houseofpox
Fri 16-Nov-12 07:18:42
Very tenuous AIBU but I need traffic..
We live abroad and, with another group of houses, have has a contaminated water supply resulting in Giardia for many of us. My 10 month old was put on Flagyll (horrific anti biotic, i had blood in my urine with 24 hours of starting it). She has it combined with an URT infection so is pretty poorly. In day 3, if we walk towards her with a syringe, she pukes, we put it on a spoon, she pukes. SHe was on several meds but is now only flagyll. She's meant to have 2mls every 8 hours and I reckon she got max 3 mls yesterday and none so far today. What do I do? It is really vile smelling, does anyone have any disguise tips for me? She needs to do the course, it's a parasite that doesn't go on it's own accord.
Our usual paed has just gone home for 10 days for paternity leave and I don't trust any of the other doctors really. We had her at the hospital yesterday for 4 hours for the upper respiratory tract infection, it's not flu or RSV (which her brother has!) and it seems to be improving so no more vomming on sight of panadol needed now.
stargirl1701
Sun 18-Nov-12 05:43:30
Mix it with choc sauce and put over ice cream?
ThisIsYourSong
Sun 18-Nov-12 06:54:24
DS just had roseola and was completely miserable with it (let alone all the other stuff you all have going on). The only thing that helped was using both paracetamol and Neurofen together. Hope she feels better soon and you all get some rest
CaptainDennyisDead
Sun 18-Nov-12 07:16:08
ThisisYourSong did your DS vomit during the virus? How long did it take before he began to recover? How old is he? I hope he's now feeling much better!
ThisIsYourSong
Sun 18-Nov-12 09:36:52
No, no vomiting. And he's quite the puker. Just the spots which didn't bother him, and general miserableness, which lasted about 3 days after the spots started. He's 19 months.
ThisIsYourSong
Sun 18-Nov-12 09:50:23
One of my DS's puked up on Redipred (a steroid given for croup). Probably completely irrelevant but obviously it can be a side effect for some children of some drugs.
EternalHope
Sun 18-Nov-12 12:07:33
I do hope your little baby is feeling better and recovering well. xx
Mrsjay
Sun 18-Nov-12 12:56:33
flagyll is fierce I am allergic/intolerant to it I had to be on it for a severe infection years ago and I threw it up every where I used to shake when the medicine trolley came near 
your poor baby I hope she is better soon I have no advice really maybe her stomach is just reacting to the smell of it or 'something'
Mrsjay
Sun 18-Nov-12 12:57:16
when the medicine trolley came near
I was in hospital I dont have a medicine trolley in my house 
I strongly recommend making icelollies with the medicine in it. It's the only way we can get any type of medicine in to dd2 as she will projectile vomit up any medicine otherwise. Mix it with quite strong juice of some sort.
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