How do you cope with norovirus?

[apathy]

Its the time of year where the winter vomiting bug rages. What's your way of dealing with it if you catch it?

Mine's drinking a load of whiskey, but often the alcohol can do more harm than good as it feels like its burning me from the inside out.

[Crashed]

How I cope? Wishing the coworkers would wash their hands after using the bathroom.

[Dusk of Oolacile]

Never heard of it. /thread

[76561199813037108]

Ursprungligen skrivet av ghost:

Ursprungligen skrivet av Hammer Of Evil:

there is no argument. i've presented you a set of instructions and parameters, that you can find a result with.

and its going to either prove or disprove your 'handwashing removes immunity' claim.

and you'll discover if that was bold, or foolish :^) i wont spoil it for you.

And you don't see the fallacy in this? Of course I'm not going to do that, it is a trick which you use to get the upper hand. I might not be a scientist but I know how debates work and what is a valid argument or not.

By the way, those "experts" you trust so much have actually said that all of those measures had led to less immunity. At least, if the MSM is to believed.

[apathy]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Reddari:

If virology was a legit science then it would take less than an hour to print a vaccine.

Simple logical reasoning why:
Going by the assumption that this virus is proven to exist means the genetic code for the virus is known and that means it can be replicated. Since the disease has less than 100% lethality makes it trivially easy to produce an effective vaccine - again going by the premise if virology was a legit science.

It takes years to R&D a virus. It costs millions just for the lab equipment, which is specialized, custom-made more often than not, and the glassware often smashes in transit (I hate it when that happens). They should really use tempered glass, like the communists did with Superfest.

Ursprungligen skrivet av ghost:

You should not use "science" in an argument like this, when you're not among scientists.

That's an appeal to qualification fallacy. What is amazing about science is that just about anybody can learn about it, and apply it, and do some experimentation for themselves.

Like photography or astronomy, anyone can be an amateur scientist, if they try.

[76561199815294960]

Ursprungligen skrivet av apathy:

Ursprungligen skrivet av ghost:

You should not use "science" in an argument like this, when you're not among scientists.

That's an appeal to qualification fallacy. What is amazing about science is that just about anybody can learn about it, and apply it, and do some experimentation for themselves.

Like photography or astronomy, anyone can be an amateur scientist, if they try.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. I already pointed out the fallacy. It's like "Read this whole scientifical essay or you lose the argument", except even worse.

[apathy]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Alfonso Benedirk:

Drink a shot of rubbing alcohol that will kill the norovirus in your stomach. A Dr in the uk told me this.

Problem I have is how much it burns me, I fear getting stomach cancer, and going the same painful way out as my next door neighbor did years ago.

[76561199813337558]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Alfonso Benedirk:

Ursprungligen skrivet av Crashed:

I'm not going to post anything that could bring liability to me. Consuming disinfectant internally is not a proven way to do anything but poison yourself.

You didn't originally claim your doctor suggested that method, but "a" doctor had.

WTF dud i just tell you boy. Stupid americans don't listen to anyone and think they do as they please. The only good american is a ********* one. No go ♥♥♥♥ off you uneducated american.

A what one?

[Yungplague]

Hopefully it kills me bros

[Altimely]

I spread it to MAGA family members and neighbors since I know they don't wash their hands.

[Defective Dopamine Pez Dispenser]

Well, first I would test for the myriad other possible infectious pathogens capable of causing its symptoms (a lot of things can present similarly,) and carefully assess symptoms, for differential purposes to the extent possible.

If exclusion (again, to the extent possible) left norovirus as a reasonable - or the most probable - pathogenesis, or if I was certain of exposure risk for it, then I'd focus on supportive and hydration care. In my case probably through an oral rehydration solution in water, sipped gradually over the course of the day, while monitoring for any other significant symptoms.

If fluid loss felt severe, I'd ask a doctor whether an over-the-counter antiemetic drug might be a good idea, and what the pros and cons of antidiarrheals might be, only taking them under medical supervision.

