Does anyone else feel this way sometimes?
Shanel_Troia
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I woke up this morning feeling pretty good. I went to wake up my son to get ready for school and found him with a temp of 104.4. I gave him some medicine and sent him back to bed. I went back into my room and was going to lay back down after I took me vitamin and water pill. I only put 8oz of water in a cup say per the directions and weighed myself. I laid back down and began to feel ill. I wanted to wait a little bit after I took my pills before I at. It wasn't even 10 minutes and I was in the bath room throwing up. It was all water and alot more than I drank. I didn't see anything that looked like medicine and so I wasn't going to take anymore. I still feel yucky and like I could throw up. I did eat shorty after getting sick, something small. I had a yogurt and a special k breakfast bar thingy. I asked my Dad to come and sit with the kids so I could try to go to the gym hoping that would make me feel better. I do feel better, but like I can throw up any moment. Do you think maybe I need to eat something better? Maybe take a antacid and call it good. I don't normally take anything other than alive for a headache until I cut back my calories, and started eating better. Any suggestions other than going to the doctor? I hate going to the doctor and I've already thought about making an appointment! 
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I woke up this morning feeling pretty good. I went to wake up my son to get ready for school and found him with a temp of 104.4. I gave him some medicine and sent him back to bed. I went back into my room and was going to lay back down after I took me vitamin and water pill. I only put 8oz of water in a cup say per the directions and weighed myself. I laid back down and began to feel ill. I wanted to wait a little bit after I took my pills before I at. It wasn't even 10 minutes and I was in the bath room throwing up. It was all water and alot more than I drank. I didn't see anything that looked like medicine and so I wasn't going to take anymore. I still feel yucky and like I could throw up. I did eat shorty after getting sick, something small. I had a yogurt and a special k breakfast bar thingy. I asked my Dad to come and sit with the kids so I could try to go to the gym hoping that would make me feel better. I do feel better, but like I can throw up any moment. Do you think maybe I need to eat something better? Maybe take a antacid and call it good. I don't normally take anything other than alive for a headache until I cut back my calories, and started eating better. Any suggestions other than going to the doctor? I hate going to the doctor and I've already thought about making an appointment! 0
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make the appointment the flu is going around everywhere. the early you catch it the more the doctor can do for you get lots of rest and plenty of fluids.0
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I just made the appointment and cannot get in until March 7th.:grumble: I hate feeling like I can't eat or drink anything. I feel ill everytime I drink water. That is the only thing I dink now a days. Can anyone give some suggestions to making water taste better with out adding calories? I hate water and I try to drink as much as I can but it just tastes nasty....help:sad:0
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I only drink ice cold water.. tastes far better
and who knows maybe lose a few calories trying to reheat my body^^. 0 -
i teach in ohio and we have 7 kids out in my homeroom and 8 staff members out, so it's definitely flu season, but i would consider an urgent care if you don't think it's just like a 24 hour flu, hope you feel better soon!:sick:0
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drink some herbal tea, if you don't like it plain then add Stevia to sweeten. Stevia is all natural and has no cals.0
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The most danger in this situation that I can see is that you could easily get dehydrated. You could go without a food a bit but not fluids. If this continues for a few days I would definitely consider urgent care to make sure something else isn't going on. I mean if you can't keep anything down, including liquids and you can't keep your medicine down this could be serious in a short period of time I would think.
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Sorry feeling silly today.
Tim0 -
One thing - if it is the flu or a stomach bug, you might not want to drink ice water or even very cold water. My dd was sick with a stomach bug a couple of weeks ago and very cold fluid made her projectile vomit - but when I started giving her room temp water she was able to hold it down and the didn't get dehydrated. I hope you feel better soon and don't push yourself if you are ill. :flowerforyou:0
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First, it is majorly flu season. Second, did I read right that you are taking water pills, as in get rid of extra water weight pills??? IF I read that right you need to stop that. I know you have a lot of weight you want too loose but that is not the way to go about it. Staying hydrated will actually reduce water weight on it's own, sounds crazy but true. Not to mention that keeping hydrated is probably the most important aspect of loosing and keeping weight off. If I read that wrong, never mind, but water pills are never a good idea.
