Hearing the words “my tummy hurts”, can make your mind go crazy thinking of all the different scenarios that come along with that sentence. You start to think is it because she ate to much, or is it the stomach flu? Then you start to think if its the stomach flu everyone in the house ...
Every parent works tirelessly to avoid illness in their children. When it comes to your child, no germ is tolerated because watching your child suffer with any sickness is heartbreaking. Immediately following my son’s first birthday his appetite decreased. I had to practically force feed him morsels. Two days later, he began to experience severe ...
Winter is coming, and along with it, the dreaded “stomach flu”. Did you know that, many times, what people call the “stomach flu” isn’t really a flu at all? “Stomach flu” is not caused by an influenza bug. It is actually an intestinal illness that can be caused by a variety of different viruses, and ...
Nothing can pain a parent’s heart more than seeing their toddler or infant suffering with an illness. The stomach flu unfortunately is a common experience for toddlers. That doesn’t make it any easier on them or us as parents. Here are some tips that can help you during these ailments. As a parent you will ...
Be very careful this summer. Wash your hands after leaving public places and before you eat. If you hear that someone you know has the stomach flu, stay far away, or if they call for your help don’t hesitate to lend a latex gloved hand. There is a very nasty stomach virus going around and ...
Babies will most likely at some point vomit, and as a new parent the thought of your baby vomiting can probably make you sick to your stomach. No one wants to see their child getting sick. The reasons babies vomit can range from something as simple as overeating to more serious issues that require a ...
I am afraid to vomit. I have emetophobia, which is the fear of vomit and vomiting. Emetophobia is hard enough to deal with on a daily basis, but when you are smack dab in the middle of stomach flu season and everyone you run into tells you about how they are getting over the norovirus, ...
