Hypothetically aside in my case no I don't like being sick. I avoid at all costs being sick and having to see doctors. so much so that when i did experience stomach problems and weight loss more than a pound a week I chalked it up to my eating disorder and stress and when my therapist at that time finally gave em an ultimatue of going to my family physician and letting him know I was not feeling as good as I was portraying because I didn't want DHS to know I was not feelng good, I was trying to keep visitation with my child not lose it and being sick is grounds for canceling visitation with a child in foster care.

So I went. my blood test came up abnormal and then upon further tests to find out why my blood counts were so off it turned out that I had Mucosis Associated Lymphocitic Tissue Lymphoma - a non hodgekins cancer that traves the blood stream by way of the lymph nodes and thanks to a bacteria - HelioBacter Pyloria the cancer was localized in my stomach lining.

So in your hypothetical scenero I would suggest the hypothetical person go see their family physician to rule out things like anemia, ulcers, cancer and whatever other medical problems there are out there that can cause a person to experience stomach pain and problems beyond the normal flu virus.