DH has a stomach bug! Prevention tips before store closes?

[springmum]

DH called from work, he's been vomiting and having watery diarrhea all afternoon. I'm fairly certain this is virus related vs something he ate.

I will have to take of DH for a little while because he is type 1 diabetic, so I have some conventional stuff for him to ease symptoms quickly (immodium) Unless there is something better that I could give him??


So aside from the fact that my 23 month old and I have have probably already been exposed to the germs this morning - what can I do to prevent us from catching this if it is viral/bacterial?

So far I have

-set up a nice little bedroom complete with buckets, towels and water for him so that he's not in bed with us
- cleaned out the bathroom he will be using & we'll use the other
- DS and I both had some sauerkraut & probiotics today
- we took our vit d too
- we don't have any kefir, and DS is dairy intolerant (and others, but just to reference any yogurt possibilities)


Really I'm trying not to be paranoid, but a stomach virus and a 23 month old is a little scary for me!

What else could I run to the store and get before it closes??? Homeopathics? Vitamins?

[calebsmommy25]

Oh Mama, I'm sorry to hear this! Stomach bugs are awful. We had one spread around our house, dp, ds and I all got it. It wasn't fun, but we survived. Dp had it the worst.

My mom says to take hydrastis (goldenseal) when you have a stomach bug. I don't know the specifics, you would have to look them up or call someone who would know better. I have taken it before for sinus problems and it works wonders. I've used it only in the liquid form.

Take care. I hope your dh is the only one who gets it.