There' s a line in Mrs. Doubtfire where the little girl says with horror, " diarrhea forever?!" I think my DD#2 must be feeling this way. She's been home sick since Monday with the stuff. Poor thing has been either on the couch or on the potty ever since she came home with this. Originally I was concerned this was caused by something she ate, that maybe she had something in addition to lactose intolerance like Irritable Bowel but this has gone on all week! So I will keep my fingers crossed that she improves today.
Here is a quick tip that will save you parents out there time, anguish, and perhaps money.... If your child has diarrhea do not feed him or her red jello! It has never happened to my other kids but this red jello went right through her and we thought she was bleeding. This went on for hours and so I called the pediatrician who in turn told me that the only way to know for sure is to take a sample to the hospital to be examined in the lab. This occurred to us the other night and of course worried mom that I was, I dutifully brought DD#2 to the ER with sample ( don't ask!) and proceeded to wait and wait. The next day I called the pediatrician for the results and no, it was not blood.
We are in the clear now so to speak, no more red jello, only clear and lemon flavored things. Let's hope that DD#2 wakes up feeling better.
