Houston, TX
A 42-year-old female asked about a female:

13 yr old w/ stomach flu, started mon, vomited for 24hrs, okay for 1 day, ate lite foods, vomited again last nite 4x. now crying with terrible belly pain. 2 other family had it also. what to do?

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Dr. Robert Killian
General Practice 30 years experience
Go to the Doctor: Intolerable pain, severe dehydration, and a youngster combined means that she needs to be examined.
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Dr. Philip Miller
A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 49 years experience
Stop eating solids!: NO SOLID FOODS FOR 48 HOURS Force fluids: 8-10 glasses/day: Electrolyte rich fluids- Gatorade, Powerade, Vitamin Water Protein rich fluids: broth bullion, consume. AVOID ALL CITRUS JUICES: orange, grapefruit, pineapple, cranberry etc. Call physician or go to ER for mediciation for vomiting.
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Last updated May 28, 2017

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