half stone before next weeks dance off. Running out of ideas here


    The things people will do :-)


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    Finnbar01
    Registered Users Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭Finnbar01


    Winter vomitting bug is more or less a myth.


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    inlikeflynn86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 544 ✭✭✭inlikeflynn86


    longshanks wrote: »
    Where can I get this? I need to lose about a half stone before next weeks dance off. Running out of ideas here


    My brother lost a stone when he had it..... unfair :(


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    Ledger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Ledger


    My two nieces got it about 2 weeks ago. A 5 year old and a 1 and a half year old.

    The two of them lost a load of weight, felt so bad for them.


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    inlikeflynn86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 544 ✭✭✭inlikeflynn86


    Ledger wrote: »
    My two nieces got it about 2 weeks ago. A 5 year old and a 1 and a half year old.

    The two of them lost a load of weight, felt so bad for them.

    The poor lil things :(


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    Ledger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Ledger


    inlikeflynn86 wrote: »
    The poor lil things :(

    I know. But thankfully they're back to screaming the house down now! :)


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    obriea3
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭obriea3


    Finnbar01 wrote: »
    Winter vomitting bug is more or less a myth.
    your an idiot.


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    Finnbar01
    Registered Users Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭Finnbar01


    obriea3 wrote: »
    your an idiot.

    It's you're not your.

    If you want to believe in all the hype and bull about health scares, then you are the idiot.


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    Ledger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Ledger


    Finnbar01 wrote: »
    It's you're not your.

    If you want to believe in all the hype and bull about health scares, then you are the idiot.

    You're right. People only pretend to get sick. :rolleyes:


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    Finnbar01
    Registered Users Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭Finnbar01


    Ledger wrote: »
    You're right. People only pretend to get sick. :rolleyes:

    I'm not saying that people don't get sick. That's been happening since we've been put on this planet.

    But if you want to fall for every health scam and scare going, that's you're own business.

    Incidentally, people often pretend to be sick.


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    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,458 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Finnbar01 wrote: »
    I'm not saying that people don't get sick. That's been happening since we've been put on this planet.

    But if you want to fall for every health scam and scare going, that's you're own business.

    Incidentally, people often pretend to be sick.

    This is rubbish. However I do think people could do more to help themselves not get tummy bugs. Simple as washing hands - with soap - after using toilets and before eating, and after being out handling doors, hand rails etc and then handling food. There is a sensible balance between hosing everything down with dettol and never washing hands at all.

    While I would not consider myself a great house cleaner - you would only have to look at my house to know that! - I am very fussy about hand washing and other forms of cross contamination. I remember being in a neighbour's house as she was tidying the kitchen. She had a cloth in her hand which wiped all round the sink, the presses, chairs, saucepans, cooker, chopping board, the lot! Then she would complain that they all had a tummy bug.

    I am a teacher so I am in contact with every bug going, but I do the hand washing thing and I cannot remember having anything resembling a tummy bug myself, and certainly we never had a bug go all round the family. The only one who would get them was my son when he was small, and considered hand washing a dangerous activity.

    So maybe this is anecdotal (and certainly sounds prissy), but I believe it works.


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    Finnbar01
    Registered Users Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭Finnbar01


    looksee wrote: »
    The only one who would get them was my son when he was small, and considered hand washing a dangerous activity.

    So maybe this is anecdotal (and certainly sounds prissy), but I believe it works.


    You do know that letting children get dirty during play is quite good for them, yes?


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    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,458 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Finnbar01 wrote: »
    You do know that letting children get dirty during play is quite good for them, yes?

    Yes I do know, and I agree, and he did! That is why I said that you have to find the balance between excessive cleaning and no cleaning at all.


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    wsopchamp
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭wsopchamp


    mollyp wrote: »
    Hi there,

    I've heard of so many people getting this in the past 2-3 weeks. Is it out in Ardkeen?
    I do believe there may be 1 or 2 cases restricted to just the 1 ward at the moment.You will know when it spreads because the hospital will shut to the public.A decision that is not taken lightly by hospital management and one which im sure they would not make if there was no such thing as the vomiting bug (Norovirus) ....Finbarr.
    I can tell you that it does exist and if you catch it you will know all about it ,as its not just your average dose, its more on the severe side .


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