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I don't think so. Your antibodies from the first round should sustain you from it. However it could be that you were never totally over the sickness and something triggered it to come back. For example, you are not supposed to eat/drink dairy for a few days after having the bug.
Flu is caused by a virus. It is possible to get two strains of the flu in the same week. Note that you will seldom, if ever, get the 'same' flu twice, particularly that close to each other. Every cold that you get is a different strain, one of the reasons older folks don't get colds as often, they've already had the common ones!
It should also be noted that often stomach flu is actually a mis-diagnosis of food poisoning.
Also , you could feel great one day then the next terrible then good then bad the flu changes your body like that.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoIf the stomach symptoms are caused by a virus, conventional wisdom is that you cannot catch the same virus twice because the first time around your body builds up an immunity. Which is true, but you can get the same symptoms again from another similar virus or if the one you got before has mutated enough to a new strain that your body doesn't recognize it as the same.
If you have a stomach bug in January and get it 'again' in March...it's a different strain. If you have it on Thursday and get it again several days later--you probably did not get rid of it entirely and it is just more symptoms of the same infection.
Although the "stomach flu" is a common term, it is not a real diagnosis. The proper medical term for stomach flu is gastroenteritis (an intestinal disease or infection, sometimes viral but it can also be a bacterial infection). It is often mistaken for influenza because the real influenza viral infection can sometimes include vomiting and diarrhea as symptoms.
The symptoms like those of "stomach flu" can also be caused by other things, such as a food-borne illness, like infection from bacteria (common ones are E. coli or Salmonella) from contaminated food sources; intestinal disorders like inflammatory bowel disease; and psychosomatic (emotional) disorders. These can cause symptoms more than once.
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∙ 13y agoYes, you can.
The stomach flu is not like a cold, where you just get it once and can never get it again. Gastroenteritis (fancy name for stomach flu) is a virus that makes you very nauseaed and sick to your stomach, therefore vomiting can happen.
The symptoms of the stomach flu are... (Main ones will have a "*" on them)
Nausea and (sometimes) vomiting
Diarrhea*
Loss of appetite
Fever*
Headache
Burning, pain, and cramps in the stomach*
Fainting and Weakness*
Altho if you have been throwing up or having diarrhea, but no fever, you may have
food poisoning. Just mainly watch out for a fever.
Hope this helps!
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∙ 14y agoIt is always possible to recover from illness and then get worse again; this is technically known as having a relapse.
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How long are you contagious after stomach flu?
You may be contagious a few days after you have had the stomach flu. Normally the stomach flu runs its course in one to two days.
When you are one week pregnant can you feel ant thing in you stomach?
when you are one week pregnant can you feel anything in your stomach
Why does a flu virus cause vomiting?
It doesn't. The flu virus is a respiratory illness that typically causes fever, muscle aches and pain, extreme fatigue and coughing. Occasionally, children with the flu will have stomach symptoms such as nausea or diarrhoea, but these symptoms are uncommon in adults with the flu. The "stomach flu" is actually not the flu at all, but one of any number of bacterial or viral illnesses that affect the stomach and gastrointestinal tract. These illnesses are typically shorter in duration than the flu.
Can one stomach bug affect people differently?
Yes, you can get viral gastroenteritis (in common terms, a "stomach bug" or "stomach flu") more than once.
What is that which comes in a year and twice in a week?
E's, there is one e in year and two in week
Does chocolate Ex-Lax give you flu like symptoms?
If you are talking about the "stomach flu" symptoms, then a laxative like that one could give you similar symptoms of stomach cramps and diarrhea that the stomach flu ("Norwalk Flu") causes. However, it should not be causing respiratory symptoms of influenza like the seasonal flu or swine flu cause unless you are having an unusual or allergic reaction to it. If you have any trouble breathing after taking a new medication, you should seek immediate medical attention to be sure you are not having a severe allergic reaction that could be life-threatening.
What happens twice ina week and once in a year but never in a day?
The letter E appears twice in wEEk, one in yEar, but not in day.
Is it OK to wear jeans twice in one week?
yes,it is
How long can a stomach bug last?
It can last up to two weeks!! (thats only if you have a "lingering" stomach virus)
Will the flu shot prevent the norovirus?
No. The influenza vaccine is only for preventing respiratory influenza (flu).The norovirus ("Norwalk Flu") is one of the viruses that cause the "stomach flu", more correctly called viral gastroenteritis, since it is actually not the flu. There is no available vaccine yet, but one is in clinical trials, so it could be licensed for use in the US in a relatively short time.
What happen in one twice in week and once in year?
The letter 'e'
What is a server tummy infection?
What most people consider a severe tummy infection is usually called the stomach flu, even though that is not the proper name for it. Influenza is the full name of the flu that is caused by a virus that is spread in the respiratory tract from one person to another. The stomach 'flu' can also be a viral infection thought it is not at all related to the one causing the classic form of flu. This type of viral infection is not airborne and is transmitted through contact with contaminated surfaces.
