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Good people... I'm not sure anyone can help but a problem shared and all that...
A few days ago I became sick. I'm not alone, several pilgrims have been ill. We've been told that locals are also going down like flies with a sickness bug.
I've rested up in Salamanca for a couple of days and thought I was better but i was sick again last night... now on day 4. We moved on via the bus today to El Cubo... we just felt like we needed to move on... and Salamanca rooms are scarce over this weekend.
However... we're here and I still feel rubbish. We're thinking of moving on to Zamora tomorrow by bus and resting up there. I hate skipping sections and it feels like ages since we walked... but I feel a bit pants and I'm not really able to eat without nausea.
Any experienced Via folk care to offer suggestions for a plan?
We're on a schedule so each day we stop is a day lost... all thoughts welcome.
I'm so sorry you are ill. I can't advise about which sections to skip, but I can say you should not feel bad about skipping any. Your health is the important thing, and pushing yourself when you are ill will just make things worse. Grandmotherly advice for your care: rest, plenty of clear fluids, no caffeineor alcohol ...if that goes OK, toast, crackers, bland foods. no dairy except yogurt. If this has been going on for a while, or if you are weak/dizzy, or have a fever or pain, see at least a pharmacist if not a physician. (But I think you know all that) If it were me, I'd look ahead to a city that I'd like to visit, or seems large enough to have medical care/pharmacy, bus/train/taxi there, find a pleasant place to stay, and focus on enjoying the city and resting.
I hope you are better soon
She's meeting someone in Ourense on 31st if I remember correctly from her previous posts. That's why so eager to walk/skip the Via, to be on time.If you are in a good and caring albergue - Just stay there! What is the reasoning behind taking the bus to Zamora tomorrow if you are not feeling 100%? Buen Camino, SY
Thanks for the ideas folks... I really do appreciate it.
At first I thought it was a 24 hour thing so when I started to feel better I thought ... yeah - all good now. Other pilgrims were saying the same so I suspect I rushed things. Last night I was back to square one... posible my own silly fault.
I've been sticking to just liquids today and had some light veg soup for dinner that the lovely albergue owner made for me... to be honest I wanted to say no but she went to so much effort and said it would be good for me... I just hope she's right!
We'll take the bus to Zamora tomorrow and wait it out... as someone said moving around ain't a lot of fun. If I still feel the same way on Monday, I will seek further advice.
I'm really grateful for the ideas... I feel a bit of a whimp and just want to shake it off and I guess Im not doing what i would do at home (ie rest/sleep). I keep thinking I'll be fine... its just not obliging! but i'm glad I asked you all... thanks very much for the help.
I became sick at the end of my Camino. Chills, fever, d.... and emisis. I had heat exhaustion and an intestinal infection. I finally saw a Doctor in Madrid the two days before my flight home. I was put on three different Meds...bed rest...lots of fluids. I was well enough two days later for my flight home. Another time early in Vigin food poisoning from a bad tortilla. Take care...don't push it if your unwell. See a Doctor...they are truly a friend to the Pilgrims.Good people... I'm not sure anyone can help but a problem shared and all that...
A few days ago I became sick. I'm not alone, several pilgrims have been ill. We've been told that locals are also going down like flies with a sickness bug.
I've rested up in Salamanca for a couple of days and thought I was better but i was sick again last night... now on day 4. We moved on via the bus today to El Cubo... we just felt like we needed to move on... and Salamanca rooms are scarce over this weekend.
However... we're here and I still feel rubbish. We're thinking of moving on to Zamora tomorrow by bus and resting up there. I hate skipping sections and it feels like ages since we walked... but I feel a bit pants and I'm not really able to eat without nausea.
Any experienced Via folk care to offer suggestions for a plan?
We're on a schedule so each day we stop is a day lost... all thoughts welcome.
When you are eating little ,you need to replace electrolytes,so put dioralyte or seuroral powder in all your drinks at half the reccomended strength for treating diorrhea,(instructions on packet).Most sickness bugs don't last more than a few days. Rest your stomach with thin fluids. small volumes frequently initially eg150ml hourly, drunk over 30minutes. You can increase volumes as you respond over 24 hours. If not vomited for 24hrs try a little soup. and if ok move up to toast, crackers etc. Avoid large volumes. Avoid dairy products. If the vomiting returns drop down to fluids again. Avoid greasy and spicy foods. If you are still running a fever see a doctor. From the story it is probably viral. Any blood in diarrhoea see a doctor. If you are up to walking, try 5/6 miles and rest or maybe stop. Repeat the next day. It will pass and you have more resilience than you know. It is not an ego trip, taking the bus is humbly accepting the situation. Contemplate.
I was reading an Australian blog post (Marg from Perth) today and her English friend came down with a similar lurgy. They think she got it at the Hotel Asturias near the Arco de Caparra. So you probably have caught it north of there with probably a 24-48 hour incubation.
Ps @Donna Sch... here's my blog... if you're a blog fan
https://caminobrassblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/18/354/
Good morning, sorry to hear about the illness. Always remember your A B C - apples, bananas and carrots and looooads of fluids. Don't let the bus rides get you down, rather get better so that you can enjoy the rest of the walk. Buen CaminoGood people... I'm not sure anyone can help but a problem shared and all that...
A few days ago I became sick. I'm not alone, several pilgrims have been ill. We've been told that locals are also going down like flies with a sickness bug.
I've rested up in Salamanca for a couple of days and thought I was better but i was sick again last night... now on day 4. We moved on via the bus today to El Cubo... we just felt like we needed to move on... and Salamanca rooms are scarce over this weekend.
However... we're here and I still feel rubbish. We're thinking of moving on to Zamora tomorrow by bus and resting up there. I hate skipping sections and it feels like ages since we walked... but I feel a bit pants and I'm not really able to eat without nausea.
Any experienced Via folk care to offer suggestions for a plan?
We're on a schedule so each day we stop is a day lost... all thoughts welcome.
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