Hello. A strange thing happened last week. I have a history of gastric problems, and last tuesday evening i felt nausea, and did not want anything to eat, at this stage i would normally take a high dose of vitamin c say 1000mg, however, with not feeling well i didnt. I went to bed, but was unable to sleep, and at 1am i was sick, after that i was going hot and cold, and felt unwell.

The next day was just the same, going hot and cold and feeling nausea. I do know a herbal tincture for these symptoms, but i was not sure what was wrong with me. Now for the horror bit, at 11am, i was sick again, but this time the vomit was black.

The next thing i know i was in hospital, and they where doing all types of tests. The blood test was the important one, however it was ok, and the hospital discharged me after 6 hours.

The next day I was feeling weak, but much better, so what was it? black vomit is classic symptoms of yellow fever. Yellow fever in the uk, i dont think so. Yet we do have a water feature in the conservatory, and the water does not get changed much-- no it could,nt be, could it?

Any thoughts?

Hmmm... This is interesting.

I don't know what to say except to suggest possible solutions that I would use if I was in that situation.

First, I would strengthen my immune system with one of my favorite supplements because the immune system is what will eventually be responsible for removing the virus/bacteria causing this condition:

Nature's Immune Stimulator

Second, in case it was a virus, I would be taking a strong natural anti-viral supplements like this:

VS-C, Chinese

If the virus/bacteria resides in the stomach, I would also take a few tablespoons of this each hour:

Colloidal Silver

Hope this helps someone avoid these types of issues in the future.

3 hour cure for stomach flu:

Take 1-2 tablesoons Kaopectate.
Sip slowly, a cup or two of Coca-Cola (not Pepsi). SIP do not gulp quickly.

The phosphoric acid in the Coke will kill the bug in the tummy, the Kaopectate will lock up the diarhea, and you will be just about dandy in 2-3 hours.

If this does not work it isn't a stomach flu because this never fails for stomach flu, been using it for years with myself and the kids.

You seem to know a lot about these things...I also prefer using natural stuffs rather then chemical ones. I don't really trust chemical products and recently I came accross a controlled substance act which consists of a list of controlled substance that cannot be shipped to USA...I think that people must eventually little by little use more herbal products than chemical one!!!