Next, some people get upset stomachs from taking vitamins. You can do a few things for that.
cut the vitamin in half and only take 1/2 with two meals. If your vitamins call for more than one a day you may only want to take one a day until your system gets used to them. I know you have been dieting for a few weeks and you may have taken them this whole time but it is not uncommon to have a sudden reaction to vitamins. Another option is to take your vitamin at night so it starts to do it's thing while you are asleep and any onset of nausea won't really bother you. It is usually recommended to take vitamins with a snack or small meal because they are potent and can cause stomach upset.
If it gets worse and you think you have the flu take a break and give your body teh rest it needs so you can come back stronger and more determined. I do hope you feel better.0 -
It's most likely the flu. It's everywhere right now! I have a book of natural cures, which you might not agree with but it has helped me quite a bit. There's great little tips in it like...Eat citrus and berries...lots of vitamin C! Warmed applesauce or juice will sooth you. Eat lightly...steamed veggies, soups, herbal teas. But don't force yourself to eat! Keep hydrated. Try hot water with lemon. Add any of these to a bath...tea tree oil, lavender, or eucalyptus and pepperment. Lots of rest! Gargle with warm salt water if you have a sore throat. Maybe some of those will help. Hope you feel better :flowerforyou:
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Anytime I take a vitamin on an empty stomach I get very ill. Do you usually take your vitamin with no food? If you don't then that may have been what made you sick0
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Hi :flowerforyou:
you have some good advice here. I hope you feel better as the day has gone on
As a general principle I'd try to stick with fresh fruit and veg (I've had to learn how to cook and everything!), plenty of water (I've seen people here say it all the time that this is the key to loosing weight, wierd but it seems true), and good ol' exercise. Then unless you have other problems why take a vitamin pill etc.
If your son has a temp you could well be 'coming down' with something and, it may be different in the US, but here there's no cure for 'flu. You just gotta take plenty of water and rest. Its a virus anyway so no anti-biotics will help but I bet a healthy diet will.
I only like room temp water, just went off iced water one day and cant get back to it. I put lemon/lime into it.
Wish I looked as stunning as you in the photo by the way!! 0 -
My whole family got norovirus a month ago that is Stomach flu DO NOT EAT OR DRINK ANYTHING ACIDIC OR MILKY that means no fruit no yoghurt my doc had me giving the kids 1 pint water 2 tsp salt and 4 tsp sugar I always go for ice pops (not sugar free) if you aren't eating the sugar will help brighten you up or flat sprite not bubble left in it (again full sugar) Toast is also good but it can take a while for your stomach to recover so bland plain foods.
I agree with joanne123 you should not go to the doctor with flu you will just risk passing it on and there is no treatment you will probably be over it in a week just rest don't stress about no exercise I know it is a pain but if you put energy into exercise you could compromise getting better your body would be better fighting the bug not working out.
Get well soon:flowerforyou:0 -
Hey I hope that you feel better soon! Just a few little tid bits that I have for you. I know that water pills can be really bad for you! I have seen a documentry about this. Also have you considered getting a water pitcher with a filter in it or one to put on your sink at home? I have the water pitcher and I will not drink plain tap water anymore it's just nasty to me! The filter makes a world of difference because before I hated drinking water and now that is all I drink! I hope that you and your son feel better soon!0
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Did anyone actually read that she is taking water pills and not only are they dangerous but that could be what is making her sick???0
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Ok, let me say, yes I am talking about water pills. I just got off my period and the blouting is crazy. It's not something I have done in the past or will cont to do unless I feel this way again after a period. It has been almost a year for me without a period. Today is the second day with the vitamin and the water pill. I am feeling better just a little heartburn. I only got sick this morning. I might have drank the cold water too fast, but I do have a dr. appt set up and if I get sick again I will call the office and see if I can get in sooner rather than later.0
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First, it is majorly flu season. Second, did I read right that you are taking water pills, as in get rid of extra water weight pills??? IF I read that right you need to stop that. I know you have a lot of weight you want too loose but that is not the way to go about it. Staying hydrated will actually reduce water weight on it's own, sounds crazy but true. Not to mention that keeping hydrated is probably the most important aspect of loosing and keeping weight off. If I read that wrong, never mind, but water pills are never a good idea.
