What to do if you get the winter vomiting bug
- Do not visit your GP surgery or A&E - you will recover naturally without treatment.
- Drink plenty to replace lost fluids.
- Wash hands thoroughly and regularly - particularly after using the toilet and before eating.
- Do not visit friends or relatives in hospitals or residential care homes to avoid introducing the infection.
- Use NHS Direct online health and symptom checker to manage diarrhoea and vomiting.
Norovirus outbreak: what to do if you feel unwell?
As cases of the norovirus soar across the UK, fresh guidance is issued by clinicians on how to treat the symptoms.
Thousands infected as norovirus cases soar
The number of confirmed cases of the winter vomiting bug, norovirus, is 72% higher than at this time last year, health experts have said.