norovirus butlins bognor

blue_monkey_2

Blimey, everyone I know that has been has had it and usually quite badly and she is the most clean obsessive people I know. My friends hubby and her son ended up in hospital on drips last year when they went to Turkey.

crystaltipps

blue_monkey wrote: »

I think it would be like going to Egypt or Turkey. Everyone that goes there gets a tummy bug, I don't even know why people bother but they still go and it is kind of expected isn't it? Just that Butlins is cheaper, there is more to do and the weather is crap!

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Reminds me, for our honeymoon we toured Cuba. People thought it was hysterical that I had enough medication for the 3rd world and took the right mick out of me (I had read how hard to was to get basic medication out there). Anyway, on the tour they stopped at the side of the road and boughts Goats Cheese from someone, well I am not touching that and everyone else had it (I do not think my husband did). By 10pm that night they were banging on my own asking for medication cos they all had food poisoning.

I think Norovirus is deffo worse than a tummy upset.

We went to Morocco last year - I also took daft amounts of stuff - including about 6 packs of generic immodium. Suffered a certain amount of ridicule too but we all had a day (at different times) where the immodium was definitely needed, but no sickness, no flu-like symptoms. I do know a good friend that had it a bit worse in Sharm el Sheik though - but again, it was only a day or so, and didn't ruin their holiday. And, lets face it, international travel and experiences are probably worth a quick dash to the loo and a few cramps!

It is not good being vomit phobic, is it! Once I was watching a programme about a guy who was living in the jungle with some indians and he had some natural hallucinogenic and it showed him very unexpectedly vomiting....I nearly fainted, spend hours afterwards feeling ill! Don't understand how people can not be bothered by it!

pulliptears

blue_monkey wrote: »

Blimey, everyone I know that has been has had it and usually quite badly and she is the most clean obsessive people I know. My friends hubby and her son ended up in hospital on drips last year when they went to Turkey.

We took some herbal tablets for a few weeks before we went. Can't think what they were called off the top Of my head so whether they made any difference I don't know?

A lot of Egypt tummy is down to over eating, over drinking and dehydration as well though.

blue_monkey_2

I do know what you mean crystal, I'll never forgot the bus home in Cuba, we were sitting by the loo and it was 3 hours this bloke was chucking up for. I have got better since I had the kids. But you something else that annoys me, Butlins always let their rides go on and on until someone chucks up.

I got my phobia after someone was sick on the Octopus at Butlins at Clacton around 1980. It spun round a bit and some flung off then they had to clean it, I know it was this that set me off. It seems funny right now.

And I hate flying knowing someone might be airsick - Cripes this was Cuba too from Havana to Holguin airport through the clouds and it was very bumpy - and they turned the music off and all you could hear was puking. Worse is my son was airsick 3 times last year when we went to Florida on the flight out. He has Autism and refused to undo his seatbelt for the whole journey and I think he should have had some oxygen where he had not been moving much. He had dinner and promptly bought it back up.

So, anyone for Cuba, have I sold it to you yet?? :rotfl:

This will make you laugh but I wanted to be a paramedic.

blue_monkey_2

crystaltipps wrote: »

It is not good being vomit phobic, is it! Once I was watching a programme about a guy who was living in the jungle with some indians and he had some natural hallucinogenic and it showed him very unexpectedly vomiting....I nearly fainted, spend hours afterwards feeling ill! Don't understand how people can not be bothered by it!

I saw that advertised and refused to watch that!! I let my husband watch it on his own.

Oh god, and that programme where they have celebs on coasters 'scream if you know the answer' or something, not a chance!!

I have read that your bodys natural reaction to seeing someone vomit is make you vomius and empty the stomach in case what they have, is also poisonous/infectious to you. I know that does not help much but it does sometimes help me get my head around why I feel like I do when it happens.

yXXXoF

Sorry Butlin's but it's just not good enough I'm afraid! All your efforts seem to be to ensure people due to arrive still come and don't cancel. ONE phone call, e-mail, text or whatever to warn us of the possibility after we left was all I'd expect. It could have saved my daughter from being admitted to a children's ward occupied by babies already sick. It took SIX goes to get her i/v in a vein. I shall remember that far longer than any temptation to visit again. ALL so avoidable. . .

Yet somehow you managed to send me an e.mail questionaire a week after we came home. Just like here, my replies won't use the language you should be hearing. But hey, thanks for directing me to the independent site to review your hotel...! Trip Advisor is it?

yXXXoF

And butlin's - don't you dare call it just a "tummy upset" again!!!

mandi

It is bad news yXXXoF . The site should have been quarantined and this should be highlighted .

How is your daughter now ? and welcome to MSE

juliehug_2

Hi my sisters are travelling to Bognor today staying in Gold star appartments......i was due to go with them and a party of 16.
Unfortunately no-one is now talking to me because i didn't want to catch this terrible virus, are the gold star rooms having the same problems?
I wish them luck and hope they dont get this sickness but in my heart im really annoyed they are being like this, my sister said its eradicated and i said not what i have seen on web forums, she replied you are just listening to hearsay!

a..w_2

juliehug wrote: »

Hi my sisters are travelling to Bognor today staying in Gold star appartments......i was due to go with them and a party of 16.
Unfortunately no-one is now talking to me because i didn't want to catch this terrible virus, are the gold star rooms having the same problems?
I wish them luck and hope they dont get this sickness but in my heart im really annoyed they are being like this, my sister said its eradicated and i said not what i have seen on web forums, she replied you are just listening to hearsay!

Its a case of a 50/50 chance of catching it maybe higher as the weather is going to be bad this weekend and most people will be indoors,if you want an accurate answer on the amount of people still catching it it would be best to contact environmental health they give you the truth.