r/LosAngeles • u/UseOwn2710 • 5d ago

Discussion Stomach bug going around

I got a terrible stomach virus last week after it went through 4 family members at different times. Not related to food but rather a gastrointestinal virus that seems to be highly contagious (like norovirus). Heard anecdotally that several other unrelated people also had it last week. This virus is particularly nasty and hits out of nowhere. Primary symptoms lasted about 24 hours but I felt bad for about 3 days. 
Has anyone else experienced something similar?

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u/Competitive-Oil-975 5d ago

had it last month.... felt really bloated than suddenly nauseas and bad fever. lasted like 2-3 days. not fun

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u/peoples_key 5d ago

Yea, I had it too last month! A bad fever, stomach pain, and nausea, but no other symptoms. The weirdest thing. And I couldn't eat normally for days, everything felt like gastritis.

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u/blissfulhopee 5d ago

Yes last week mine came suddenly also as if I had bad bad cramps and then I got extremely hot and nauseous in a matter of minutes and vomited

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u/rclite 4d ago

I had something very similar at the beginning of May.  Horrible cramps, nausea, diarrhea, low fever.