Next, some people get upset stomachs from taking vitamins. You can do a few things for that.
cut the vitamin in half and only take 1/2 with two meals. If your vitamins call for more than one a day you may only want to take one a day until your system gets used to them. I know you have been dieting for a few weeks and you may have taken them this whole time but it is not uncommon to have a sudden reaction to vitamins. Another option is to take your vitamin at night so it starts to do it's thing while you are asleep and any onset of nausea won't really bother you. It is usually recommended to take vitamins with a snack or small meal because they are potent and can cause stomach upset.
If it gets worse and you think you have the flu take a break and give your body teh rest it needs so you can come back stronger and more determined. I do hope you feel better.
I agree with this one...I have had the same thing actually happene to me several times:
The first time after taking an additional supplement of zinc with my multi vitamin and I now but the target brand womens multi and if I take it on a empty stomach I throw up the vitamin and water about 5 minutes later!! whew!! I now take em on a full tummy!!!0 -
Just make sure you keep drinking water. There is nothing worse than being dehydrated!0
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I always get sick it I take vitamins on an empty stomach. If I chose to take a vitamin without food, I will only take my kids vitamins that come from the herb store. Kind of taste like flintstones but better for you. I can't tell you how many times I have vomitted or wanted to if I take pills on an empty stomach. The room will even start spinning!! I hope that you are feeling better now.0
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I just made the appointment and cannot get in until March 7th.:grumble: I hate feeling like I can't eat or drink anything. I feel ill everytime I drink water. That is the only thing I dink now a days. Can anyone give some suggestions to making water taste better with out adding calories? I hate water and I try to drink as much as I can but it just tastes nasty....help:sad:
try squeezing a lemon wedge into your water! I loce it! It's also what I order when I go out to eat ( which is not very often)0 -
I am feeling better. I haven't eaten anything too heavy in case I was to get sick again. It hurts too much! lol This is only the second day with the vitamin and come to think of it I felt kinds yucky the first time I took it also. My mother in law suggested that maybe my body wasn't used to it. The last time I really remember feeling this way was when I was pregnant with both my kids. Ugh I hope that is not the case this time. Either way I am keeping my Dr. appointment, its time for that anyway. I am hoping that it isn't a bug or anything. My Grandmother is very ill and now my son is sick, that is the last thing I need right now. Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions and support.
Shanel0 -
A couple of people that posted got it right on the money. There is a reason why it says on the bottle "take with food". I had the same problem when I first started taking vitamins and still do now when I forget or don't have time to eat breakfast first. A lot of people are used to taking medication and/or supplements first thing in the morning, even before breakfast. The best way to alleviate this is to take your vitamin with lunch or dinner . I would say that if by tomorrow you didn't feel better then there would be a possibility that you had a touch of the flu.0
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Personally, I eat the meal first, then take the vitamin, so nothing can happen to interrupt me because I'll be throwing up before I have time to get a second glass of water if I take something on an empty tummy.0
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Personally, I eat the meal first, then take the vitamin, so nothing can happen to interrupt me because I'll be throwing up before I have time to get a second glass of water if I take something on an empty tummy.
^ ......what she said.
And if you think you are getting the flu, please stay away from the gym. It is a petrie dish of little germies already. Don't pass on the illness. I hope it was just the vitamin! Feel better. And maybe a little home pregnancy test couldn't hurt.
