Re: Need quick response - stomach virus

[Guest guest]

I'm glad the Pedialyte is staying down. That is a good sign. But

it is not going to keep her from spilling ketones. You are going to

have to add apple juice or Gatorade to keep up her sugar levels.

Check Dalia's ketones, too. If she is spilling them and they become

moderate or large, then she has to be taken to the hospital for

rehydration. The doctor may try to get you to just keep her in the

ER for a few hours, but she will not be able to keep those ketones

away unless she starts eating.

You need to check Salem/Brock's email from a day or two ago

about stomach viruses. Jenn and I both do the same for our RSS kids

when they are sick with this and it is a tried and true method.

Print it out and then have your doctor read it. This works for all

of our RSS kids and is going to be put into the Guidebook.

If you have more questions, email me privately or post on the

listserve. I will be checking back later.

Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

Sheryl,

Jonah's situation was so similar. Happy and feeling fine in between

occasional throwing up. If you read my earlier posts, you will see that

Jonah was admitted then released and then readmitted. We then saw Dr. H.

and as Jodi said the ketones are a huge factor. Dr. H let Jonah return home

Friday even though he was still spilling ketones because they would go down

and he was eating. She did not want him in the hospital where he could

catch something else since he was getting better. If Dalia is still

throwing up and not eating, she should probably be on an IV and be careful

about not getting off of it too soon.

Good luck,

, Jonah's mom

Need quick response - stomach virus

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> Dalia has had a stomach virus since yesterday morning...she has

> thrown up all the Pediasure I have tried to give her. This is her

> only symptom..she is extremely happy, no fever, energetic...she is

> drinking Pedialyte just fine.

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> I have been waiting for the doctor to call back, but in the meantime

> I wonder if I should be doing anything else...I figured someone here

> has been in this dilemma before.

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> Thanks for your answers...

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> Sheryl (Dalia, SGA, 15 mos, 16lbs, 27 in, Prilosec, PEriactin,

> Mirilax)

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[Guest guest]

Dalia started keeping a mixture of Pediasure/Pedialyte down starting

at 2pm today...her ketones were moderate, but right before bed they

went down to the next level. I am going to check it in a little

while again and keep feeding her through the night. If the ketones

don't stay down I am surely going to go immediately to the ER.

Thanks for the input...

Sheryl

> Sheryl,

> Jonah's situation was so similar. Happy and feeling fine in

between

> occasional throwing up. If you read my earlier posts, you will

see that

> Jonah was admitted then released and then readmitted. We then saw

Dr. H.

> and as Jodi said the ketones are a huge factor. Dr. H let Jonah

return home

> Friday even though he was still spilling ketones because they

would go down

> and he was eating. She did not want him in the hospital where he

could

> catch something else since he was getting better. If Dalia is

still

> throwing up and not eating, she should probably be on an IV and be

careful

> about not getting off of it too soon.

> Good luck,

> , Jonah's mom

> Need quick response - stomach virus

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> > Dalia has had a stomach virus since yesterday morning...she has

> > thrown up all the Pediasure I have tried to give her. This is

her

> > only symptom..she is extremely happy, no fever, energetic...she

is

> > drinking Pedialyte just fine.

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> > I have been waiting for the doctor to call back, but in the

meantime

> > I wonder if I should be doing anything else...I figured someone

here

> > has been in this dilemma before.

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> > Thanks for your answers...

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> > Sheryl (Dalia, SGA, 15 mos, 16lbs, 27 in, Prilosec, PEriactin,

> > Mirilax)

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