Toddler screaming in pain

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Sorry not an AIBU but pure desperation!

Two weeks ago my two year old daughter started being really sick, she's had some scallops the evening before with her dad but didn't think much of it. The sickness lasted about 8 days and the doctors just said it was stomach bug.

Yesterday she had some calamari (squid I think?) and has started being sick again today. We've kind of assumed she's got an intolerance to seafood but the poor thing is screaming in pain. She won't take medicine, tried putting calpol in some juice but she slaps it away.

The only think that will settle her is milk which will just make her sick.

Any advice, please?!

She's got developmental delay so can't communicate with me, she is just crying and crying 😢

Take her to see a medical professional

If sounds like a serious allergy, not just an intolerance. Allergy UK have good resources. I’d also give Piriton in case of any other allergic reaction.

And yes GP and ask for a referral to the allergic clinic

We've seen the GP today and they said calpol and rest as she's been fine all day, the crying only starts in the night

If you feel you need help for her right now call 111, but try Piriton and definitely speak to the GP about an allergy referral.

Call 111

I would also call 111

Thanks will give them a ring

I'd still take her to out of hours or ring 111. You went to the gp today but now the symptoms have changed and if she suddenly crying in pain and was not doing that earlier then she needs to be seen by someone medically trained and also someone who is able to give her pain relief.

I'd take her to a walk in or A&E

Allergies can turn nasty quickly & if she's crying in pain I wouldn't take a chance.

If you decide not to, then at least call 111 - but I don't rate them highly.

I'd also have her sleeping in with me.

Watch out for any lip swelling or breathing problems.

Seafood allergy? Sometimes kids are worse at night because they’re more distracted in the day.

I would absolutely not give any seafood and get a medical opinion.

Ahh poor thing.
Agree with others- get medical opinion and if she won't settle phone 111 and get advice.
It could be that at night, lying down makes any reflux caused by the allergy/intolerance worse and it might be making her throat feel burny. You can try tilting head end of her bed a bit with large books under the bed legs- can be a bit dodgy once they start getting wriggly though in case they jolt bed and it slips off the books and bangs down. Really hope you can get it sorted soon.

Oh the poor thing! It may not necessarily be an allergy; if she had ciguatera food poisoning from the scallops then bacteria can hang around in the body and symptoms reoccur whenever shellfish is eaten again, particularly if it's not been refrigerated properly. My friend learnt this the hard way after being very ill from a bad oyster; it happened again every time she ate them (even cooked) for a long time afterwards.

Agree with others, call 111 if she doesn't improve but I really hope she's feeling better soon x