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Stomach bug disappearing and reappearing?!

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Questioningnamechange · 09/09/2025 06:06

DC was sick once early hours of Saturday morning. Bit retchy a few hours after but didn't bring anything else up. Stuck to plain foods all day Saturday and was a bit quiet but not noticeably poorly. By Sunday, back to usual eating (although as parents we were cautious about what we offered) and right as rain again. Went off to school Monday completely fine, fed a million and one snacks by grandparent after school (I am a little frustrated at the sheer volume of junk for any kid, let alone one who's just recovered from a tummy bug). Didn't eat dinner last night (which we put down to excess snacking). Woken at 4am to vomiting again.

Is this the same bug, a reinfection/new bug, or just a reaction to too much junk food on a recovering stomach? I realise no one here will know, but I've not come across this before and I'm emetophobic so it's a nightmare. Obviously DC won't be going to school until 48hrs after last sickness but when the sickness episodes seem to be spaced 72hrs apart, how do you manage that?! 😷🦠

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Vogt · 09/09/2025 06:17

A friend has a child who was sick on Saturday like yours, better on Sunday and then sick again on Monday so it must be the nature of the bug that's going around. Your poor kid - hope you are okay too

Springadorable · 09/09/2025 06:39

My daughter has this with every stomach bug. Bad for a day, then ok for 1-2 days, then bad again. No idea why but it does seem to be the same one as it's the same pattern each time. Maybe sensitive stomach just not coping with a full diet again??

ShesTheAlbatross · 09/09/2025 06:42

We’ve had this before. DD1 was sick Thursday/Friday, ok over the weekend, sick again Monday night. We assumed same bug, and stomach that was still sensitive.

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Aparecium · 09/09/2025 06:47

Do you hold off giving them anything with milk in it for a few days after the last episode of D or V? Some people temporarily lose the ability to digest dairy foods when they have a stomach bug. Symptoms can be very similar.

Lunastar782 · 21/09/2025 00:49

Yep! This is exactly what’s going on in our house. Sickness started on Sunday, he was fine for a few days, then diarrhea again and has just randomly started vomiting again. GP on Monday!

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