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Disinfecting House for Large Family Gathering After Stomach Flu
Read all 7 responses: "Hello everyone. THe last of the 6 people in my house has got the stomach flu today. I have my side of the family over on Saturday ...
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- According to my understanding, what most people call stomach flu isn't the flu at all. The flu, which is contageous as an airborn virus that a cough can easily spread...
- Don't forget door knobs and telephones. Good luck!!! B.
- Don't forget to wipe all door knobs, handles and faucets too! Merry Christmas!!
House Clean up After Family Has the Stomach Flu
Read all 12 responses: "I was just wondering what all you did to clean up the house after your family had the flu. We are washing the sheets and everything ...
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- the best thing i have heard is, even in the winter, open the windows for around 10 minutes every day. of course if its like FRIGID (i consider this to be anywhere belo...
- Hi A., You've gotten great advice. I wanted to add a couple of things that you may already be doing, but may have been missed. ~Toilet handle (even though every...
- Spray a little Lysol around, it does wonders.
Son Won't Eat or Drink 6 Days After Stomach Flu
Read all 12 responses: "My 17 month old son had the stomach flu 6 days ago and still will hardly eat or drink anything. When we do offer him food and drinks ...
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- This is very normal. There are so many viruses tht are going around this year and they are lasting up to 3 weeks. Our pediatrician always tells us not to worry about...
- Our daughter (18 mos.) has been sick with a combination of vomiting then diarrhea for over two weeks. She's fine in between but at some point during the day she does ...
- C., Having 2 sons, I understand where you are coming from. Both of mine refuse to eat when ill, or after getting better. My 2 BEST FRIENDS at these times are Pedialyt...
Infant Eating After the Flu
My third child got sick with the stomach flu that her older siblings had when she was one and it seemed to last about a week too. ...
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- Anytime that you have a stomach virus where stuff is coming out from either or both ends you need to give you stomach a chance to get better. I have 3 kids and had a ...
- My son just went through the same thing. He wouldn't be forced to eat, but did it in his own time. I just kept offering him foods at his normal times and eventually ...
- Good Morning S., I would let your little one tell you when she is ready for solids again. Her tummy may be sensitive still. If her Dr. freaks remind them she had the...
3 Year Old Son Sick with Stomach Virus
All three of my kids had this stomach flu this winter. .... In other words, its a "stomach flu" It can last from 3-5 days or 10-14 days depending on how ...
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- Get him to a doctor or a hospital. a doctor should never try to acess your child without first evaluating him. One thing to keep in mind is, it's your child that's sic...
- You may want to try a homemade electrolyte drink. Powdered Vitamin C (or fresh lemon juice) with water or chamomile tea (cooled), a little honey or maple syrup or ban...
- Give him the BRAT diet, banana, rice, applesauce and toast.
Morning Sickness Starting Again in My 8Th Month of Pregnancy
However, its probably the stomach flu that was suggested by another reader. ... A stomach flu thing is going around. I felt fine but suddenly tossed my ...
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- I did have this problem and one of the contributing factors was constipation. If you aren't going that can make you feel sick as well. If it is constipation do Not tak...
- Hi there! I was reading your request and that sounds like how I was! I was sick in the begning but I always got sick at night werid huh? but I started to get sick agai...
- A stomach flu thing is going around. I felt fine but suddenly tossed my cookies two days in a row. It could be that or it could be just cramped quarters. Your s...
Flu Vaccinations. Do You Believe?
Oct 9, 2009 ... The flu shot is intended for the "influenza flu" not the stomach bug, stomach flu. The influenza flu is upper respitory (big problem for ...
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- N. - personally, no one in my family has every received the flu vaccine and we rarely get the crud that is going around. My children are older, 20 and 16, so they had...
- Like Beth, when I read "...got the flu twice last year..", I had to pause and wonder. Getting Influenza is actually not very common. Too many people mistakely call eve...
- I am one that does not believe in flu shots. My loved ones that have gotten the flu in the past ended up with the worst bouts of flu ever in the year they got the sho...
Advice on Treatment for the Flu That's Been Going Around.
It's probably the stomach flu that your child has. Normally, their is nothing that you can do about it but let it run it's course. ...
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- My daughter JUST got over this - it was a full 2 weeks of AWFUL diarrhea - she'd get a bit better for a couple of days and then it would start up again. I would defin...
- My neighbor had it for ONE day,he was back at work the next day. I had it very midly for sure one day and felt bad for two more days kept me on the toliet but I was st...
- It's probably the stomach flu that your child has. Normally, their is nothing that you can do about it but let it run it's course. Give him pedialyte and crackers an...
Breastfeeding While Sick
I had the stomach flu while nursing my daughter when she was 3 mo. and kept going. We were both fine and I found I recovered quicker, I think because I was ...
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- I remember asking my doctor if I could continue to nurse the first time I got sick. He said that because my body was building up it's immunity to the illness that the...
- I want to know the answer to this too! I am breastfeeding my 5-mo old baby girl, and I was sick a couple weeks ago. I continued to breastfeed her and she never got s...
- Feed her normally. If you're sick your body is building immunity to it and you'll pass it down to your daughter.
Flu Season
I don't know if this is accurate or not, but someone once told me that most of the "stomach flu" people get is actually from something they've eaten. ...
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- Sounds like she has a stomach virus...not the flu. I do not belive you throw up and have diarreah when you have the flu. You have horrible body aches and a high feve...
- Influenza is a respiratory illness. You little girl may have a viral intestinal upset. Here's a url for info on rotoviruses - what she most likely has - http://ba...
- This year there was a spring flu and a summer flu. We know because my normally very healthy children that only get a cold once a year were all down with both. I couldn...