I'd eat bland, simple foods (crackers, etc.) that I know I usually find easy to digest, and avoid caffeine (to the extent possible - I wouldn't want to experience significant caffeine withdrawal while also suffering from a virus, either, so I'd probably compromise by just reducing my intake to low, tolerable levels once a day,) sweets, fatty foods, and spices until I felt recovered.

And if I didn't have any outstanding medical reason not to, I'd take an extremely low dose over-the-counter antipyretic to control fever as necessary.

If I didn't recover within 3 days fully or my symptoms were severe enough to cause significant concern (severe dehydration, fever, delirium, etc.) I'd seek emergency medical care.

I'd disinfect all surfaces I came in contact with during that time, especially high contact surfaces, with a bleach-base disinfectant. And wash my hands frequently. And take particular care to stay away from immunocompromised or otherwise vulnerable people while contagious, and until thorough decontamination was undertaken.

[Pocahawtness]

I have no idea. I haven't caught anything that I can remember. I didn't catch Covid, flu, norovirus... nothing.

[Moose]

An upset tummy? I wait until I don't have an upset tummy anymore. LoL people ready to call ambulances now when someone clears their throat

[allegedly]

Ursprungligen skrivet av ghost:

Ursprungligen skrivet av apathy:

That's an appeal to qualification fallacy. What is amazing about science is that just about anybody can learn about it, and apply it, and do some experimentation for themselves.

Like photography or astronomy, anyone can be an amateur scientist, if they try.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. I already pointed out the fallacy. It's like "Read this whole scientifical essay or you lose the argument", except even worse.

it's more of the appeal to authority fallacy, "it's true because there are experts/scientists/papers/academics say it's true and you're not the experts"
and the system will not show them people with the same title who disagree to create the illusion that everyone has the same views/explanations/results

so here we are in 2025, still viruses have never been proven to exist, nobody has ever shown a virus in someone, nobody has ever shown the supposed replication and attacking, nobody has ever shown that imaginary fight of a virus and immune system, nobody has ever shown the contagion, it's all cartoons, yet people blindly believe in viruses.
Regular people don't ask for proof because the assume viruses must be real because the authority told me so. Most people cannot even considered there could be other reasons why people get sick(such as toxicity in the food, what they drink, quality of the air, personal stuff, mental health, etc). People are just programmed to think sickness = viruses and contagion.

[apathy]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Moose:

An upset tummy? I wait until I don't have an upset tummy anymore. LoL people ready to call ambulances now when someone clears their throat

When you play online, you always bring your A game. Being in pain or vomiting on your screen is an unwanted distraction.

[76561199814556352]

Ursprungligen skrivet av allegedly:

Ursprungligen skrivet av ghost:

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. I already pointed out the fallacy. It's like "Read this whole scientifical essay or you lose the argument", except even worse.

it's more of the appeal to authority fallacy, "it's true because there are experts/scientists/papers/academics say it's true and you're not the experts"
and the system will not show them people with the same title who disagree to create the illusion that everyone has the same views/explanations/results

so here we are in 2025, still viruses have never been proven to exist, nobody has ever shown a virus in someone, nobody has ever shown the supposed replication and attacking, nobody has ever shown that imaginary fight of a virus and immune system, nobody has ever shown the contagion, it's all cartoons, yet people blindly believe in viruses.
Regular people don't ask for proof because the assume viruses must be real because the authority told me so. Most people cannot even considered there could be other reasons why people get sick(such as toxicity in the food, what they drink, quality of the air, personal stuff, mental health, etc). People are just programmed to think sickness = viruses and contagion.

Yes, I called it that before but the guy said "no because you can do the experiment yourself". I know about what you say and it makes me wonder how it works in education and the "scientifical community". I think there's also the belief in authority there and those things are rarely double-checked. And even if they are, those people might be ridiculed.