Healthy adults will feel better within a week. Taking antibiotics may shorten the duration of the illness to 1 or 2 days. Ask your doctor if you can take aspirin, acetaminophen, or ibuprofen to control your fever. However, you will want to be very careful not to burn your skin. Let your bowel rest by drinking only clear liquids such as water, juice, weak tea, bouillon, and Gatorade.
Popsicles are also good to suck on.
It is important to drink often so that you do not become dehydrated. Suck on ice chips if you feel too nauseated to drink fluids. Do not eat solid foods because they can cause cramps. Avoid milk products for at least another day. Return to your normal diet after 2 or 3 days of the soft-food diet, but avoid fresh fruit and vegetables, alcohol, and highly seasoned or spicy foods for several days.