Viral Gastroenteritis...or Crappy New Year

Stomach flu. Why do they call it that? It's not actually caused by the influenza virus. No, I prefer the medical term...viral gastroenteritis. Now THAT'S more like it. The name has some meat to it. When someone says they have the stomach flu, you say "oh poor baby has a tummy ache;" but when someone says they have viral gastroenteritis, you say, "Holy shit! How much longer do you have to live?" I was unfortunate enough to have a bout of viral gastroenteritis for new year's eve. It didn't feel like a tummy ache...it felt like two aliens fighting over uncharted territory in my gut. Between the barfing, the diarrhea, and the stomach cramps, it was not a happy new year! My doctor gave me some crazy antibiotics to treat the aliens...and I do mean crazy. I can't think of the name of the antibiotics right now...I'll have to check & come back and post it. This stuff made me crazy! I had every single possible side effect...dizzyness, agitation, confusion, heart palpitations, sweats, and - here comes the fun part - facial tics. So as if barfing and craping my guts out wasn't enough - my damn lips wouldn't stop twitching! Anyhoo - that's my take on the whole stomach flu - gastroenteritis situation. Peace out!