How to stay hydrated when you have the stomach flu?

How to stay hydrated when you have the stomach flu?

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesHow to stay hydrated when you have the stomach flu?

Even when you’re feeling sick your body still needs hydration. Here’s how to get it—and feel better faster.

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Have you ever grabbed your stomach in pain and ran to the bathroom hoping to make it to the toilet in time? Ugh we’ve all been there. The stomach flu causes that horrible combination of nausea stomach pain cramps diarrhea and vomiting that can leave you bedridden for days. Officially known as viral gastroenteritis the stomach flu is an infection of your intestines. In the U.S. there are about 20 million cases of viral gastroenteritis each year.