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Can i give my 10 year old child a tums (calcium carbonate) for her stomach ache?
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Yes: Tums (calcium carbonate) will be safe for her to try.
Answered 10/11/2020
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ABDOMINAL PAIN: Since this is the age for appendicitis make sure abdominal pain is not associated with fever, nausea and vomiting or acute abdomen. Then it is safe to just give Tums (calcium carbonate) for stomachache.
Answered 10/11/2020
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