Scared to give DD a biscuit in case she brings it back up - advice please

[BaileysMilkshake]

Found DD (3) in bed this morning covered in sick. From the looks of her it happened while she was asleep and she kept on sleeping - poor thing

Have bathed her and cleaned up etc, and tried to get her to eat. She had a bite of a richta biscuit which she bought back up after about an hour. She has also asked for lemonade, but hs bought that back too!

Spoke to GP who advised could be food poisning as she was at a catered party yesterday, or gastric flu. In which case he said keep her drinking and give calpol and infant neurofen to prevent a temperature which is the cause of the vomitting.

She has since managed to keep down tiny sips of water and a spoon of calpol and seems a bit perkier - although even before you would not have know she was sick as she was herself just tired.

In her entire life this is only the 3rd time she has been sick, even as a tiny baby she never bought up milk etc. It's so unusual for her.

However she is now hunting in the cupboards for food - her last meal was about 5pm last night. should I give her a plain biscuit. I dont want to risk her being sick again as it really upsets her. AlsoI have a 4 wk old baby and clearing up her and looking fater him dont mix.....any advice?

Should I just let her have one as she is asking - because this morning I insisted she eat the biscuit when she really did'nt want to.

I would give her the biscuit and just be prepared for her to be sick.

Explain that it might make her a little sick and that if she feels she is going to be then to use the bucket (I presume you have a bucket)

i would offer a plain biscuit or maybe some toast with a little butter

I always think it's best to follow their lead. DD2 (4) had exactly what you describe just before Xmas. She asked for water 3 times, although each time it made her sick (I think her body needed the water to expel the crap). Finally, she went to sleep. When she next woke she had some toast (at her request) and was fine from then on.

Its probably a good sign that she is asking for food. If her stomach was still rejecting food she probably wouldn't feel hungry. Just make sure she eats and drinks slowly and probably avoids fizzy drinks.

Does she have a high temperature? Lots of children are sick if their body temp gets too high - wouldn't mean she has a tummy bug.

Also I'm surprised that your GP would suggest food poisoning and leave it at that. I work for my local council and happen to sit next to the Environmental Health team, so I hear lots of conversations on this subject. Food poisoning will be accompanied by stomach cramps and diarrohea (sp?)
If she has that then your local Environmental Health team will want to come and collect a poo sample.

ps my GP said that when children have a tummy bug and can't keep water down, get them ice lollies to suck

oh... and plain crisps to replace lost salt

Thanks All - have given her another rich tea biscuit which she has tucked in to quite enthusiastically - another good sign??

I did explain she might feel sick again and have asked her to eat slowly (not really happening). She is sat still on the sofa with the bucket at her feet.

Fingers crossed she's okay from now on.

Baby has been raised up safely on the dining table - just in case!

Oh and she's finished it and is asking for more!

Fortyplus x-posts

I mentioned the party to the GP, as I know it is a catered event and have heard bad reports before. GP has also asked me to call back if she gets worse.

Thanks for the crisps tip!

Have given DD calpol to reduce her temperature as instructed by GP.

Have also just given her the second biscuit - watch this space

try a few sips of flat, room temperature coke, (stir it with a spoon to get the fizz out) - it's full of the salts, glucose and (a drop of caffeine!) we need after a bad tummy upset.

my doc also recommended, when dd couldn't even keep water down but was desperately thirst, one teaspoon of water every seven minutes. It worked.

Thanks Dolaly, I have heard about the coke thing but forgot it IYKWIM.

I recall you stir sugar in to it to make it flat.

She is now up to half a cup of water, 1 cup weak squash and 1 and a half rich tea, but has a worried look on her face .

Time for a dose of Neurofen. Will send DH out for coke later for her - we only have diet decafe stuff ATM.

Is'nt ot just awful when DC's are poorly - what I would'nt give to get it instead of her - also DS cold and flopp larynx problem!

The best way to flatten Coke (or lemonade - works well too) is apparently to boil it then let it cool. Takes the bubbles away completely, and concentrates the sugars a bit too.

You can also stir it with a wooden spoon to knock the bubbles out.

I wouldn't add any more sugar to it than it's already got!

If she can't keep the biscuit down, wait a while and then when she's feeling better try the BRAT diet - banana, rice, apples and toast. Apparently they're the things that are kindest to sore tummies and easiest to keep down. Keep up with the fluids, little bit by little bit.

Hope she's feeling better soon.

Ahem ... you stir it with a metal spoon, not a wooden one.

You just can't get the brain cells these days ...

flatten fizzy drinks, appartently you add a spoonful of sugar (as if they are not sweet enough)

BaileysMilkshake - was she ok for the rest of the day?
Re: the coke or lemonade - ( I remember hearing somewhere that a level teaspoon of salt in a 2 litre bottle was the perfect rehydrating solution - much cheaper than Dioralyte from the chemist (obviously it needs to be normal coke, not diet!)
Also there's a similar formula for fruit juice, but I can't remember what it is.

Hi All,

Thank you so much for your advice. After eating and drinking as on my last post DD then had a 3 hour sleep on the sofa! She has'nt had afternoon sleeps since last June!

When she woke she was bright and cheerful and full of beans - obviously all the better for her sleep too.

She's had mre squash and asked for some toast of which she had 3/4 of the slice.

And at bedtime we were reluctantto give her her normal hot chocolate, but she realised it had'nt been offered and aske for it and has drunk it.

She's sent the last hour and a half playing in her room, as opposed to going to sleep straight away, but that's no price to pay now that she seems to be on the mend and considering she had a 3 hour sleep!

Thanks again everyone - will keep this thread's advice in case of problems in the future! (crosses fingers and touches wood not to have them)

Glad she's better