1 One ingredient in VICODIN, VICODIN ES, and VICODIN HP is hydrocodone, a controlled substance that can be. 2  habit-forming and/or abused. 3  You should take this drug only for the condition for which it is prescribed, for as long as it is prescribed, in the amount prescribed, and no more frequently than prescribed.
Viruses (e.g., adenovirus, astrovirus, rotavirus, Norwalk virus) are the most common cause of diarrhea in the United States. The most common ones in children are rotavirus and in adults are norovirus. Escherichia coli, Clostridium difficile, and Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Shigella spp. are common bacterial causes.
Finally, you may not actually have the flu at all. Many people believe they have the flu when they get sick. But flu like symptoms can be caused by a lot of viruses, not just influenza. And contrary to popular belief, the flu typically does not cause vomiting and diarrhea - or at least not as primary symptoms. Influenza is a respiratory illness. If your main symptoms are vomiting and diarrhea, you probably have a stomach virus (sometimes called the stomach flu), which is not the flu at all.