stomach bug: 1, jenn: 1

[swingchickie]

i am slowly kicking the ass of this nasty stomach thing. i spent most of yesterday sleeping, frankly i'm amazed that my body was able to sleep that much. drank little sips of watered-down gatorade to stay hydrated, and by evening i was able to heat up one of the cans of chicken noodle soup that mom had dropped off, and keep half of it down.

btw, can someone explain campbell's chicken noodle soup to me? there are 2 little bits of chicken in there, and an entire salt lick. seriously, all i tasted was salt. horrendous. i don't remember it being that salty from when i was a kid... eek.

my big problem now is the sore muscles. everything, EVERYTHING hurts. my back, stomach, teeth, head, and my CHEST... oh god, this morning i woke up feeling like someone was squeezing my chest and back with a vice. ow. i finally had to brave it and take an advil (you're not supposed to take pain meds with a bad stomach because it can make the tummy worse), because the pain was so bad. it's brought everything down to a dull roar, thank god.

so. another day of calling in to meetings and sleeping on the couch in-between. woo. but i have a feeling this'll be kicked by tomorrow... *crossing fingers*

Comments

Campbell's, etc.

[katehaney.livejournal.com]

Canned soup is one of the WORST processed foods -- too bad it's so damned convenient, eh?

I tried Campbell's chicken & stars, my childhood favorite, a few years ago on a nostalgia kick (helped by the fact that it's relatively low-fat). It was completely and utterly disgusting. And you didn't even mention that the 2 tiny pieces of chicken are 90% gristle. BLECH.

So glad you're feeling better!!!!

[boutell.livejournal.com]

Keep up the ass-kicking, you're on the mend!

[naughtyboy.livejournal.com]

I forget if it Campbells Select or Progresso that makes a low sodium chicken noodle but that is much better for you (and as you know less salt means less water retention = greater weight loss). Also, you might want to pick up some pedia-lite, it is supposed to be better for you than gatorade when you're sick and need to replenish your fluids.

[swankyfunk.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don’t remember Campbell’s chicken soup being that salty either from when I was a kid. I don’t usually crave it, but it’s handy in a flu/cold-type emergency. What I do is add about two full cups of water to the pot to dilute the salt. I much prefer the tomato soup.