The Mystery of the Tummy Ache Solved, and a ?

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After decribing all the symptoms and bringing up the G.I. issues

associated with RSS, our pediatrician said the first thing she wanted

to do was run a urinalysis. Sure enough, the results came back with

all kinds of germs, blood, and protein. Sam has a urinary tract

infection. Our doctor said these things always surprised her, since

the only complaint is a stomachache, but that she's seen it enough

before to rule that out first. Sam is under orders to not only take

her antibiotic, but drink LOTS of water each day, to keep her system

flushed out. I should have known something was up when we went to

the restroom to " pee in the cup " and she said on the way, " Good, I

REALLY have to go " and then she only managed about five drops, and

said no more would come out. That's classic of UTIs, but I'm not

usually perched beside her, and she's never mentioned this in the two

weeks of complaining about tummy aches.

Does anyone know how we should go about getting it okayed at her

school to have a bottle of water available throughout the day for her

to drink? She complains of headaches often, and her lips are always

dry when she comes home from school, so I'm guessing she could use

some hydration throughout her day, which would also guard against a

recurrance of a UTI.

She's never needed any special assistance before, and I don't know if

this qualifies as something that should be put in writing with the

school.

Thanks!

Tori