Help Diagnose My Illness (1 Viewer)

[chet]

Last night around midnight, I was violently ill. An hour later, I vomited again this time throwing up bile. 30 minutes after that, it happened again for the third and last time. Throughout the rest of the night, i had diarrhea every hour or so and a fever.

IMO, the most likely cause is a cold or flu that I caught from my son who had similar symptoms over the weekend.

However, I was prescribed Colchicine for gout and I took that medicine Saturday night around 7pm. The side effects for the drug are listed here and are very similar to the symptoms I exhibited last night. Is there any way the side effects could take ~53 hours after the last dose to appear?

 

[playin4beer]

Sorry... board is being upgraded... ask again later.. provided you are still alive.

 

[lod01]

Sounds like Ebola. Good luck.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Sorry... board is being upgraded... ask again later.. provided you are still alive.

It's like a modern-day Magic 8-Ball.

 

[Keerock]

That it took until post #5 to diagnose ball cancer is an indication of the waning effectiveness of the FFA :(

 

[Joe Summer]

Food poisoning.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Food poisoning.

 

[chet]

Food poisoning.

We served dinner at our house last night and no one else got sick. Maybe from lunch but I doubt it.

 

[shadyridr]

Same symptoms as your son? Doesnt take a billionaire to figure this one out

 

[Limp Ditka]

Richpeopleproblemsitis

 

[bigfeet_88]

I have minor flare ups of gout and have Colchine prescribed for it. The Colchine, which is pretty effective for my gout, gives me major poops anywhere from 24-36 hours later, and can last for another half day. I've never thrown up because of it. The worst I had it was the first time though, so it could be contributing to what you have. I also took one too many the first time because I misunderstood my Doc.

But it sounds like what you got is probably from your son.

 

[avoiding injuries]

The fever makes me think you had a virus.

 

[TheWalkmen]

I think I can help you out here. You need to go down to Walgreens, pick up some Vagisil, and use the entire bottle.

 

[saintfool]

Food poisoning.

We served dinner at our house last night and no one else got sick. Maybe from lunch but I doubt it.

At the suggestion of your personal chef your Manservant didn't wash his hands after going to the John?

 

[Drifter]

Last night around midnight, I was violently ill. An hour later, I vomited again this time throwing up bile. 30 minutes after that, it happened again for the third and last time. Throughout the rest of the night, i had diarrhea every hour or so and a fever.

IMO, the most likely cause is a cold or flu that I caught from my son who had similar symptoms over the weekend.

However, I was prescribed Colchicine for gout and I took that medicine Saturday night around 7pm. The side effects for the drug are listed here and are very similar to the symptoms I exhibited last night. Is there any way the side effects could take ~53 hours after the last dose to appear?

There is a stomach bug going around right now. For most it's a ~24 hour thing but for a smaller group (my son and a coworker or two) it lingered off and on for several.

 

[James Daulton]

You caught the ####.

holy crap "g h e y" is edited?

 

[chet]

The fever makes me think you had a virus.

I agree.

Another poster from another board said this:

For an acute attack of gout colchicine is to be taken every hour until the attack abates or you throw up (.6mg). Colchicine wont have effects 72 hours later unless you overdosed. Likely GI virus (esp if there was a fever) or Staph food poisoning(self limiting)

 

[El Floppo]

you asked at two boards?

eta: hope you feel better.

 

[Limp Ditka]

The Mrs just posted on teh facebooks that she'll be attending an essential oils party

My life, f it.

 

[Das Boot]

Vomiting up bile sounds vile.

Seriously.

 

[chet]

Vomiting up bile sounds vile.

Seriously.

It's terrible.

Fever down from 103 to 100 so I got that going for me.