When to get IV Therapy for Stomach Flu Symptoms

When to Get IV Therapy for the Stomach Flu

Viral gastroenteritis is an inflammation of the stomach and intestines following exposure to a virus. More commonly known as the ‘stomach flu’, this condition usually has an incubation period of 12 – 48 hours after exposure to the virus or bacteria and can last several days. You can get the stomach flu from food or water, coming into contact with someone who has the virus, or from sharing utensils or food with someone who has the virus.

We recommend getting IV therapy as quickly as possible when you’ve been affected by the stomach flu. The sooner you get IV therapy, the faster you’ll feel better. You can prevent dehydration, reduce the severity of your symptoms, and speed up your recovery time so that you can get back to feeling normal as fast as possible.

Our Stomach Flu IV starts to work within minutes, providing fast and effective relief from symptoms of stomach flu. You’ll be able to reduce the amount of time you miss from work or school, which is especially important if you have a presentation or exam coming up.

Best of all, Drip Hydration delivers treatments directly to you whether you’re at home, a hotel, or at the office. You won’t have to leave the comfort of your room to find relief from the stomach flu.

Our Stomach Flu IV Formula Includes:

• IV Fluids: A sterile saline solution that delivers nutrients directly into your bloodstream, rehydrates your body, and ensures 100% absorption.
• Vitamin B12: A B-Complex vitamin associated with boosting your mood and your energy levels.
• B-Complex Vitamins: A complex of 8 different vitamins that perform a range of vital functions including improving your immune function and more.
• Vitamin C: A vitamin that plays many essential roles throughout your body, helping to maintain your immune system.
• Anti-nausea medication: Helps calm your stomach and improve your comfort during your recovery from stomach flu.
• Antacid medication: Helps nullify the excess acids produced by your stomach, providing instant relief from stomach flu symptoms and improving your comfort and wellbeing while you recover.

Why Choose IV Treatment for Stomach Flu Relief?

Whether you’re at home, on vacation, or at work, there’s never an ideal time for food poisoning to happen. Worse, unless you know you’re eating contaminated food (and who does?), it’s impossible to know if you should avoid that salmon mousse on the menu.

Until recently, IV therapy was predominantly used in hospitals to treat serious cases of food poisoning. Serious cases of food poisoning can lead to severe dehydration, fever, weakness, and in rare cases, double vision. Fortunately, most cases of food poisoning resolve with home care within 24 – 72 hours.

Since your body can fight off food poisoning on its own, you may be wondering why to choose IV treatment for stomach flu relief. Here are our top reasons IV treatment is right for a fast recovery.

Time

Depending on the severity of your particular case of food poisoning, it may take several days for you to recover from food poisoning. In some cases of bacterial infection, your healthcare provider may prescribe antibiotics.

Food poisoning remedies with IV therapy will bring you relief from your symptoms within a couple of hours.

Hydration

It’s easy to become dehydrated when you have the stomach flu. Diarrhea and vomiting quickly drain your body’s reserves. Sports drinks, electrolyte-infused beverages, and plain water are essential to help you stay hydrated and prevent the complications of dehydration. However, you may not be in the mood to ingest anything when you have food poisoning.

IV therapy circumvents the need to ingest anything by delivering hydrating saline solution directly into your bloodstream so you can enjoy the benefits of hydration without further discomfort.

Dehydration can cause many serious issues if left untreated, and that’s why IV therapy is ideal for combating food poisoning. The saline solution used in IV treatments rehydrate you and relieve dehydration symptoms such as fatigue, headache, and lightheadedness within 30 minutes to an hour.

Vitamins

Not only are you depleted from your symptoms, you can’t easily replenish your body’s reserves by eating and drinking as you normally do. The ingredients in our IV formulas supplies your body with the vitamins and minerals lost from diarrhea and vomiting.

Medications

Our Stomach Flu IV contains antacids and anti-nausea medication, reducing your discomfort and improving the quality of your rest for a faster recovery.

It can be impossible to think about eating or drinking anything when you have food poisoning. IV drips bypass your stomach, delivering vitamins, nutrients, and medication directly into your bloodstream so you can start feeling relief within minutes.

Direct Delivery

There’s a good chance you won’t want to leave your bed when you have food poisoning. That’s when direct delivery IV therapy comes in to play. Drip Hydration offers on-demand IV therapy so you can stay in the comfort of your own home during treatment.

From booking your appointment to the start of your IV treatment, you’ll start feeling relief from the symptoms of food poisoning within a couple of hours.

How does IV treatment for stomach flu work?

