Health expert Dr Angad Dhillon warns that norovirus, the winter vomiting bug, can cause prolonged effects with up to 30% of severe gastroenteritis cases developing post-infectious IBS
Norovirus (often called the winter vomiting bug), causes vomiting and diarrhoea and is highly infectious, easily spread by close contact between people(Image: )
Avoiding illness throughout the winter period is almost impossible. As temperatures plummet, people gather inside where bugs and viruses circulate rapidly.
Currently, one especially unpleasant illness is sweeping through A&E departments across the country, making thousands feel dreadful.
The culprit is norovirus – more commonly referred to as the winter vomiting bug. Those affected endure vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach cramps, fever, aches and chills.
It’s a miserable condition, and…