Flu symptoms--sign of pregnancy?

[Anonymous]

I'm 8 DPO and started feeling poorly last night. Low grade fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, upset stomach, and briefly--chills. I'm pretty sure it's food poisoning or flu. But I was reading online (yes, I know, probably not the best idea) and found some sites saying some of these symptoms could mean I'm pregnant. Anyone had a similar experience? Also, any tips for nausea would be appreciate. I can only keep ginger ale down--even Pedialyte I can't keep down. Thanks DCUM!

[Anonymous]

No way you would be feeling symptoms of that magnitude before you've even missed a period. Doesn't mean you're not pregnant, but your illness is unrelated.

[Anonymous]

Although you might start feeling some symptoms that early (even though it's REALLY early), in my experience, they'd be more along the lines of cramping. It sounds to me like you've got a stomach bug. Hope you feel better soon!

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a flu. You wouldn't be getting such intense symptoms so early, and especially not fever and chills. Hope you feel better soon!

[Anonymous]

Thanks, this is the OP. It looks like food poisoning and I started spotting today so it looks like AF is on the way....

[Anonymous]

In my experience, the surest early sign of pregnancy is intense breast tenderness--far more tender than pre-period tenderness. All other symptoms can be due to something else.