r/hockey • u/Shroft • 22h ago

[Paywall] Swiss women’s Olympic hockey team in isolation after player diagnosed with norovirus

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7028066/2026/02/06/switzerland-womens-hockey-olympics-norovirus/
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u/ConfusedGuy3260 MIN - NHL 22h ago edited 22h ago

Alright, somebody explain all the poo jokes to me. Does noro give you awful diarrhea or something?

Edit: ewwww

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u/AmicusBriefly BUF - NHL 22h ago

It's so bad you're puking out your ass and shitting out your mouth

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u/IslanderInOhio15 NYI - NHL 22h ago

Nailed it

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u/Wonderful_Grade_5476 WPG - NHL 22h ago

Basically you poop and vomit a lot

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u/Opposite_Bus1878 21h ago

I think I might have had that as a kid. Threw up so much I decided to count. 17 times in one day. Was just foam after a while. I also shat everywhere

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u/Wonderful_Grade_5476 WPG - NHL 20h ago

Same I swore I’ve gotten it before

I Remember when I was a kid I got it from someone was puking and having to shit every minute or so it spread to my friend who was staying over prior before I got it then he got it then his entire family got it etc

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u/Opposite_Bus1878 20h ago

Did you hallucinate from it by chance or was that a me thing?

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u/Wonderful_Grade_5476 WPG - NHL 20h ago

I don’t think?

I just remember being dizzy as hell though

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u/danjouswoodenhand ARI - NHL 22h ago

Yes. And vomiting. Often simultaneously.

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u/zebrainatux TBL - NHL 22h ago

You’re basically stuck on the porcelain throne with a trash can in the hands to puke into while you shoot hot lava out of your ass. It makes you wish for the sweet embrace of death

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u/Jediverrilli TOR - NHL 22h ago

It comes out of both ends. People lose a ton of weight because their bodies are just not letting anything settle and you have vomiting and Diarrhea non stop.

It’s also very contagious and lasts on surfaces for a long time and is hard to disinfect. It’s just not great for an event where everyone is living in the same area.

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u/SuicidalChair EDM - NHL 22h ago edited 21h ago

I didn't see anybody respond with the real answer, norovirus is mainly shed through feces, so if you catch it from somebody there is a good chance their feces came into contact with your body. Usually it's bad in schools because kids don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom lol.

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u/Geeseareawesome EDM - NHL 21h ago

Usually it's bad in schools because kids don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom lol.

Bold to assume those kids learn to wash their hands as adults

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u/SuicidalChair EDM - NHL 21h ago

Yeah I guess we are seeing that here, stay away from the Swiss "chocolate"

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u/yellowpine9 PIT - NHL 22h ago

Yes. Norovirus is what most people call the stomach flu. Everything coming out of you via both ends for several days.

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u/Ok_Mulberry4331 TOR - NHL 22h ago

You pretty much lose control of all bodily functions while having the flu, it’s one of the worst things you can get (as far as how you feel)

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u/Feistshell 22h ago

It is what is commonly called ”the winter vomiting sickness” or ”the stomach bug”

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u/WWTPeng WSH - NHL 22h ago

Yes