In-home IV treatment for the stomach flu is a simple and straightforward way to feel better faster. You don’t need to force yourself out of bed to travel to a clinic or IV bar to get treatment, so you can stay focused on your recovery.

Here’s what to expect from your appointment:

• A nurse arrives at your location with the equipment necessary for your infusion
• They will prep and sanitize the injection site to help prevent an infection
• The stomach flu IV will be administered directly into your bloodstream
• Your nurse will remain with you during your treatment, which typically takes 30 – 45 minutes
• Following treatment, most people experience relief from symptoms within several hours

You don’t need to do any significant preparations before your appointment. It’s important to wear comfortable and loose-fitting clothing and choose somewhere comfortable to sit during your infusion. You may also want to have a book, show, game, or even work on-hand to stay occupied during treatment.

Our stomach flu IV is most effective alongside staying hydrated and getting plenty of rest as you recover.

What are the Symptoms of Food Poisoning?

Recognizing the symptoms of food poisoning can help you know when to seek treatment as quickly as possible, helping prevent vitamin loss, dehydration, and minimizing uncomfortable symptoms within an hour of treatment.

The signs of food poisoning generally start to manifest between 2 – 12 hours after ingesting the contaminated food but may take as many as 10 days. While the exact symptoms of food poisoning vary slightly depending on what you ingested, they share some common symptoms.

The symptoms of food poisoning include:

• Abdominal pain
• Nausea and vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Fever
• Weight loss
• Dehydration
• Fever and chills
• Body aches

Symptoms generally resolve within 24 – 72 hours. Recovery tends to take another day or two at minimum due to the intense toll it takes on your body. By the time the issue has passed, your body is incredibly depleted, making a full recovery take that much longer.

What Causes Food Poisoning?

Food poisoning is a blanket term used to refer to several different causes of gastrointestinal distress. There are dozens of viruses, parasites, and harmful bacteria that can cause food poisoning. In most cases, it is impossible to know what type of bacteria caused your illness without lab tests.

There are three main causes of food poisoning: bacteria, viruses, and parasites.

Bacteria

Bacteria are single-celled organisms that inhabit a diverse realm of environments. Not all bacteria cause illness, and in fact some types are required for normal digestive function. The most common bacterial causes of food poisoning include:

• E.Coli
• Listeria
• Salmonella
• Clostridium botulinum (Botulism)

Viruses

Viruses are infectious agents and particles that cause a number of diseases. They can be passed from person to person across air, food, water, and touch. The most common viral causes of food poisoning include:

• Norovirus
• Rotavirus
• Hepatitis A
• Astrovirus

Parasites

Parasites are tiny living organisms that use a host to reproduce and survive. Parasites come in many shapes and forms and can live in various places throughout the body. The most common parasitic causes of food poisoning include:

• Toxoplasma
• Giardia
• Cryptosporidium
• Entamoeba histolytica

Regardless of the cause of your ailment, IV therapy is a great remedy for food poisoning that can help improve symptoms and bring you fast relief.

How can you treat stomach flu at home?

Time is the best remedy for stomach flu. Most people recover within a couple of days with rest and plenty of fluids.

These tips can help you feel more comfortable as you recover:

• The most important thing to remember when treating stomach flu is to stay hydrated. Diarrhea and vomiting cause your body to lose fluids more quickly than usual. Since you are also losing nutrients and vitamins at the same time, you may want to opt for oral rehydration solutions such as Gatorade, Pedialyte, chicken or vegetable broth, or even coconut water. These drinks can rehydrate you and replenish electrolytes and vitamins at the same time.
• Avoid drinking alcohol or caffeinated beverages.
• If you’re having trouble keeping fluids down, consider trying ice chips.
• Don’t try to force yourself to eat. Wait until your stomach has settled, then try gentle foods such as bananas, applesauce, toast, rice, or yogurt. You can return to your normal diet as soon as you feel ready.
• Take over-the-counter anti-nausea, anti-diarrheal, and anti-inflammatory medications to help improve your symptoms as appropriate.
• Get plenty of rest.

When should you see a doctor for the stomach flu?

Although most people will recover from stomach flu within a couple of days without medical attention, it’s still important to know when to visit a doctor.

It’s important to see a doctor if you:

• Have been vomiting for 12 hours or more
• Have had diarrhea that has not gone away after 2 days
• Have a fever, which may indicate an infection is present
• Have blood or pus in the stool, as this may be a sign of a different condition
• Are showing signs of dehydration such as confusion, headache, fatigue, and/or dizziness or lightheadedness
• All children under 3 years old who have stomach flu should be seen by a doctor