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Sickness bug or food poisoning in siblings?

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clr1010 · 29/01/2026 08:56

I just wanted some opinions on this situation if possible. My 2 daughters both starting vomiting Saturday night. My 4 year old at 11pm and 1 year old at 11:30pm. This lasted until 4/5am Sunday morning. My 1 year old wasn’t sick after that. My 4 year old was sick again at 2pm Sunday and then once more at 8am Monday. I initially thought it was a stomach bug from nursery but was told there were no reports of a stomach bug going round. We also hadn’t been anywhere all week where they could’ve caught one. I thought it was strange that they both started being sick at the same time when usually it’s one child one day and the other child the next. My husband and I didn’t eat the same meals as them on Saturday night and they both had the same dinner at 5pm Saturday. I know I won’t know for sure but does this seem more like food poisoning or a bug? My husband and I haven’t caught it or felt remotely unwell either!

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Bunnycat101 · 29/01/2026 09:02

I’d guess food poisoning if they came down at very similar times and there wasn’t a bug at nursery. My children have actually never given each other a sickness bug- not sure how tbh but I’ve never had both of them vomiting at the same time.

Wjdbxb · 29/01/2026 16:38

Had they been anywhere together on the Thursday or Friday (e.g. soft play or birthday party. Even the library or similar). If so it will be a big that they’ve picked up together. Norovirus is rife at the moment.

P0loGirl · 29/01/2026 19:06

My Dd 2 had a stomach bug from God knows where and myself and DP caught it - we both starting vomiting within the same HOUR the following day. And that was def a bug.

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