How to Use stomach bug in a Sentence

stomach bug

noun

• Even healthy people can see this stomach bug continue for weeks.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
• Has your family been dealing with a stomach bug?
  — Hali Smith june 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 June 2026
• Sports drinks can help replenish electrolytes after a sweaty workout, stomach bug, or long day in the heat.
  — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 14 May 2026
• All eyes are on a nasty stomach bug that is sending people to the toilet in Florida and elsewhere.
  — Michelle Marchante july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
• Flu season may be mostly behind us, but a nasty, highly contagious stomach bug is rising.
  — NBC news, 29 May 2026
• Experts note that many different stomach bugs cause diarrhea.
  — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026
• Just when the Athletics were finally starting to get healthy again, a stomach bug came biting.
  — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
• Listening to most records felt shaky, ominous, like reintroducing food after a stomach bug.
  — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
• People can get the stomach bug by eating and drinking food and water contaminated with poop.
  — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
• The test is also not included on all standard lab workups for stomach bugs, and may require a special order from the doctor who suspects it.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
• The symptoms of cyclospora resemble other, more common stomach bugs, and many people will try to wait it out at home rather than seeking care.
  — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
• The illness doesn’t spread from person to person like a respiratory virus or the norovirus, another stomach bug.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 10 July 2026
• Thinking all stomach bugs spread the same way Cyclospora behaves differently than many of the more common stomach bugs.
  — Angela Haupt, Time, 15 July 2026
• Cyclosporiasis does not spread from person to person, unlike norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug that usually runs its course in a few days.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 7 July 2026
• The intestinal problems often last longer than typical food poisoning or stomach bugs, which can indicate a sick person should go to the hospital.
  — Eva Flowe july 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
• Some people only complain of diarrhea or vomiting, but a hallmark of norovirus is intense vomiting compared to other stomach bugs.
  — NBC news, 29 May 2026
• Routine stomach bugs are typically short-lived, resolving within 24 to 48 hours, the doctor said.
  — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
• Investigators are continuing to examine what exactly caused the outbreak, which can lead to symptoms similar to a bad stomach bug for days or even weeks.
  — Brandon Gomez,laya Neelakandan,angelica Peebles, CNBC, 20 July 2026
• For Hammond, keen to avoid stomach bugs, those extra precautions meant supercharging cleaning rituals.
  — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
• Early symptoms can overlap with those of a common viral stomach bug, including abdominal pain, nausea and watery diarrhea.
  — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
• Unlike most viral stomach bugs, Cyclospora is treatable with prescription antibiotics.
  — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
• Health officials have reported a gastrointestinal illness outbreak aboard an Alaska cruise ship, marking the vessel's third stomach bug outbreak in about two months.
  — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
• Often referred to as a stomach flu or stomach bug, rotavirus infection can cause extreme diarrhea, leading to severe dehydration and hospitalization.
  — Annette Regan, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
• Unlike the typical 24-hour stomach bug, the parasite can keep people sick for weeks—but once it's identified and treated with the right antibiotic, most people start feeling better within days.
  — Angela Haupt, Time, 15 July 2026
• Sam Merrill was violently ill on the off day between games 4 and 5, as a stomach bug (different from Atkinson’s upper respiratory bug) is also coursing through the team.
  — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 May 2026
• The infection resembles a serious stomach bug and often begins showing up two to three weeks after people become infected by the parasite, according to the CDC.
  — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 17 July 2026
• Florida has also seen a jump in cases and is now reporting 106 cases of the stomach bug for 2026, similarly, with nearly all cases reported in June and July.
  — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
• While a traditional stomach bug will have symptoms that typically disappear within 24 to 48 hours, cyclosporiasis symptoms may last for days or even weeks, Bagdasarian noted.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 July 2026
• Unlike many common stomach bugs that resolve on their own, severe or persistent Cyclospora infections typically require a prescription antibiotic, most often trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, to fully eliminate the parasite.
  — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026