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Child With Gastroenteritis, Having Severe Stomach Ache And Vomiting. Relief From Pain?

Hi My daughter who is 4 and a half years old has been ill for 6 days and still no improvement :-( we have been to doctors and they have said she has gastroenteritis and said that there is no treatment and just let it run its course.They also said to keep giving her calpol every 4 hours for her temp.......however she is in really bad pain with her stomach , she is still not eating very well and although the vomiting has stopped she did vomit again last night, she is drinking lots of water, she is not interested in playing, she just wants to lie all day and do nothing.She also has these really loud noises in her belly, is there anything else I can give? she is in a lot of pain :-( Kind Regards Concerned Mother England
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for your query,
You can give probiotic like lactobacillus or sacharomyces with your Peidatrician advise.
Continue to give oral rehydrating solutions like Pedialyte to prevent dehydration.
Stool to be given for routine examination and for culture and sensitivity to look for any bacterial infection as this will require antibiotic therapy.
Monitor hydration by urine output, activity and skin turgor and if any signs of dehydrations are there consult your Pediatrician.
Hope I have answered your query.
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Child With Gastroenteritis, Having Severe Stomach Ache And Vomiting. Relief From Pain?

Hi, Thank you for your query, You can give probiotic like lactobacillus or sacharomyces with your Peidatrician advise. Continue to give oral rehydrating solutions like Pedialyte to prevent dehydration. Stool to be given for routine examination and for culture and sensitivity to look for any bacterial infection as this will require antibiotic therapy. Monitor hydration by urine output, activity and skin turgor and if any signs of dehydrations are there consult your Pediatrician. Hope I have answered your query.