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Do I need to call the doc for my DD ?

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myddill · 07/01/2025 09:48

Experienced mum here with childhood illnesses but haven't faced this exact situation before so just looking for advice.

DD had one bout of looser bowel movement ( sorry ) last night. Then woke up during the night and threw up..

She complained about a stomach ache a lot and then fell asleep.

This morning she's got a fever of 39.2 ( I gave her calpol and it's gone down to 38.7 ). She's just morning the whole time that her stomach hurts.

She's not ' done ' anything. No more D or V, so far. She wants an ice lolly.

I'm just concerned about the stomach ache complaints. She doesn't get sickness bugs that much at all.

It seems a bit quick to call a doc or am I being too chilled about it ? I haven't had to call a doctor for her sickness bugs in the past. But she also doesn't usually moan about stomach pain the way she is. I keep asking her if she needs to be sick and she says no. The fact she wants an ice lolly probably means she isn't nauseous. I don't know.

Any views welcome.

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myddill · 09/01/2025 17:34

I also don't think she's strong enough to go to school. She's still up and down and wants to lie down a lot/ rest. Like after walking up the stairs and stuff like that. If she goes to school, it will tire her out and may take longer to recover. She'll hopefully be good to go in on Monday !

The doctor said that sometimes the viruses aren't as you would expect. Like when I get gastro or when my kids have had it before, it's usually quite a lot of d and v for a couple of days. Not just one vomit, then another randomly and then again a few days later. It's usually pretty full on and then tapers off. That's why I felt suspicious about how this presented, because I haven't experienced it presenting this way before. But apparently it can be more intermittent.

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PollyPut · 09/01/2025 16:29

myddill · 09/01/2025 16:27

Thanks for asking ! Very kind for you to check in.

So she was really unwell again this morning, complaining of stomach pain again and then she was sick and had a fever.

But her fever then broke on its own and she seems like she's recovered now!

Not sure if school tomorrow is a good idea still.

Monday is probably our best bet. She's getting bored now though.

But no more fever now, no more complaints about stomach ache and eating normally.

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sounds better.

School rules are usually that they can't go back in to school within 2 days of vomiting. So leave it until Monday

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myddill · 09/01/2025 16:27

PollyPut · 09/01/2025 16:10

@myddill is she getting better now?

Thanks for asking ! Very kind for you to check in.

So she was really unwell again this morning, complaining of stomach pain again and then she was sick and had a fever.

But her fever then broke on its own and she seems like she's recovered now!

Not sure if school tomorrow is a good idea still.

Monday is probably our best bet. She's getting bored now though.

But no more fever now, no more complaints about stomach ache and eating normally.

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PollyPut · 09/01/2025 16:10

@myddill is she getting better now?

user1496146479 · 08/01/2025 19:04

She definitely cannot go back to school tomorrow

justthatreallyagain · 08/01/2025 19:00

when small children have a headache sometimes their stomach hurts

Allnewtometoo · 08/01/2025 18:51

So difficult OP. There are a lot of bugs around
Dc2 was sick once in the night a few weeks ago, it was just bile despite having had a large dinner. He had a temperature, was very sleepy. Back to normal after 3 days.

Dc1 had a headache and temp for 2 days, felt nauseous, also sleepy but no sickness. Really odd bugs.

Hope your dd feels better soon.

Zanatdy · 08/01/2025 18:43

Appendicitis can present in the centre but is generally on lower right. When I had appendicitis I vomited once but was literally on the floor in agony. If you are worried again though, just call 111 again. I went to out of hrs GP (at the hospital so easy to send people down to A&E if needed) and was sent home and told to see GP in morning if no better. GP sent me to A&E. Assume she pressed in the appendix area and no reaction? Always better to be safe than sorry so don’t hesitate to call back if you’re worried. One of my 3 DC always gets a very high fever of 40 or just under when unwell. Does she normally run high fevers?

Namechangedforgoodreasons · 08/01/2025 18:39

Children can get stomach pains from swollen abdominal glands. Too soon to call a doctor I reckon, and if it’s flu or any virus there’s not much they can do anyway.

