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Suggest Treatment For Nausea And Weakness In A Child

Hi, my name is Daisy and I am 12 years old, for the past 3 days I have been feeling weak and as though I am going to throw up, but I haven t. I have been having plenty of sleep and water and have tried Panadol. I was wondering what was wrong with me and what I could do (I am flying away on Tuesday so it is urgent)
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Hi...looks like you have cught yoursefll a stomach flu or the prodrome of viral diarrhoea or bacillary dysentery. Sometimes it will start with nausea and vomiting and then, continues into loose stools.
Unless there is low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry.
There is no need to use antibiotics unless there is blood in the motion. Antibiotics might worsen if unnecessarily used causing antibiotic associated diarrhoea.
I suggest you use zinc supplements (Z&D drops 1ml once daily for 14 days) & ORS (Each small packet mixed in 200ml of potable water and keep giving sip by sip) as hydration is very important and crucial part of treatment. If there is vomiting you can use Tablet Ondansetron as prescribed by your pediatrician as this is a prescription drug.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth.
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Suggest Treatment For Nausea And Weakness In A Child

Hi...looks like you have cught yoursefll a stomach flu or the prodrome of viral diarrhoea or bacillary dysentery. Sometimes it will start with nausea and vomiting and then, continues into loose stools. Unless there is low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry. There is no need to use antibiotics unless there is blood in the motion. Antibiotics might worsen if unnecessarily used causing antibiotic associated diarrhoea. I suggest you use zinc supplements (Z&D drops 1ml once daily for 14 days) & ORS (Each small packet mixed in 200ml of potable water and keep giving sip by sip) as hydration is very important and crucial part of treatment. If there is vomiting you can use Tablet Ondansetron as prescribed by your pediatrician as this is a prescription drug. Regards - Dr. Sumanth.