I'm sick. Should I go to the ER?!
Question: (Warning: detailed description of sickness below!)
Okay, it's Christmas, so there aren't any doctors offices open.
I've been throwing up for about three hours. Every time I stand up or start moving around, I have to throw up. I have severe diarrhea, too. Every time I get up to go to the bathroom, I get nauseated, so basically I've been sitting on the toilet and throwing up into the bathtub.
I don't have a fever or a headache. I don't feel very dizzy, but now I'm getting pretty weak. It takes a lot of effort just to stand up. There's no food left in my stomach so now I'm just throwing up yellow liquid and white foam.
So what's wrong with me? Should I go to the ER or just wait it out?
Thanks a lot.
Answers: (Warning: detailed description of sickness below!)
Okay, it's Christmas, so there aren't any doctors offices open.
I've been throwing up for about three hours. Every time I stand up or start moving around, I have to throw up. I have severe diarrhea, too. Every time I get up to go to the bathroom, I get nauseated, so basically I've been sitting on the toilet and throwing up into the bathtub.
I don't have a fever or a headache. I don't feel very dizzy, but now I'm getting pretty weak. It takes a lot of effort just to stand up. There's no food left in my stomach so now I'm just throwing up yellow liquid and white foam.
So what's wrong with me? Should I go to the ER or just wait it out?
Thanks a lot.
Take some typical anti-nausea medication. Lie down, rest, and keep yourself very hydrated. I'm looking for you to drink about 5 glasses of water an hour. If you can't keep the water down, or in your system, go to the ER.
Dr. James Jeah MD
You are getting dehydrated to you need to go to the ER.
Sounds like a stomach virus. take something for nausea, and immodium for diarreha and see how you are tomorrow. Drink plenty of fluids.====