Diarrhoea and vomiting question, some reassurance needed please, there isn't anything you can do is there? <weary emoticon>

[WickedWinterWitch]

I just want some confirmation/reassurance really - dd is just 2 and has some vomiting and diarrhoea bug, this is day 3. She seems ok in herself and is drinking water. She keeps trying to eat but just brings it up about 15 minutes later so I think she and I are going to give up on that one (seem to remember dr telling me they don't advise starvation any more so I have been letting her eat). I don't need to do anything do I other than make sure she drinks plenty? She does have milk at night but I think I'll make it very watered down tonight.

I've let her have fruit juice, water, Shreddies, banana, and egg today but the latter 3 came straight back up again so we're going to stay on water the rest of today. I don't really feel that worried but you know, it's Christmas tomorrow and I would rather not spend it in A&E if at all possible so could do with someone telling me there's nothing else I could/should be doing! TIA.

Poor you, poor DD - D&V is the pits anytime of year, letalone Xmas! Cant' think of anything else, sounds like you have her covered with plenty of fluids (esp water). Have noticed when I've had bugs like this myself that the best thing for staying down is dry bread or toast, not egg or fruit, FWIW. Wishing her well soon, very soon...

you poor thing

if its the same one dd2 had it lasted badly for 3 days then gradually eased off. There are tons of tummy bugs about.

If it makes you feel any better, you are doing exactly what I did. I don't refuse food if they want it - its a good way to gauge if they are getting better! Apples are good and plenty of liquids.

ps could try (eventually) teeny pieces of soft bread/toast with a scraping of honey on, for energy - that weakness that comes with D&V, ugh. Good luck.

Keep up with the fluids. She will also need to replace those essential salts and sugars she's loosing through d&v. Keep the food plain like toast and banana. Don't worry if she throws up, some of it will have been absorbed. Dioralyte is good for these situations. Sometimes flat lucazade can help. It will give her a surge of energy. Make sure she's weeing lots too.j

Rehydration sachets in water are the key I think.

If she doesn't want to eat don't make her, if she does light stuff only at first....I also favour the dry toast when on the road to recovery. But fliuds are the key

Thanks all of you. I got to the chemist to buy Dioralyte at 1.02pm and it shut at 1pm - she'll be ok without it won't she as long as she keeps drinking? She really does seem reasonably happy apart from being tired, which isn't surprising. So it could be a lot worse! Honey's a good idea. She did eat an apple yesterday too.

water will be absolutely fine

if you are really worried and you think she will drink it, you can put half a teaspoon of salt and half a teaspoon of sugar in pint of boiling water and let it cool

tbh dd2 got through hers with plenty of weak ribena

Poor you. I do hope she'll be on the mend soon. I always used to like bits of orange and clementine when I had sickness bouts as a child. I agree with the other posts, if there's anything she feels like eating (a cracker or breadstick maybe?) then I would let her try even if it does come back up.
Fingers crossed for you for tomorrow.
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Oh, good luck, honey, ring me at any point apart from tomorrow during the day (visiting DP's aunt and uncle, pillars of CoE and Tory Party, ho ho ho) if you want to
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Thank you everyone, you're really kind. Dh braved town to get dioralyte but she won't take it. She will drink plain water though and has just eaten toast and peanut butter, she refused honey. We're just waiting with a towel on the floor and a cleared sink in case it re appears! Dh ran to the kitchen sink with her and made it last time so that's one lot of clothes less to wash!

Have you tried getting her to drink the dioralyte via a straw, WWW? Mine have taken it that way as it lessens the horrid taste passing through the mouth. Ice cubes to suck (can you freeze dioralyte into cubes, I wonder??) are good. Also, grated apple helps with the trots. Grating releases the pectin and helps 'set' the tummy contents. Hope she's better soon.

My DS was the same and I was advised by doc not to give any milk/dairy for 2 or 3 days. He stopped being sick as soon as I did this, and was fine. I think he was over the bug, but became slightly lactose intolerant (temporarily). Have followed this rule ever since (for all the family) and it seems to work. Hope you're all well now

DH once had a bad case of D&V about 5 years ago. Lasted over a week. The Dr recommended avoiding dairy products completely as they are the most likely to irritate the GI system.

He ate plain carbs such as pasta and potatoes when he felt like eating again. Also ready slated crisps are good as they have salt too.

Hope she's better soon )

Is all OK now? DS1 gets migraines that last for several days and he then can't keep anything down. He won't take dioralyte, but I've found that he will take sugared water so I start him on that before progessing onto food. A cold herb (not fruit) tea with sugar in can be good as well.

Thank you for all these new replies. Dh has it now and went to bed from 8pm last night until 3pm today, with frequent, ahem, bathroom trips. Dd is still not well but completely happy in herself and drinking water so I'm not that worried. She is eating a bit, albeit bringing it up again sometimes, we'll have to see what tonight brings. Last night she had violent diorrhoea in the night, poor love so I had to bath her at midnight but tbh she wasn't that bothered by it and went straight back to sleep once I'd changed her and her bed. She has only puked once today so fingers crossed! Dh hasn't eaten for 24 hours so we're hoping that sorts him out. Oh, it's all fun and games here. At least I'm here to deal with it - I work away during the week atm and while I was away would NOT have been a good time for this to happen. Poor loves. Ds and I are fine, seem to have escaped it (famous last words but we do have cast iron stomachs generally so here's hoping!)

When I was much younger, I got bad vomiting bug in france. The paediatrician that came out to visit recommended giving me lemonade and chewing gum (with sugar, not sugar free). I'm assuming that the idea was to get some sugar and fluids into me. It did help.

Just wanted to add to this thread, as I was just going to start a similar one... ds1 who's 4 has caught the tummy bug dp and I have had for the last 4 days (oh yes, it's been a fun Christmas in our house). He's soooooooo upset at having diarrhoea, as he didn't manage to get to the loo tonight and is just appalled - bless him. I'll try grated apple with him tomorrow, but is there anything else I can do?? I know probably just have to sit it out, but I feel so sorry for him - he hates being messy and out of control so this has really freaked him out.