Everything is going wrong..

Supriya,I don't know whether this will help but for Tarun,my mom advised me to give a little tea whenever he has some kind of stomach problem.It has worked for him till date.You can add a little crushed dry ginger(chukku) and elaichi if needed.

Hope he recovers soon from this phase.Till then keep his meals as light as possible,just rasam and curd also will do wonders.

 

I suggest that you have him tested for amoeba and parasites...perhaps he picked up something at that camp (drank river water, drank polluted well water). Be specific with your doctor as American doctors are notoriously bad at diagnosing this type of thing. Giardia can be in water in nature from the poop of deer who drink at streams. Giardia can come and go depending on the reproduction of the amoeba in the gut.

 

Supriya,
Since you are in India right now, you can try deworming med for him. Me as a kid had castor oil 'Velakennai' as a deworming agent. But these days the Peds there have meds for this.

From what you say, it also looks like anything heavy on digestion (like cheese, eggs) is triggerring some reaction on him. May be you can try plain Rasam rice/ Kanji for a few days and then slowly give tiny amount of the food that caused the reaction and check if he's able to take it...

 

SD,

my assumption is that both illness are unrelated. perhaps his immunity and digestive ability was a bit low after the fever episode and hence the pizza triggered a tummy ache. did you consider a stool test? i suppose it's awfully hot where you live. my mom says excessive heat also caused tummy ache and loose motion. keep him hydrated. usually children do not eat that well when they have a digestive tract related infection. so don't worry. he'll gain weight later. i'd say stop diary products (see the link - something at the camp, pizza with cheese and then egg... makes him sick) and stick to pathiya saapadu. give him loads to drink.. ilaneer is a very good cooler. tempt him into eating simple fruits. he'll be better soon. ignore others' comments. a mother never wishes her son to fall sick. they're also worried about P getting sick and that's why picking on you. don't take that all to heart.

Latha

 

Hi supriya

How is priyash doing now ?

Regards
santasekar

 

hi,
with loose motion & diarrhea i follow the BRAT diet plus ORS & boiled water(even boil it if using aqua guard)
B-banana
R-rice(kichadi with no oil)
A-apple
T-toast(dry)
i picked this diet from dr sears site & really swear by it
pragati

 

In addition to all ideas/suggestions here, Supriya, it could be an infection that he has not kicked fully. I think some stool test should find the cause. If the tummy aches continue, it maybe worth the while to ask your paed or lab for a stool test. Hugs for little P and you.