Re: Help son has v and d
Originally Posted by
kimin661
Have you been ill at all? Weird that he would be getting sick that much over the past few days but it not affect you. I hate to be negative, but that is an awful long time for a bug to last, especially with that much v*. Poor baby.
Not if it's rotavirus. It can last up a week in children, especially young children. My brother caught rotavirus around the age of six and he was very sick for a good three days. And no one else in the family got ill.
If you think your son is becoming dehydrated and your doctor is saying he's fine, trust your gut anyway and take him to urgent care. If you think he's getting bad, take him to the ER. And 7up or Sprite are both good things to use. Maybe even freeze them.
And while yes, stomach viruses are around all the time, it's far less common in the summer. No need to be super vigilant, just wash your hands and if someone is ill be sure to keep clean. Really, it's not that common for adults to get sick in the summer outside of maybe colds. Summer colds are another story. I swear they can be the worst. But stomach bugs just aren't around much, if at all, in the warmer months. I did catch a stomach bug at the age of six in the summer once. It may have been rota for all I know. I refused to eat after for fear and ended up in the hospital with mild dehydration and Sprite was one thing they said to my mother to have me drink.
I hope he is finally in recovering stage and will be back to his normal self asap.
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