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Don't wana tempt fate nor speak to soon but we're nearly 2hrs since the last.......you know.......!!! Maybe things are looking up :-))))))

Hi Dolly, Sorry to hear about little un...........hope it doesn't last too long. I have just got over something very similar........horrid, nasty thing it was! So I know how little 'uns feeling. Just have to keep persevering with fluids I'm afraid as he can't keep anything down but, one thing that did help me, and I swear by it for any and all tummy bugs I get, as it works a treat and is natural and that's BIO Yoghurt...............puts loads of good bacteria into the system and helps kill off bad bacteria faster than normal............. Know I sound like an advert.............but always works for me. ((((((((hugs for little un))))))))))))) Jen

Just posting to say, hope your little one is starting to feel better..................

~~~~to the little lad~~~

aaaaaw! Thanks polly :-) Don't wana speak too soon but we're over an hour without any ..........well you know what I mean!! ~~~~~~polly~~~~~~ For those who don't know polly just stays out the road about 6miles from me so that's why she offered help, she's close by.....ain't that nice and we only met on here a few weeks ago!! :-))))))))

give me shout if you want anything!!

so the general consensus is to give him flat full sugar coke???? :-)) His temperature always tends to be on the high side(39.5+degress celcius!) when he gets ill (his own wee thermostat never worked properly since he was born weighing a mighty 2lbs12oz's!) so was advised from when he was a baby sprite to overlap one dose of paracetamol with another of ibuprofen 2hrs later etc. Ok I'm away again to give him a glass of coke with a spoon of sugar in itand to let him sook at it with a straw :-)) Thanks everyone for all the advice and several pm's I've had it's nice to know people care :))))))

Have always been told that flat coke is best!

We always rely on plain lemonade with fizz. .... just enough to cover the bottom of a small cup to a depth of quarter of an inch. It's the quantity that the stomach can't manage so once it can hold onto this small amount, repeat these small measures every 30 mins or so. I used to starve mine, especially no dairy products and first food was something like cream cracker or Tuc biscuit. Gwyn

Poor boy, i was going to suggest Ice cubes.....but another Annateer to the rescue......Have you taken his temperature...? *puts on nurses uniform* I was a nurse in a past life....

Anna, have you tried ICE CUBES? then he can get the fluid and spit them back into the cup if he has had enough of it. Poor wee soul, hope he is well soon. Deanna X

My two small grandchildren had this a couple of weeks ago. My daughter was advised (by NHS direct) to give them flat coke and no dairy products at all - isn't it amazing how advice differs?

Plain yoghurt is the best as it will line the stomach. No fruit in any shape or form as it is acidic. Just get him to take small mouth fulls at a time but get him to keep taking some and you will find that he improves quickly. Health visitor gave me this tip many years a go and always pass this tip on. Hope little one gets better soon. Regards Jo

Another thing I had forgotten is to put a cold cloth on the back of the neck, you can also make lemonade with lemons and sugar, also an old trick of my mums (this is going back a bit) was to freeze sugar round the rims of tumblers not good for teeth but tempts tots to drink.............

flat coke is very good if he can have it. I would phone up NHS direct and ask how long before he should have medical attention. children dehydrate very quickly. Ann Glos

I've got him looking like a notice board with all the kool+soothe patches he's got on!!! Was gona run him a warm not hot bath coz he got sore tummy and thought this might relax the muscles a bit, reckon it's sore because of all the wretching he's been doing. I'm not too concerned it's anything major like appendicitis as he had a grumbling appendix last year and was 10 times worse than this......!!! WIll be back on with progress report later!! Thanks for all your wishes & tips!!

Sorry to hear about your son. I was reading all the tips and I always thought it was a little salt in the bottle to flatten out all fiz. Maybe I have forgotten as it is a long time since I had any children at home. You could also bring down the temperature by washing him with tepid water not cold as this could shock him Frances

Im not saying there are no colourings at all, but the origional lucozades colours are very bright in comparisom to the sport ones. Have a peek at the labels Elaine x

Bottled water is a bit more appetising than our bleach tasting stuff though!!! lol :-) I was actually thinking along the lines of the sweeter flavoured ones so it's a bit more tempting for him and might get some sugar into him. Is there a tummy bug sweeping the country just now????? How long does it last???? I thought these ones were 24hr ones but this seems to be a bit more stubborn :))))

Oh i didn't know you got lucozade based drinks without colourings.....must go check our shop to see if they got any :-) Might try the chewits thing as well, I'm kinda loathed to tempt him with sweets but its gone on a bit long now so I'm sure one or two won't do any harm and as you say it's only a temporary measureand if it gets him to hold in some fluids then it's gota be worth a try!!!