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Kid is sick, then carries on into family attraction

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Breadandbutta · 20/02/2026 14:35

I'm just interested in what other people think.
A kid, pale as a sheet, walking slowly, threw up just before the entrance to a family attraction this morning. I'd say they were about 9yrs, with mum/dad/siblings. Not much sick, mostly liquid, so presumably they had a fairly empty stomach. Dad gave the child some water to rinse his mouth and the family carried on into the attraction and headed straight to the toilets. Dad was walking alongside him. Mum didn't bat an eyelid and stayed with their other 2 children.

Aibu to think they should've gone home? I'm just curious as to what others think when they see a kid throwing up in public when about to embark on a half term day out in a busy place with lots of kids! Or is there probably a reasonable explanation for the kids sickness, other than a gastro bug?

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Breadandbutta · 28/02/2026 17:58

IveStillNotGotThisFiguredOut · 28/02/2026 09:38

For gastroenteritis not every time you vomit!

But sometimes you vomit without knowing why - so it could well be gastroenteritis.

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Thechaseison71 · 28/02/2026 21:37

Breadandbutta · 28/02/2026 17:58

But sometimes you vomit without knowing why - so it could well be gastroenteritis.

Unlikely if someone who is known for travel sickness vomits during or after car ride though

Queenoftartts · 01/03/2026 16:44

Breadandbutta · 28/02/2026 17:58

But sometimes you vomit without knowing why - so it could well be gastroenteritis.

One of my daughter’s carers was sick while out with DD. Even though she was sure it was travel sickness as they were going down windy country lanes they had to bring DD back early and go home. They care for people with complex health conditions so couldn’t take the risk. They had to cancel all her calls for 48 hours she wasn’t sick again.

I have caught noro virus off DD and was only sick the once. DD ended up in hospital because she couldn’t keep her meds down ended up fighting for her life.

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