Stomach bug...
 

So I had a stomach bug, I guess a 24(ish) hr bug and lost 4lbs. With no eating and TMI ALERT frequenttttt bathroom trips I lost 4lbs in about 2 days. Sad to say I'd have stayed sick a few more days to lose and be able to keep of 10 or so lbs. Wondering about how much I should expect to come back now that I'm feeling better.

Anyone else had this bug? Or secretly hoping to get it to lose a few lbs? Lol

Some of that loss is from dehydration. :(

I have NO desire to get a stomach bug to lose weight. Last year I was traveling in Peru and had a 24 hour stomach bug that had me throwing up everything (including water) I ingested. It started one night in Cuzco. The next morning I had an 8 hour tourist bus trip to Puno with stops along the way. Despite Phenergan I could not drink so much as a sip of water without throwing up. It was an awful day. I didn't even get out of the bus at the last two stops and everyone on the bus through I had altitude sickness. I did not have altitude sickness as I had been at altitude for a week already and hadn't been sick!

When we got to Puno, I crashed and managed to sleep all night. The next day, we had a boat tour on Lake Titicaca, to the floating islands and Taquile Island. I had not been able to keep any food/liquids down at this point for 48 hours, but was feeling better and didn't want to miss the floating islands. So I went on the trip.

Well, the floating islands were amazing and I was now keeping down a few sips of water. Then, we went to Taquile Island. Our tour director said that the hike we had would be easier than anything we'd done in Cuzco.

He was so wrong. It was a 2.5 mile hike uphill at the highest altitude we'd been to. All uphill, often very steeply. I was so weak from the virus it was really tough. Luckily there was a little stand at the beginning of the hike where I was able to buy some PowerAid and a quinoa-based 'granola' bar, because I really, really needed the fuel.

The scenery was gorgeous and they had a lunch of trout fresh from the lake for us but I couldn't eat much.

The worst part is that I gave the virus to several of my traveling companions, although they were lucky enough to get it while in Lima when they could spend a day sleeping in the hotel.

But! Keep your calories reasonable and ease back into foods. Don't stress your system too much and drink plenty of water and broth.

I had a bad cold a couple wks back (no GI problems but no appetite either) and lost a few lbs. About half stayed off with minimal effort.

Sorry I meant for it to be kinda lighthearted joke. I didn't get out of bed the whole time. Fortunately my kiddos took care of me.

I loss when I had that stomach bug and I didnt gain any of it back. But every bodies different. I think my body just took the opportunity to lose the bloat it had built up

Yeah, I think like that sometimes. It's kind of odd to see the quick weight loss when it's been so painstakingly slow. You start thinking - wow! 4lbs in 2 days, hmm...what if I could have 6lbs in 3 days? I'll be at XYZ goal then. After all when you're sick, chances are you've got nothing to do but lay around and think about things like this, right?

But, if the contents in your stomach, intestines and what water you've managed to consume is primarily what came out - that's primarily what you lost. So, once you've eaten normally for a day or two and filled those things back up, the weight comes back. The part that I think you lose "for real" is if any of it was the result of less calories eaten for a few days because you were too sick to eat. Maybe a pound over 3 or 4 days?

Feel better soon!

LOL

I thought it funny. I found out real quick that I could never become bulimic last time it hit me. I'd rather just stay as is than have to upchuck even the slightest!!!

It's probably from dehydration, but I wouldn't sweat too much on any gain. Glad you are feeling better!

I had a cold recently and wasn't eating too much. I was surprised to see that the scale didn't drop until I started feeling better. I've never had a relationship with my body- so it's interesting to see what patterns it might have.