Extremely sick child - asking for water should I give her any?

[perceptionreality]

She has been sick all night but says she's really thirsty. She is vomiting bile so I think it's best for her to have nothing for a few hours but she's begging for something.

Obviously I don't want her to get dehydrated - any advice?

She learnt about two posts in, princess. Get off your high horse FGS.

What really isn't acceptable is if judgemental posters put people who aren't sure what to do off asking for advice.

I did the tiny sips, and it did indeed work. After an hour and a half of doing it she looked better already.

I didn't say anywhere in my posts that I am perfect.

High horse? I'm expecting basic common sense thats all, not perfection.

Refusing a child water is cruel.

Having a bad day littlepurple? There must be some explanation for your unwarranted poisonous attitude......

glad your dd is feeling better perceptionreality :)

Actually I didn't refuse her water, I told her I was going to get some advice and could she hang on 5 minutes while I did..........

Coke really does work. Tastes much nicer than rehydration fluids.

Having had full blown food poisoning on holiday, I found coke and crisps worked well.
I tried watering it down, but I like coke so I just drank it full strength bubbles and all.
(full fat or as DH called it *leaded coke of course, because you need the sugar)

*Showing his age, it years since we had leaded and unleaded petrol.

Then that is absolutely fair enough OP.

Ah, coke and crisps - that was my morning sickness cure! I'll get some coke tomorrow - she doesn't really like the rehydration stuff and I have 2 more kids who could still go down with this. Thanks again.

A while ago I had one of the serious long-lasting stomach bugs. I could not keep down any solids. I am diabetic, so kept my blood sugar to acceptable levels by sipping one small carton of apple juice and tiny sips of water throughout the day.

Poor op - she didn't know, she asked, she responded and the child is FINE. No need to OP bash.

Some one beat me to the flat cola - it really does work.

I was advised to drink Coke when I had a nasty d & v bug - by a hospital doctor in Nepal. She said it was just as good as rehydration salts.

OP, hope you're not too upset by some of the replies and glad DD is feeling better. I understand why you might have thought no water was a good idea and glad you thought to ask because now you know in case one of your DC gets poorly again. Ignore the crap stiring.

To the OP I am glad your DD is on the mend to all the nasty people this what i was told by the OOH doc on thurs night.
Dd2 was vomiting every 30 mins then every 20. We were giving her water from a teaspoon and she was shortly afterwards bringing that up. She was also running a temp. After 1 teaspoon was not staying in more than 30 seconds We were advised to stop. We were told to sponge her down, damp her lips but NOT to give her water or liquid for 2 hrs. We were also told to watch for dehydration and any signs togo to A&E. Yes she was asking for water juice etc. But we did as the doc said . After 2 hrs we started with homemade rehydration mixture ( it was 4 am) 1 teaspoon every 10 mins then every 5. Then gradually increasing. She is now ( since thurs night / fri am) keeping liquids in she still has a temp and looks like sh*t. However I might be a horrible mum for witholding liquids but in this case it worked. Bloomin horrible virus whatever it is.

Rosa, that is very different to the advice given to us by the hospital last week -

-little sips/syringefuls of water or dehydration liquid (esp if there is a temperature) - whether it is thrown up or not.

-if there is a temperature, do not sponge them down, it is no longer recommended.

It is bizarre how nasty this thread got, we don't often get sick bugs in our family either, so sought advice when ds was wiped out by one last week.

Was everybody drunk last night? Some really bizarre responses on this thread...

Glad she's doing better OP.

OP, I hope your DD gets better soon. Just let the nasty comments wash over you. You know you're a good mum, the people being nasty have no clue.

methinks people were hairyhanded drunk

ahhh the differences between countries we are in Italy !!!! her temp was high ( 39.7)and the suppository ( usually fab things IMO) wasn't working.

ah, maybe that is it.

Ds has had temps reaching 41, not coming down with paracetamol/ibuprofen, but they definitely said not to use fan or damp sponge.

Hazey is yr ds better now? Did anything else develop ? Thankfully the temp seems to be dropping now but she sounds if she us getting a chesty cough what that has to do with D well mainly V I don't know. And as for temp of 41 I probably would have been at A&E ..scary .

when dc is ill he's 'allowed' zips of dh' sports drinks, which is a electrolyte drink. he loves it.
vomiting gets so much easier when there is actually something coming up with it.
pure bile is very unpleasant.

A dissenting opinion:

After a few days of DD throwing up for a few hours, pausing for 24 hours, then throwing up again for a few more hours, and doing the tiny tiny sips thing, I phoned the GP. He said that if it gets that bad and they are not too young (I think she was 4) to leave it four to six hours after the last vomit before drinking anything, and do the tiny sips thing. (I'm in the UK by the way.) Subsequent bugs have been met with a 'nothing for two hours then tiny sips' policy from me.

I know myself, as I have an unfortunate disposition to D&V, that if I take even tiny sips too soon, it just all comes back up again and I feel worse, and I think it takes longer for me to get better. But maybe DD and I just have incredibly sensitive stomachs.

So, OP, I think it's ok not to give water straight away, whilst keeping a very close eye on them. But I can see I'm in the minority here.