Wednesday, April 13, 2011

The Stomach Flu

(warning:  slightly graphic post)

When you have kids, the stomach flu takes on a whole new meaning.

Prior to kids, you hear more about random food poisonings than the stomach flu. Concerns or complaints lean more towards migraines and "feeling a cold coming on."

The stomach flu is horrible. First you hear about its impending arrival through comments that it is "going around" the classroom or soccer team and then it strikes ... and boy it doesn't usually come on slow ... WHAAP! 2:12 a.m. .. kids cries out ... stomach flu has arrived.

Throwing up is not an enjoyable experience let alone when someone is doing it on you ... or better yet multiple people are performing multiple throwing up activities throughout your home at the same time, all of which you are ultimately responsible for remedying. And then there is changing the bed linens multiple times a day and knowing that the bug and its horrible symptoms will undoubtedly be passed around to every person in your household, including, perhaps, yourself.

In the past two weeks, I have heard rumblings from other parents that the stomach flu is "going around" right now in our community.  Knock on wood, it hasn't hit my house ... yet!  I say it hasn't hit ... but their are signs that the pesky bug is trying to infiltrate into my kids:  loss of appetite, low energy, certain toilet symptoms, but no throwing up as of yet.  Fingers crossed as it would be a perfect storm because my husband is set to be out of town for a few days (now I'm pounding on that lucky piece of wood ... praying).

Here's hoping.

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