D&V

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DS (2 years old) was hospitalised after vomiting every hour or so for 4 days. He had IV fluids but there seemed to be no underlying cause.

We’ve been home for 2 days so 3 days post vomit and he’s now having lots of diarrhoea regularly.

I’m going to phone the GP when they’re available for appointments but is this just a result of his stomach readjusting to food or something? I don’t think his little body can take much more, he’s lost so much weight as it is.

What has he eaten? Vomiting has always caused temporary lactose intolerance in my children, especially when little. So milk etc are things to avoid.

There are viruses that can make the gut very sensitive for a while and the diarrhoea persists. If he is drinking and beginning to eat he will pick up his weight. Some children can be temporarily sensitive to milk for about 2 weeks

He’s got Cows Milk protein Allergy anyway so we always avoid anything with milk in. Little and often still - cereal, toast and he had a small portion of chicken casserole last night. Maybe that was too much, too soon?

Maybe. DS5 has had many vomiting bugs in his time - normally including several days of vomiting. Last one he didn't eat a thing for at least 5 days and I got him to just have sips of lucozade and he slept most of the day. Then he craved salty things - gherkins, crisps... was over a week before he ate a small meal and 2 weeks for his appetite to fully return. Just go for little and often and whatever he craves, don't worry about balanced diet right now.

It’s not his diet, it’s just the stopping of the vomiting and then straight into the diarrhoea. He started vomiting on Boxing Day so it’s just been going on now for a long time and I’m a bit worried.

Yes the diarrhoea after a vomiting bug is normal in my experience. It's like the virus moves down the body! (Not scientific explanation!) Usually goes after about a week. If it's not starting to get better than back to the GP. Avoid high fibre foods and keep him well hydrated. Isotonic drinks like watered down flat lucozade are good for replenishing salts, and tasting good to enourage them to drink more.

For food - bananas, toast, rice, boiled potatoes, crackers... keep is super bland for a daynor so and see if it makes a difference.

I’ll get some lucozade. I was trying diarolyte but he will not swallow even a dribble of that. Thank you for your advice.

Yeah it tastes absolutely rank so I don't blame him! Good luck

I think its common for d to follow v with a tummy bug. It always went that way with my two when they were little. D started a couple of days after the v stopped. It happens as the virus moves through the body.

D can be very dehydrating (even more so than v), so try to keep up with regular sips of fluid, ice lollies, jelly etc.