 [ Symptoms ] severe gastroenteritis should i stay home  i have had gastroenteritis for almost 3 weeks now the vomiting is getting out of control to the point where i am literally falling asleep with my head over the bed over a trash can my stomach bulges out so badly that i look 5 months pregnant my question is is this an illness where you should stay home as opposed to the common cold where you can work i am a cleaner i clean office buildings and hospitals every night with other co workers please help [ Disease ] no it is not dangerous but you would want to do it with the advice of a health care professional to make sure you do it right there are actually versions of birth control that are approved for less or even no placebo days at all    making them continuous use pills if you want to change the timing of your period by adjusting when you take the placebos you should talk to your gynecologist to be sure you do it right… or you could end up pregnant