My DS1 is 22months and has had diarrhoea since saturday and also had vomiting since sunday. Took him to emergency doctor this morning because he was quite listless and drowsy. He also had a dry nappy overnight and was refusing to eat or drink anything this morning. the doctor said he was dehydrated and it looked like a viral infection. he said he would prescribe antibiotics for this but not until the sickness and diarrhoea had stopped. Had really struggled to get him to drink and the doctor wrote me an admission letter in the event that if my son still wasn't drinking i was to take him to the hospital tonight. So far he has some mouthfuls of juice at 11 and two tsps of yoghurt and about a mouthful of milk about an hour and a half ago. Which i don't feel is much. he's refusing to take anymore. The doctor also gave him diarlyte but he won't take it either. So what i don't know is should i ride it out overnight or take him back to he doctors. I don't want to be over-reacting though. He has a small rash on his leg but the doctor said it wasn't anything sinister...but i can't help but have this is the back of my mind. Please tell me i'm over-reacting and i don't need to take him to the doctors. Right now he is lying in bed still quite listless,altho no more vomiting or diarrhoea and only one slightly damp nappy all day
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kama ·
16/05/2005 18:46
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