A 46-year-old member asked:
Could you tell me how long it takes until i feel 100% after a stomach virus?
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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered
51 years experience in Nuclear Medicine
Varies: Time of recovery usually depends on virus and takes days to weeks. You can be contagious from a few days to two weeks, depending on which virus is causing your stomach flu (gastroenteritis).. Severe dehydration can occur which needs supplemented fluids sometimes intravenous therapy and hospitalization.
Answered on Apr 18, 2013
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