3luckystars · 08/01/2025 18:36

You definitely can’t send her to school like that. Can she jump up and down on one leg?

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myddill · 08/01/2025 18:23

She's now saying her tummy hurts again around the belly button.

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myddill · 08/01/2025 18:22

Yeah I do feel worried just because the fever is high on and off but I just don't see any point in seeing a doctor as they'll just say it's viral.

She's saying and drinking / playing sometimes.

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myddill · 08/01/2025 16:04

QuestionableMouse · 08/01/2025 15:11

How is your daughter doing @myddill ? ☺️

Fever still coming and going. But she's eating, playing, going to the loo. No mention of stomach pain. She has a red throat. Fever is pretty high and then goes down with calpol.

First day back at school tomorrow. I don't think she can go, sadly.

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QuestionableMouse · 08/01/2025 15:11

How is your daughter doing @myddill ? ☺️

birdglasspen2 · 08/01/2025 07:29

I’d just look out for appendicitis. The pain won’t go away and will get worse. I thought mine was food poisioning.

Oliveoily · 08/01/2025 07:16

When my young daughter had appendicitis she also had a very fast heart rate (130 while she was sleeping / resting). And pain on walking.

PollyPut · 08/01/2025 07:12

myddill · 08/01/2025 07:03

She said a little bit, in the middle.

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OK, well just remember to ask again later today and monitor the stomach pain until it goes away. If it continues to hurt, combined with a high temperature, you cannot rule out appendicitis (which is commonly missed in children).

Hopefully it's not and is just a bug.

As others have said, make sure she's drinking lots of water.

KatieKat88 · 08/01/2025 07:11

Ibuprofen seems to lower my DD's temperature more effectively than calpol, have you tried that?

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myddill · 08/01/2025 07:03

But she hasn't been complaining about it..

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GlitteryUnicornSparkles · 08/01/2025 07:03

Sounds like a normal bug to me. I doubt there is much a Dr could do at this point. Could you give her a hot water bottle to hold against her tummy if it hurts as that can often help.

arcticpandas · 08/01/2025 07:03

So it does sound like the flu now. And you can have the flu and a stomach bug at the same time.. I hope she feels better soon💗

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myddill · 08/01/2025 07:03

PollyPut · 08/01/2025 06:58

@myddill please ask her if her tummy has stopped hurting now. Or if is is hurting, ask her to point to the bit that hurts.

If it's not hurting then you can probably rule out appendicitis.

If it is hurting then you absolutely need to know, and monitor the location of the pain.

She said a little bit, in the middle.

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PollyPut · 08/01/2025 06:58

@myddill please ask her if her tummy has stopped hurting now. Or if is is hurting, ask her to point to the bit that hurts.

If it's not hurting then you can probably rule out appendicitis.

If it is hurting then you absolutely need to know, and monitor the location of the pain.

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myddill · 08/01/2025 06:46

Temp just keeps spiking to 40..

When calpol is working though, she's fine and eating and drinking. She has also been to the loo. ( pee, sorry ) a couple of times.

She's not complaining of pain and she's not thrown up or had diarrhoea. It's very strange.

She's just very hot. She's at 40 again now after I gave her calpol at midnight when she was again at 40 and she was also at 40 6 hours before that.

She seems ok in herself right now at 40, watching TV and drinking water. I can't give her calpol again until 8:30 am. And unsure if I should give her nurofen on an empty stomach..

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PollyPut · 07/01/2025 22:46

myddill · 07/01/2025 12:41

She's sleeping now. I think if it was appendicitis she would be complaining of a lot more pain.

I've called 111 anyway and a doc will call me back in a bit.

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Don't assume that they would complain of a lot more pain with appendicitis. Some people have high pain thresholds.

I would be concerned about appendicitis. Watch the temperature, write it down, track it. If she can't eat then that's another sign of appendicitis

Ask if there is still tummy pain and where it is - moving from centre of stomach to one side is classic sign of appendicitis.