10 yr old dd complaining of discomfort when she urinates...

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What to do? She has had a urinary infection once before but wondered if we could avoid the whole doctor/antibiotic route. She's a bit tired and tearful too although no temperature.

Was just about to post same about 12 year old ds. Typical, back to school tomorrow and a school trip that cost a bloody fortune

I'm encouraging ds to drink loads and have given him paracetamol and he'll have an early night. No temperature, he's tucking into his dinner at the moment.

Just googled that bicarb of soda can help-will try some in some apple juice.

Do you have any lemon barley water? Always helps me.

Is bicarb the same as baking powder?

I remember lemon barley but not got any.

My GP also recommended ginger ale.

Isn't baking powder a mix of bicarb and something else?

Thanks for the replies, she started having visible blood in her wee and on the toilet roll when she wiped so been to out of hours GP. They have given a course of antibiotics. Hopefully she'll be on the mend quickly.

Ooh, poor love. Hope she feels better soon.

Oh poor thing!

I'm taking ds to the gp first thing, he's gone to bed with a hot water bottle, doesn't seem right at all.

Hope dd is better soon OP

How is she this morning OP?

I have an appt at 2.30pm for ds who is off school, very teary and still complaining its burning. Don't think he'll be going on the school trip this evening

Thanks sunbathe.
Valium - She's fine in herself, a bit pale but we are having a very low key day - she's still in pain when she's weeing but no more visible blood thank goodness. How is your DS doing?

We have anti biotics and he's very pale and tired, the nurse said that it was good we'd come in as it can get nasty very quickly in boys.

I think he'll have a quite day at home tomorrow.

Glad your dad is on the mend :-)

dd not dad!