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Mom Looking for Advice Regarding Stomach Flu and Two Year Old
Read all 7 responses: "Hello The past weekend has been really tough. It seems that everyone in the house came down with some type of stomach flu or virus.
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- Keep offering the liquids... If he'll drink it give it to him... BUT if he is throwing up right after drinking then YOU have to limit the amount he drinks at one time....
- Don't give him milk...it will result in making him have an intolerance to it!! I would also try puree some food and see if he will drink that. Or try some broth wit...
- Follow the BRAT diet (bannanas, rice, applesauce and toast). I would avoid juice. Give him pedilite. If he is throwing up the pedilite, limit him until he keeps it ...
My Son Keeps Getting the Stomach Flu
Read all 13 responses: "i have two kids, a son who is six and in kindergarten, and a two year old daughter. at christmas, the entire family, with the ...
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- YEah, theres something going around. We jsut had it last week and so did everyone we know.
- If your son has vomitting AND diarrhea, call the doctor and get him checked for rotavirus. It usually hits kids under 5, but you never know.
- Hi!! I went through the same thing!! The kids have to get used to each others germs!! Kindergarten does just that. My son was sick all the time!! Know he is in 2nd...
13 Month Old Stomach Flu Question
Read all 4 responses: "Poor baby got the stomach flu last week for the 1st time and gave it to us. She was doing good with liquids and slowly moved to ...
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- Since she is 13 months, I would call the pediatrician to be sure.
- Hi C., My daughter recently had a bad bout of the stomach flu (although she's 2.5 yrs old) and we waited about a week before giving her milk again. We wanted to wa...
- Begin with clear liquids - pedialyte, popsicles, ginger ale, apple juice, jello, etc. then advance as tolerated to the BRAT diet - Bananas, rice, apple sauce, and toa...
1 Year Old Keeps Getting Stomach Flu
Read all 12 responses: "My one year old has had the stomach flu on and off for the last couple of months it keeps going around daycare.
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- Go to the pharmacy and request some lacto-baccilius. I think it has to be kept refridgerated, so it might not just be out on the shelf. Add a dash to yogurt and dose y...
- Hi A. - sorry to hear about your son. I have an in-home daycare and was wondering what kind of policies your daycare has. Personally I do not allow children to come ...
- A couple of websites on "stomach flu". http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/gastro/faq.htm fromthe CDC and http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/sick/stomach_flu.htm...
Stomach Flu Help
Read all 9 responses: "My daughter who is a year old has had the stomach flu since Friday, nothing on Saturday and started again on Sunday and then I got ...
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- My son had rotavirus when he was 7 months old, which is a really bad stomach virus. They told me, to get the vomiting to stop, to not give him anything for 12 hours s...
- My Mom is a nurse and she told me to cut back on milk and push pure juice to help with the diarrhea. She also said to use the BRAT diet: bananas, rice, applesauce an...
- It's the norovirus going around. It's been all over the news. I got it myself on Saturday and still feel icky. I went on the internet to learn more about this. You sta...
Help! Any Advice on Stomach Flu
Read all 22 responses: "Hi Ya'll, My 2 1/2 year old has the stomach flu - vomiting & diarea. I called his daycare and it has been making the rounds there.
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- I enjoyed everyone's tips on preventing themselves from getting it. Eventhough I am about as clean and sanitary as possible when my kids are sick, it never fails...I ...
- Any time my older one gets sick with the Flu I Literally carry a bottle of Lysol (spray) around with me. Since I have done that no one else got the flu. Make sure yo...
- T., We offer a homeopathic product with zero side effect, only health benefits. It is called AllFlu. It will shorten the flu time and act as a preventative to those...
Stomach Flu
Read all 8 responses: "My daughter had the stomach flu on friday afternoon. She only threw up, no diarreah. About an hour later I started having diarreah ...
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- Kids especially really young ones can catch bugs that adults fequently escape so it is very possible that you will not get it if you haven't already had it. It is als...
- I feel for you! We went through this in September, our first time as a family, everyone of us(5) got it. Even my mother in law who came a couple days for a few hours...
- These things hit people in different ways. I have noticed, many times when we all get sick, that it will hit one of use particularly hard, where they (or sometimes I) ...
Stomach Flu Help!!!
Read all 23 responses: "My hosue has been passing around the dreaded stomach flu bug!! I have been having my 18 month old drinking pedialyte (sp?
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- Yes, comtinue to give Pedialyte for as long asyour child has diarhea. Give some after each bowel movement. I buy the popsicle variety pack. You can serve them froze...
- My grandson had the same. The vomiting stopped but the diarreah continued. I want to warn you that until the diarreah stops he can pass his bug to others. Landon came ...
- Our household just went through the same thing our pediatrician said 1/2 tsp of pepto bismol for my 8 month old and it worked the first day. Good luck and remeber lots...
Stomach Flu - Child Won't Eat!
Read all 25 responses: "My 17 mo old has the stomach flu that has been going around. He's drinking milk and some water but won't eat a thing.
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- My daughter just went through the same thing over the Christmas Holiday. I was told by the ASK-A-NURSE at Shawnee Mission Hospital and the pharmacist at Walgreens to k...
- You might try getting him a new sippy cup with a character he likes to encourage him to keep drinking. Hang in there!
- Mine also just went through the stomach flu only I tried to make her eat before I realized that she was sick. I wish I had listened to her. These little ones know thei...
Stomach Flu/Food Poisoning Advice
Read all 25 responses: "My daughter hasn't been able to keep much down for the past 2 days. Our doctor has advised us to give her fluids at a rate of table ...
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- I had two with food poisoning 2 years ago. One was 2 and the other was 1 at the time. It is a tough course, but 1 tablespoon at a time is the only way and the popcic...
- I remember my mother using the soda trick- she did a spoonful of sugar mixed into 7up to get rid of the bubbles. I remember it helping a *lot*. But definitely do one...
- Make sure you are waiting some time between the tsp of fluids.Wait 10 mins between each tsp. Use Pedialyte or some other electrolyte containing liquid. Her tummy can ...
