My tummy hurts & I'm hungry!

[Anaamika]

Apparently I'm a thread-starting machine today.

Anyway, it seems I ate something yesterday that didn't agree with me. Well, it really didn't agree with me, to the point that the Bathroom Has Been My Friend. I haven't eaten anything since then (I'm pretty sure I know what the culprit was), and my tummy is occasionally rolling and generally I don't feel great. I came in to work, because I thought I felt better!

What makes it worse is, since my tummy is being emptied, now I'm hungry. Yet every time I think of eating anything I feel sick again.

Talk about a rock and a hard place. Anyway I'm just rambling but I really wanted to tell someone. :(

[Daithi Lacha]

Poor Anaamika! Don't forget to keep your fluids topped up, if you're losing them through... er, a manner other than perspiration. Any way you can have soup for lunch? A simple broth would be best.

And ginger ale soothes rumbly tummies.

[QuickSilver]

Try a tums or rolaids. I find Maalox and/or the pink stuff even better. The nice part is that it will also calm the stomach acids and make you feel less hungry.

It was Taco Bell wasn't it?! :)

[Man With a Cat]

Yeeeccccch. That's the worst, and I know, I was there just last week. Keep something fluid-y close by. Warm, flat soda is good if you can't get ginger ale. For some reason, plain water never makes that feel better.

[Anaamika]

It was Taco Bell wasn't it?! :)

No, not Taco Bell. I haven't eaten there in years. It was a perfectly respectable & good restaurant, so I don't really want to malign them. It was more spicy than even I'm used to, plus for all I know the heat could have done it, too.

Thanks for all the helpful stuff, it really makes me feel better.

[Hey, It's That Guy!]

Gatorade might also help, since you're losing so many fluids. Other than that, try "white" carbs: white bread, white rice, white pasta (no acidic tomato sauce), or plain crackers like Saltines.