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I'm another port and Brandy vote. My Dad swore by it- I have also been told Brandy and Coke by my GP in the past. I can only face dry toast or rice when I'm on the mend, the drinks get me to that point. Hugs it will work out - it has to.?

Talk about stress! I hope it sorts itself out. I really feel for you as I arrived back in UK from abroad with a nasty tropical bug and then was moving out to another country. It's stressful!

Don't forget to take care of yourself. Probiotics, lots of water, etc etc

I'm just overwhelmed by the support from you fantastic people! Thank you for all your suggestions. DH feeling better today, he still has a slight temperature but the WC breaks are fewer (I could give more details but it would just be far too much information!)
On the moving front, our buyer has just intimated that he would like to move a month before he originally said he would. Aargh!
Just ordered industrial quantities of bubble wrap and hope everything gets wrapped in time.

Antonio Sending a big warm hug your way. At the moment my situation means that I have to keep reminding myself that life won't always be like this. Hope the move goes well. A past purchase involved the vendor moving to another country and it does complicate things. Hope H gets better soon. {flowers}

Hug for you. Harrogate is a lovely place. Good Luck with the chain of buyers. Hope your husband continues to get better. x

Just seen this thread and sending you a BIG (((HUG))); hope your DH is feeling better today.

I would recommend seeing a doctor. I recently had a bout of giardia which was awful. The doc said always get medical advice if you have diarrhoea for more than 2/3 days. I waited a fortnight before seeing gp but it cleared up quickly once I got the right medication

Hugs and hugs. All will be over soon.

my doctor told me years ago that the best thing for a tummy bug is flat coke [or lemonade i've found out] and rich tea biscuits. i suppose depending on where you are you could investigate the availability of both these.
hope he gets better soon and that the move goes well.

Can sympathise. Just been to an appointment made 3 months ago to sort out some paper work to find I had been sent to the wrong place.

Moving is on the list of very stressful events, add the different countries and now your husband's illness you deserve all our hugs. Hope he is better and I have heard of the flat coke remedy. The whisky I think is to make one happy whilst sitting on the loo.

Harrogate a lovely place.

Only just seen this post-? and hugs Antonia. Hope DH is continuing to improve.
I think the French for culinary arrowroot is. . . . Arrowroot although the botanical term is la marante btw.
Our DD2 lives in Harrogate so we visit there from time to time so keep in touch Antonia and we'll have a meet up sometime.
SO hope it all goes well. You'll need a rest after all of that!

Faced with a mountain of things to do and a move, I have found it helpful to take a sheet of A4 lined paper, draw
3 columns on the right. Label the first one begun, the second done, the third comment. Then list ALL the things to be done. It clears the mind a little and even ticking a begun item means progress.

Really good advice Franny!

Just seen this post. Hope all goes well with the move Antonia and your husband is soon 100%. I live 30mins from Harrogate and it's such a lovely place and an old spa town. You're a short drive away from the beautiful Yorkshire dales and handy also for the coast where you can visit Scarborough and Whitby. ?

Just seen this post - hope things are improving with DH. We were in your position this time last i.e. moving house with all manner of complications and I can totally sympathise. But it will pass and hopefully this time next year you'll be sitting in your lovely new house in Harrogate sending hugs to somebody else on GN!

Thanks for all the practical advice everyone! Today's boxes are packed and labelled so having a rest now. As I said DH feels better now but is still a bit 'drained.' Newquay I would love to meet up sometime, we don't know anyone in Harrogate yet except for DD2 and family.

Lots of great advise for hubby, I think you just need to deal with one thing at a time yes when you look at it as a whole it probably looks overwhelming but look at it seperatly and it's not so bad. As someone suggested you will look back and raise a smile by end of the year.Wishing it all goes well.

Apples help to stop the runs. Hope he is better soon.

Lots of hugs to you and your husband, hope he is starting to feel better. Harrogate is a lovely place, I feel quite envious. I'm sure that you will cope with the move, and wish you all the best for your future.

Huge hugs to you both ((((?)))). Moving is one of life's stressors, big time. I have just sold my flat that I have owned for 25 years, and rented out for the past 15 years or so, as I actually live in our shared marital home, so very little packing, but gosh, the stress, the delays,the indecision about what to do with the many 'things' that one accumulates, etc, etc, etc.

Good thing in many ways that your buyer wants to move a month early, less time for him to pull out and hopefully you'll get here sooner and enjoy our good weather.

Re tummy bugs (if that is what it is) a paediatrician I worked with, always recommended flat Coca Cola - the taste was ok, and it contains lots of stuff, and helps children (and presumably adults) rehydrate.

Anyway, it sounds as though the situation has improved, and your move is speeding up - so you'll get to Harrogate sooner, and have a chance to rest yourself. So flowers ? and a final smiley hug ((((?)))).

We lived on three different continents in 1 year, North America, Asia and northern Europe believe me you will get through it and be stronger for it. Our moves also involved moving animals and all the attendant vaccinations/rules and regs. Seemed overwhelming but you'll manage and hopefully your hubby will soon be well again. Good luck!

Big hug for you x

Sending hugs

I hope your husband recovers soon, stomach bugs are so debilitating.
I think I might try NfkDumpling's remedy, it sounds like it would work.
In the meantime, great big (((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))) to you and your husband.

Sending big hugsxx