With the flu...?

I have thrown up so many times in the past few hours, now. I have nothing left in my body to give up. So, it hurts while I am throwing up nothing. Should I drink some water? I tried that and it just made me throw up faster. But is it better than to sit there and throw up nothing? I just want to get better...

Okay, this is common. You need ice chips. Suck on one chip at a time very slowly. It won't feel as good as drinking, but should keep the amount hitting your stomach small enough to prevent more vomiting.

If you are able to handle the ice chips for a couple hours without puking, you can graduate to a frozen fruit pop. Try for the real fruit kind without any chunks of fruit. Suck very slowly. This will give you fluids and a little sugar.

If you make it through that for a couple hours, then try a little plain chicken broth warmed up. Small, very small sips.

If any of these make you puke again, stop immediately. Wait for an hour, then try with the ice chips again. If you have ice cubes but no chips, put the ice in a paper bag and hit it with a hammer, wrench, shoe heel, can of soup, whatever. Dump the resulting chips into a plastic cup and keep in the fridge for the duration. Have a friend or your boy/girlfriend set you up with this if possible.

Real sorry about the flu. It's been going around here on the west coast for the last month.

chicken broth is huge... and if you can keep that down with a little saltine crackers you're set... just keep trying and get lots of rest.

You are sick - your body wants to be empty. Nothing you can do but ride it out - when you need water your body will make you thirsty, however if it lasts more than a day or two go to your Dr. and maybe get an IV. Best luck.