do you normally get a temperature if it's just a sick bug?

[cheeryface]

ds2 has had a cold for about a week and this morning he got up saying he felt awful and had a tummy ache. he has got a temperature and has just been sick.
being sick seeems to have made him feel a bit better though and is now watching star wars.

i should just ride it out, yes??

I am a person who only rarely runs a fever.

I even had glandular fever with NO fever - it was diagnosed by blood test b/c they couldn't figure out what was wrong w/me.

I've had numerous tummy bugs w/no fever.

When I do run a fever, I know I'm quite ill.

hmm I have had a cold for a few days and yesterday started feeling horrendously sick, still do today - not sure if I have had a temp but felt hot and mad last night so probably

I have had a temp for most of this week with rumbling tummy (keep waiting for the full onslaught but it never seems to come!)

(don't know how old he is) If he is acting OK then I would try and ride it out for a bit. Just keep trying to get him to take liquids. You can try and give him some calpol to lower his temp.

yes, mine started with a cold also

ooh foxy
maybe tis a sw/W london thing

dd had it a couple of weeks ago I thought I had escaped

dh has it too!

how lovely for you all! I picked mine up from dd and ds. Dd is better but ds still has the cough.

Our doctor's surgery has a noticeboard with 'virus of the week' on it and this cough and tummy bug thing are apparently both on it (schoolgate mums tell me so!).

hate feeling nauseous

yes me too

I really thought I was going to vom on the way to nursery this am bleagh

Am going back to bed now (ah the joys of SAHMdom)

Do you feel dizzy and wobbly too?

yes, especially when I have the temperature. Never thought the thermometer would come in so handy. I haven't been sleeping well because I've been too hot.

oh and to top it off I slept in a strange position the night before last and have buggerned my neck so if I did vom would prob miss the loo due to being all wonky

just what you need.....I am half hoping I do eventually vom because it might make me feel better. Wassup with your kidney?

oh kidney now behaving so has a stay of execution! Looks like the op I had to correct the reflux worked.

I wish I could barf too but I am not the barfing type (I have to be on the verge of death)

cheeryface, yep, sit it out as long as he is drinking plenty and keeping it down.

Weve all had colds, vomitting and general crapiness feeling over the last few weeks.

Doc told friend that these things can hang around for weeks on and off.

Turn your heating down. Calpol and Nurofen types can be given together if necessary.

oh good news re the kidney

thanx, he's kept the calpol down and had very small sips of juice.
he's 7. i am assuming i only really need to worry if his temp goes really high and the calpol doesn't work .
i am ridiculously rubbish with illness. i am anxious person anyway and when they are ill i can't trust my own instinct as it's usually far too ott.