I'm Recovering from the Flu
I don't think it was food poisoning because I hadn't eaten anything new or unusual in the 24 hour preceding. And I looked up the symptoms and they were a bit different.
I started getting chills and fever yesterday afternoon. That's very off because I usually run warm. I was upstairs, which is noticeably warmer than downstairs, but I had to put a blanket around me. I was very tired and slightly nauseated.
I went downstairs to watch TV and I slept some, watched some. I finally woke up around 11pm, sweatier than I have been in years, but not feverish. Yaayy! The fever was broken!
This morning, I'm feeling a bit weak and like a wrung out dishrag, but waay better than I was yesterday.
If there is something going around, good luck to everybody. The only good news is that the worst of it will last about a day.
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Don’t be coughing and sneezing in the Lounge! 
Gastroenteritis, (24 hour virus) on the other hand, attacks your intestines, causing signs and symptoms, such as:
Watery, usually nonbloody diarrhea — bloody diarrhea usually means you have a different, more severe infection. Abdominal cramps and pain, nausea, vomiting or both, occasional muscle aches or headache, low-grade fever.
Food poisoning:the symptoms of food poisoning usually begin within one to two days after eating contaminated food, although they may start at any point between a few hours and several weeks later. The main symptoms include: feeling sick (nausea) vomiting, chills, dehydration, dizziness, fatigue, fever, lightheadedness, loss of appetite, malaise, weakness, or sweating
In any case, hope you're feeling better soon.
