DSs always catching bugs off cousin

[Stroo]

Firstly - don't get me wrong - she is a lovely girl and they love playing with her. This is not a having a go at your sister and her daughter thread!

Sister lives about 4 hours away and whenever they visit cousin has a bug and very often mum and dad too. In the last three years after she's left about 5 or 6 times (most times they visit) we've had sickness and diarrhoea for a few days.

DSs have obviously also caught a bug or two from school but it's like nearly every time they come!!!

Question is: Is cousin always ill and they don't tell us. Could she be carrying a bug of some kind that just gets passed around and around. It's sort of become a running joke now (but it wasn't funny the other morning at three oclock when we were all throwing up / drippy poos etc.)

Sisters house is ten times cleaner than mine so it's not anything to do with that.

What's going on? Has anyone else had experience of this?

[elasticsortinghandstand]

gosh.
does she go to playgroup and mixes with lots of kids or something? it does seem odd.
may be no visit when thy have a bug. perhaps they are more susceptible having sucha clean house???

[Stroo]

I like that idea! - dirty house / tougher kids???

I may have to suggest that - although we tend to book weekend's to be together about 10 months in advance iykwim.

She goes to wrap around at school Mon - Weds and has been in summer school Mon - Weds over hols as that's when sis works. Not sure if this makes a difference to being at school.

[FillydoraTonks]

sounds like bad luck. most diesases are mainly contagious before symptoms appear anyway.

don't understand though. you say whenever they visit cousin has a bug. so then surely you know she is sick? confused

[Leati]

Stroo

Have you ever used Airborn. It is a fizzy immune boosting drink. Whenever I take my kids somewhere that I think they could catch something, I give them some. It has worked real well for me.

It could be that while your sister is very clean, maybe her DD has a friend who is less sanitary. It does seem odd that you get sick nearly everytime.

Anyway, I have attached website for the Airborn product I told you about. They have a version for kids or you can give them half a regular dose if they are over six.

www.airbornehealth.com/

[Stroo]

Thankyou for that Leati - i will look into it.

Tonks - we book our weekends together inadvance (busy lives etc.) but she usually calls a couple of days before to say cousin / she / dh is sick but they hope to make it.

Then they'll be out of sorts when they're here and the sunday / Monday usually results in my kids chucking up.

But i see that you're saying just tell her not to come?