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Ricky Gervais says he's had the worst eight hours of "illness of my life", with his Twitter followers rushing to support the comedian.
The After Life star, 61, has suffered from vomiting, sweats and chills, as he endured his illness.
In his typical explicit style, Ricky said he also wants to know who put the "12 gravy bombs up my a**e."
The Office writer shared his affliction with his 15.1m followers, writing: "I'm not well today. In fact I'd say I just lived through the worst 8 hours of illness of my life.
"Severe abdominal pains, vomiting every time I moved, (but only tiny bits of bile), hot sweats and chills, oh, and I really want to know who planted the 12 gravy bombs up my a**e."
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Ricky did not have a good eight hours as he struggled with sickness (NBC)One follower said it sounds like Ricky had noravirus, to which he replied: "Yeah that's what I thought."
Another replied: "If it's noravirus it's bad while it lasts but it doesn't last long," to which the stand-up comedian simply replied: "Yeah."
Norovirus, also known as "the winter bug" is a stomach bug that leads to vomitting and diarrhoea. While potentially very unpleasant, it usually goes away in about two days, according to the NHS.
Ricky is known for airing his thoughts on Twitter, and in February he pondered whether his comedy material will be amended after his death, amid the debate over changes to Roald Dahl 's books.
Ricky shared his health woes on TwitterNew editions of children's books written by the late author have been edited to remove language that may be deemed offensive or inappropriate.
The changes impact references to weight, mental health, violence, gender, and race. The word "fat," for example, has reportedly been removed from all of Roald's books.
It prompted criticism and publisher Penguin Random House UK later announced that it will now release unedited 'classic' versions of some books alongside the edited ones.
The Invention of Lying star waded into the discussion on Twitter, sharing a black and white photo of himself in an auditorium, with him looking off into the distance. He teased that it represented him thinking about his work being edited in the future.
Alongside it, he tweeted: "This is me pondering whether they'll change any of the words I've used in my work after I'm dead, to spare those who are fragile and easily offended."
Comedian Ricky gave examples of words that could be censored, adding: "Words like 'fat' and 'ugly'. And 'c***' and 'f**k'. And 'fat, ugly, greedy, pathetic little stupid f**king c***'. Stuff like that."
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Ricky is known for sharing his views on Twitter (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)One person reacted by saying that his work isn't aimed at young audiences though. They suggested that it can be difficult to explain "hurtful words" in books to children.
The comedian responded by explaining that his tweet had been a joke and seemingly agreed with the person. He wrote in his reply to them: "Yeah I know [...]. It was a joke."