Stomach Virus: Older Child
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Stomach Virus Question
Asked by N.R. from Macon
on November 21, 2010
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My 6 year old came down with the stomach virus late Monday night. She felt terrible all day Tuesday and was feeling better by Wednesday. Thursday night I came down wit...
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- No, if it's a virus that has gotten you both, she should be okay. Once your immune system has handled a virus, it is equipped to fight off any future exposures to t...
- Once we are sick with a virus we don't get sick again with the same virus. Our body becomes immune to any virus with which it becomes ill. However, we can immediatel...
- Yes she could get the virus again, but my personal opnion is that her tummy is still sensative and that she has not fully recovered. Good luck!
Stomach Virus or Something Else?
Asked by M.P. from Los Angeles
on September 21, 2010
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My 6 year old daughter has been having severe stomach pain, usually within a a few hours of eating. It gets worse at night and she has woken up the last several night...
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- It could be an abdominal migraine, they're common in children. (google abdominal migraine..)
- What kind of stomach pain? My daughter, when she was 4, would wake up regularly at night (after being asleep for about an hour or hour and a half --usually around 9...
- Great suggestions from the other moms. While you're waiting to get into a doctor, keep a food diary. Write down everything she eats and the time. This will help the...
Help-my 8 Year Old Is Very Picky About Her Food.
Asked by L.Z. from Odessa
on April 29, 2008
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I have an 8 year old that is very picky about food. She either wants something different from what i've made and if not, she won't eat. I can't get her to eat veggies...
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- I think it is a phase....my now 9 year old went through that also. Now she is trying all kinds of things. I would never go out of my way to fix her a different meal if...
- My children have done the same thing. She's associating the new food with the vomiting. My child did that with a certain food. It was a traumatic experience and the...
- my daughter has done this most of her life since 2 yrs old - she is now 23 yrs old. Over the years we have learned that some of the things she did not like - she has ...
Anyone Every Had a Relapse of the Stomach Virus?
Asked by D.G. from Philadelphia
on March 17, 2011
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Hiya moms! My kids recently has a stomach virus. Though mild with intermitant vomiting and diarrhea it had a much longer duration then your typical bug. With 3 kids it...
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- My 2 yr old just got over the stomach virus a couple of weeks ago. He wad diarrhea and vomiting. Then, on day 4, it appeared he was all better. I was so happy. Then on...
- Yes. Totally sucks!! The strain we have experienced this year was insane. My 8 year old threw up for 16 hours straight. That was unheard of in our family. Stomach ...
- Yes, this happened to me actually. I thought it was just a stomach virus, it went away and came back. After three weeks, which the doctor told me it could take that ...
Chronic Stomach Aches and Vomiting in 6-Year-old
Asked by J.M. from Minneapolis
on October 23, 2008
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I am seeking ideas for what could be wrong with my 6-year-old son. For the past two and half months he has complained a lot of stomach pain. Usually he blames it on ...
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- My son vomits when he is irregular- if he has been constipated for a few days- he may vomit then poop too- we eat lots of pears- and drink lots of pear juice to avoid ...
- J. -- Take him to his doctor! L.
- To me it sound like it might be a combination of things causing these symptoms. While it could be a virus, the fact that it has been recurring, and he doesn't seem to...
Child Having Upset Stomach Issues
Asked by D.M. from Topeka
on November 8, 2007
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My 7 year old daughter has been ill for about the past week or so and with a low grade fever and upset stomach. I took her to the hospital and he said she has irritab...
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- My daughter is 7 and she had this same thing going on last week. She complained of a stomach ache but never vomited etc. She also had a low grade fever and just laid a...
- Did the Dr say anyhting about Crohn's disease? It's a more intense type of IBS. You might want to check into that.
- I have had problems with my 9 year old on and off with her stomach hurting. I took her to the urgent care in town and one of the nurses said that it could be abdomina...
Stomach Flu or Something Else?
Asked by C.C. from New York
on February 13, 2011
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My daughter has been throwing up since Thursday. Can't keep anything besides water and ice chips down. Ginger ale, pedialyte, broth all gets thrown up. No fever. No...
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- You really have to make sure she's not dehydrating with all the vomiting she's doing. I would take her to the ER just to make sure.
- That is quite a few days for the stomach bug. It could be the rotovirus, either way she is at risk of dehydration. If she seems lethargic I would take her to the ER. ...
- Techinally the FLU is not throwing up..its more cold like symptoms. She probably has a stomach bug. My daughter tested positive for the flue 2 weeks ago and never thre...
Stomach Flu
Asked by K.O. from Detroit
on January 2, 2008
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Long story - sorry in advance.
On the 28th we got together for a family Christmas. This is 2 days after my sister, her hubby and their 3 kids had the stomach flu. The...
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- Hi K., Sorry about the flu at your house. Depending on the virus and conditions they can live outside the body for a short time....you contract the virus, it replica...
- The same thing happened to us last May. It started with my niece, then my mom, my 3 kids, me, my husband, sister-in-law, even our babysitter and the girl who works in ...
- K., I have some advice and It is not what you want to hear. You all will most likely get it. I have a 6 year old and a 2 year old and I have noticed once it was here,...
7 Year Old with Tummy Troubles
Asked by S.W. from St. Louis
on October 21, 2008
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OK Mamas I need some help. I have a 7 year old girl with some minor tummy troubles. She said that her tummy "just dosen't feel good" and she has to go poop a lot. A...
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- It could be nothing or could be something.I'm not going to give any medical advice because we simply have no idea what is causing this.If you feel as her mama to take ...
- You may want to try talking to your Pediatrician about putting her on Miralax or another name is Glucomax, I believe you can buy this over the counter now, Both of my ...
- Yes you should call the dr. Any change in bowel habit that lasts for more than a week should be checked out at any age. Better safe than sorry.
6 Yr Old Complaining of Stomach Pain
Asked by E.A. from Clarksville
on December 30, 2008
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I am beginning to get concerned about my daughter complaining of stomach pain. She previously had a UTI at the end of September and again 2 weeks ago. She just finis...
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- I too have a 6 year old daughter and we struggle with UTI infections. Having her drink Cranberry Juice has helped a lot. Look at the label and find ones that are Cra...
- Schedule a complete physical with your pediatrician and figure out what is wrong.
- I would ask for an ultrasound to view what is inside her belly. Have no idea but I would not let it go w/out an ultrasound or an xray. Could she be allergic to some ...
