A review of norovirus infection with only vomiting and no diarrhea.

This is a review of someone who suffered badly from norovirus after eating raw oysters last winter.

Typically, diarrhea is the most common symptom of norovirus, but I only had vomiting, no diarrhea! Since norovirus with only vomiting is unusual, I'm writing this review.

 

What is norovirus?

It is a virus that occurs in the stomach. It is a strong virus that is resistant to heat and does not die easily even when cooked.

That's why it's very popular in cold and dry winters like now.

The routes of transmission of the virus are diverse, including contaminated seafood, unsanitary farming conditions for the seafood, and human-to-human transmission.

 

It was the end of the year at the time, so I ordered a variety of food to be delivered, and raw oysters were on the menu at the time.

I had never eaten oysters before, but that day I had a raw oyster. Just one!

 

I had a feeling it was fishy because it was raw oysters, so I ate just one and didn't touch it.

I ate other food deliciously and the end of the year passed without any problems.

 

Norovirus incubation period

That day was really uneventful.

The next day was fine too.

The problem was the next morning! I felt strangely bloated. I didn't overeat the night before, but it felt like I couldn't digest anything?

Even though I had a light breakfast, I still felt gassy.

Then, in the end, I end up vomiting everything in the morning.

I was wondering if I ate something wrong, so I tried to recall what I ate, but there was nothing that seemed to be a problem...

Oh, it's because of the oysters! I realized right away that I had norovirus.

I found out that norovirus has an incubation period. It's not like you'll experience diarrhea or vomiting immediately after eating it. It has an incubation period of 24 to 48 hours. I started experiencing norovirus symptoms about a day and a half later, so the incubation period is about 35 to 40 hours.

 

Norovirus symptoms

It was winter at the time, so the norovirus outbreak was already at its peak.

When I went to the hospital, there was a notice about norovirus.

Vomiting in children and diarrhea in adults are symptoms of norovirus. It says so, but I was against it!

I have never had diarrhea

I was vomiting all day long, from morning until late afternoon.

There are cases like mineㅜㅜ

 

Symptoms of norovirus include high fever, chills, and vomiting.

Personally, it was the second most painful thing in my life (1st place: Corona)

Vomiting, chills, and high fever caused by norovirus symptoms are different from the common cold.

I'm vomiting so much that I feel like something is wrong with me, and I'm suffering from muscle pain and high fever to the point where I can't sleep.

I couldn't eat anything because of the vomiting, but I had no energy at all because of the vomiting that kept spewing out gastric juice.

 

Another norovirus symptom was strange hives on my arms.

That area started to itch and I started getting red dots and swollen hives similar to cholinergic urticaria.

 

Hospital treatment

I once had pancreatitis, so I had an abdominal ultrasound to see if there were any other conditions.

The ultrasound confirmed that there was nothing abnormal and I was prescribed fluids.

After receiving the IV for about an hour and a half, my chills subsided and I felt stronger. I finally felt like I was finally going to live. The IV's effects were amazing!!

I was hospitalized for one day due to severe dehydration and was discharged the next morning.

 

When I went to the hospital, I asked about the hives above, and they said it could be something like that and that it wasn't serious, which wasn't a very clear answer, but after getting the IV, it didn't itch anymore.

 

Norovirus Treatment

I was prescribed a total of five medications, including one non-covered medication.

Once you get norovirus, it causes severe diarrhea and vomiting, but recovery is not slow.

They say that you will recover quickly in a day or two.

I also got an IV and took some medicine, and I felt better the next day.

Still, I was careful about what I ate until I finished taking the medicine.

Because I was afraid of eating, I naturally became picky about what I ate.

 

How to claim actual expenses

Medical details, receipt, and diagnosis are required!

 

 

I was wondering if it wouldn't work because they said that sap doesn't work well with actual expenses, but it seems that it is a sap that can be treated with actual expenses.

I got a refund for my hospital bill.

 

Norovirus symptoms aren't limited to diarrhea; vomiting can also occur, so even if you haven't eaten oysters, if you continue to vomit after eating food, you should also consider norovirus.

Be careful of norovirus, which is especially prevalent in winter.

Especially when eating oyster dishes, I recommend eating them thoroughly cooked (not just lightly cooked, but thoroughly cooked over high heat).

I decided to prevent norovirus by simply not eating oysters for the rest of my life! Haha