DS refusing fluids

[thetonsillolith]

DS is 4 and is autistic and had his tonsils out on Tuesday. We are as on top of pain as we can be, alternating Calpol and Nurofen every four hours. We are struggling to get anything into him whatsoever.

We have tried:
Water
Ice cubes
Crushed ice
Flavoured ice poles
Ice lollies (his favourite)
Ice cream
Cold milk
Cold milkshake

He won't drink juice or soda, never has.

Yesterday we had to resort to forcing him to drink, which was incredibly traumatic for all involved.

He cannot understand why he must drink, he just knows it hurts so he doesn't want to do it.

Any ideas? Soon it may have to be hospital and drip, which he would absolutely hate (and fight)

Can you syringe it in? I have been known to syringe 10 ml in every half hour or so for ds

try sneaking it in - watermelon, cucumber, soup, porridge or weetabix and warm milk, yoghurt? We have a child who has always been poor at drinking. This strategy has featured. Hard to know how much water you are getting in, but at least it will be some. Good luck OP. Can he eating at all?

Jelly?

When we were in this situation w ds1 we had to forcibly hydrate him w an oral syringe for 3 days. It was awful but necessary - or you can take him to hospital and request a drip if you think that would be less traumatic for him.