SIDE EFFECTS: Dry lips and mouth, minor swelling of the eyelids or lips, crusty skin, nosebleeds, upset stomach, or thinning of hair may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
Duration of stomach flu depends on the severity of the attack. The condition may become worse in case of infants, young children and elderly who cannot drink sufficient fluids to compensate for dehydration experienced during the illness. For these people, stomach flu can last for 3 weeks or more.
Answer: The stomach flu viruses can live on surfaces for about 2 weeks. Once everyone in your house is done being sick, it is reasonable to assume that you will have stray viruses lingering on household surfaces for another 2 weeks.t remained infectious for 2 months and then they stopped checking4. Answer: The stomach flu viruses can live on surfaces for about 2 weeks. My in-laws had a bad case of the stomach flu on December 18-19, 2009. They were well by December 20.