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Hey I hope that you feel better soon! Just a few little tid bits that I have for you. I know that water pills can be really bad for you! I have seen a documentry about this. Also have you considered getting a water pitcher with a filter in it or one to put on your sink at home? I have the water pitcher and I will not drink plain tap water anymore it's just nasty to me! The filter makes a world of difference because before I hated drinking water and now that is all I drink! I hope that you and your son feel better soon!
stick to tap water in general because filtered water tends to be very high in sodium!0 -
Hey I hope that you feel better soon! Just a few little tid bits that I have for you. I know that water pills can be really bad for you! I have seen a documentry about this. Also have you considered getting a water pitcher with a filter in it or one to put on your sink at home? I have the water pitcher and I will not drink plain tap water anymore it's just nasty to me! The filter makes a world of difference because before I hated drinking water and now that is all I drink! I hope that you and your son feel better soon!
stick to tap water in general because filtered water tends to be very high in sodium!
Brita is filtered tap water. It filters through charcoal. It doesn't "add" anything that isn't there already. As a matter of fact, in 1966 Brita was created to de-salinate water. You could be thinking of sparkling water, or soda, seltzer as it is also called. Soda/seltzer/sparkling waters DO have higher amounts of sodium than tap water. Tap water also contains chlorine, lead, and other contaminates not healthy for humans.
Filtered tap water is better than bottled too, because you are not wasting resources creating all the plastic bottles that go into landfills in most parts of the country. Here in Seattle, we have mandatory recycling.
Brita filters website: click "press and news" for a 4 minute podcast:
http://www.brita.com/index_us.html?WT.srch=1
Where did you get the information that filtered water has high sodium? I would like to read it! Knowledge is power.
Thanks,
Cheryl0 -
i'm holding in my hand a bottle of dasani water and it claims to have 0mg of sodium. it does say "enhanced with minerals for... taste". just FYI, i don't mean to sound cranky! 0
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i'm holding in my hand a bottle of dasani water and it claims to have 0mg of sodium. it does say "enhanced with minerals for... taste". just FYI, i don't mean to sound cranky!
Filtered water does NOT generally have sodium (such as Dasani - which is filtered water, processed by reverse osmosis, bottled by Coca Cola.) We are on the same page. :drinker:
Just the bottle itself is waste......
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Thank you all so much for your thoughts. I haven't taken the vitamin's since that first day. I have not been feeling well. You just have to love having kids. I have the flu. I Don't think that is why I got sick with the vitamin though. I think it was because I didn't eat yet that day. After I begin to feel better, I am going to take it in the evening with my dinner or shortly there after and see how that goes. I do have another question for you all. I still try to drink water and I know that there is no calories in diet soda. So it it alright to drink diet soda? I am wondering if it is only the calories that helped me put of 15 pounds a year just b/c of the soda. I have bought diet Mt. Dew and it's not that bad, I just don't want to trade one vise for another!:laugh:0
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I woke up this morning feeling pretty good. I went to wake up my son to get ready for school and found him with a temp of 104.4. I gave him some medicine and sent him back to bed. I went back into my room and was going to lay back down after I took me vitamin and water pill. I only put 8oz of water in a cup say per the directions and weighed myself. I laid back down and began to feel ill. I wanted to wait a little bit after I took my pills before I at. It wasn't even 10 minutes and I was in the bath room throwing up. It was all water and alot more than I drank. I didn't see anything that looked like medicine and so I wasn't going to take anymore. I still feel yucky and like I could throw up. I did eat shorty after getting sick, something small. I had a yogurt and a special k breakfast bar thingy. I asked my Dad to come and sit with the kids so I could try to go to the gym hoping that would make me feel better. I do feel better, but like I can throw up any moment. Do you think maybe I need to eat something better? Maybe take a antacid and call it good. I don't normally take anything other than alive for a headache until I cut back my calories, and started eating better. Any suggestions other than going to the doctor? I hate going to the doctor and I've already thought about making an appointment!
Vitamins on an empty stomach can make you feel very ill and possibly cause you to throw up. I hope it's not the flu. :sick: I'm sorry. Someone else stated here, make sure to stay hydrated while you're sick. Once you have an electrolyte imbalance, you'll start to have an array of different problems...I hope you feel better soon! :flowerforyou: 0
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