Drinks to Rehydrate from that Stomach Bug!

Dr. O'Connell of Sentinel Primary Care in Brier Creek discusses stomach bugs and different drinks for how to rehydrate.

[Barkingspider]

You are totally winning when your dad is a doctor. Your son is so lucky.

[pgamer.]

Are u here because u are having it currently

[jhamon]

I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow anything. I slept a lot so I often felt dehydrated . I was skeptical about the orange juice method, but nothing else seemed to be working. So I decided to try it out and I must say it is highly effective. If anyone stumbles across this comment just know I recommend this.

[sourpatchlizzie]

When he said *gulp gulp* “blehhh, it’s like drinking fruit flavored sweat” I felt that shit

[imthatcowboy]

I did exactly what you said. It worked 👍🏼. It was really bad and I was so sleepy from having to get up at night to relieve my bug. Thank you

[idfshgjhs]

I had a stomach bug in the form of a fever and diarrhea all day today and feeling the vomit coming and kept suppressing it. Then I crushed up three cloves of garlic at the end of the day, chewed and swallowed them. In less than three minutes I felt the vomit coming and it sprayed like a firehouse LOL! After I vommitted no more fever, body ache or belly pain. My strength is back.

[tena]

currently have had the stomach bug for 6 days, when i say it’s a living hell… TRUST ME . i wouldn’t wish this on ANYONE. the vomiting stopped ab two days ago after throwing up all my insides out for 4 days straight day & night . i’ve barely had any sleep but now i’m finally trying to recover as quick as i can . worst feeling ever istg.

[voidcs]

This slowed my throwing up progress, for those who are infected, hope you get well soon!

[jessicah]

I get bugged when my friends complain that, they "can't even keep down water". Water hits the stomach very hard because of its hydrogen bonding. Adding electrolytes changes that. I had a gastrectomy, and my whole GI tract had to readjust over a year post-op. I was no stranger to nausea before the surgery. Pedialyte saved me from so many ER trips while I was recovering. My dietitian said she wouldn't let me get IVs, that I had to relearn how to eat and drink post-op. The store brands were cheaper, and I'd water them down some. I'd think, it's this or being in an ER with florescent lights and sick people, not as comfortable as home. Too much sugar like in sports drinks and fruit juice would give me diarrhea. Ginger tea (chopped up ginger steeped in boiled water for 20 minutes) actually has enough ginger to illicit its anti-nausea effects. It's spicy, but it work post-tonsillectomy.

[nathanhill]

Ginger helps more than just a bit for upset stomach and nausea. I use it all of the time. Great stuff!

[dennisyatsenko]

Dr. O’Connell, thank you for sharing. I managed to have oj in the fridge.. added mostly water to the oj—and instead of generic salt I shook some Himalayan Pink Salt in and it tastes like one of my favorite snacks: Orange w/ a little salt. I feel a lot better now so thank you Doc!

[kevini]

I am dealing with a stomach bug or something today. I did finally buy some generic Pedialyte. He is right it does not taste good, but you do feel better sooner. I'll take the bad taste for the relief.

[samsonic]

Thank you very much! I got food poisoning cause by Bacillus cereus. I had the brilliant lazy idea of eating the roomtemp leftover pasta from the previous night instead of making fresh ones. I will never, ever neglect food safety from now on.

[josefdoesthings]

What I got from this video:

don’t drink pedialyte unless you wanna drink sweaty orange juicy.

[RicciOlson]

Pedialyte works the best. FYI grape flavor tastes the best.

[SaturnStatic]

Gatorade for me works quicker then medication with a stomach ache

it helps keep my energy up, whilst giving me Somthing to actually throw up instead of just dry heaving

I usually water mine down tho so that I can get more water

[priMARYlove]

This is a helpful video. I can't drink OJ because of the acidity level so I'll try this with another juice. Thx

[fredrickvoncold]

I have tried that to and it is sickly sweet . thanks for the recommendation .

[michelegrassi]

Thank you so much Doctor. Finally a great doctor and a funny person !

[princespencer]

Thank you so much for this video it helped me through the norovirus very grateful