i have to tell you that the "stomach flu" is not influenza. influenza is a respiratory disease not a gastrointestinal disease so tamiflu will not help as you have experienced. tamiflu only works for influenza not other viral infections. what you most likely had was viral gastroenteritis - a viral infection that is unrelated to true influenza. viral gastroenteritis is a self-limiting disease lasting about a week. i am assuming that you did not have a nasal swab (rapid flu test) to diagnose your illness. unless you actually had a flu vaccine to prevent influenza you would still be considered "at-risk" for getting the true influenza. it is not too late to get a vaccine but it will not help you for about two weeks. keep that in mind when you are exposed to large groups of people.
took 5 days tamiflu but still feel sick have swollen glands & exhaustion. do i still have the flu? contagious? . i had food poisoning on nov 28 then got this stomach flu on dec 12th. i took the 5 days of tamiflu plus metoclopramide & bella-phenobarb but i still feel achy tired. the day after my last dose of tamiflu i woke up with sore swollen glands. still taking the bella-phenobarb for abdominal discomfort. i'm supposed to return to nyc (where i got the flu) to work with the public in grand central station. i'm concerned about exposing myself to such a large amount of public while i still feel sick.