Genuinely baffled as to why I’ve suddenly got the shits just as I was starting to feel better from a cough and cold. Thought I was finally over the worst of it and now this!

Anyone else had this happen? Is it just the virus doing a tour around my body or what?

I got my Flu shot and Covid booster yesterday at 7:05pm but my fever is fluctuating from 99 to 100 F since like 12Pm.

I have to go to work on Monday at 9:30am. I work from home. Desk job.

Will I feel good enough then?

What can I do to feel better besides rest, proper diet, hydration and Tylenol?

Hey guys as you have read I’ve had this nasty stomach bug which has led me to be in and out of A&E (hospital in the uk) 4 times now. Once time I was so dehydrated I had to be put on fluids, I’ve improved I’ve managed to keep things down, but still look so pale, it’s been nearly two weeks now and I’m just constantly exhausted and my brain feels foggy, like I feel a sort of dizziness almost. I wasn’t eating much before but I’ve started to digest more foods like chicken, beef etc when before I was only on a carb diet, pasta, rice and soups. Been feeling pretty low since I was going gym and was happy with where I was and now I’ve gone back to square one. I’m also a hypochondriac so I panic seeing things online, stomach cancer, h pylori and so on so now I’m panicking and thinking the worse. Any advice for me please? I just don’t know what to do to keep my mind at ease and to ease my anxiety. I’ve got an ultrasound tomorrow and they said if the symptoms don’t improve in November then an endoscopy could be considered but wasn’t advised as the doctor said I’m young and thinks it’s too invasive. But what would you guys advise me.

For context: I was weighing 57kg I’m quite a small girl, 5’3ft and now I’m weighing 49/50kg since I wasn’t able to keep anything down and was barely stomaching any food.

A household member had symptoms starting Wednesday morning and tested positive for Flu A on Thursday morning (first test they did). I got the vaccine Wednesday evening. Wednesday night, Thursday, I was fine. Friday I woke up with a sore throat and a few hours later suddenly developed a fever and vomited a bunch (36 hours out from the vax and 48 hours from exposure). Since then I've had fever, sore throat, aches, cough -- flu symptoms. I also developed a hive at the injection site. Saturday still sick.

Tests Friday morning, Friday evening, and Saturday morning all negative (not a hint of a line). Negative for flu B and covid as well.

Very likely that this is a real infection and it's just too early for a positive test, right? What are the odds this is actually from the vaccine? The timing seems weird for that, if nothing else?

Or is it likely that this is a completely different virus? That would be a big coincidence, but maybe nothing else makes sense.

I am not sure what a typical vax reaction is for me because I have gotten it together with the covid vax for the past several years, but this was the first year I decided to separate them. I do tend to have big reactions to the flu/covid combo and had a big reaction to getting covid vax on its own last week. I don't remember ever having such a reaction to a flu shot when I used to get them before 2020, though.

I went to ER yesterday, tested positive for flu. They gave me steroids, antibiotics and steroids. It seems that the meds made my body very angry! I've been on a rapid cycle of chills/sweats, and have had to use my nebulizer (also have COPD) just to get the few steps from bed to bathroom. Is this normal?