Stomach Flu - Symptoms and Treatment

When tigerbaby got her 1st stomach flu, cluelessmom was a bit lost as its symthoms are different from the usual cold and flu. WIth that, thanks to a group of ladies, I learnt what need to be done and what to take note

Synthoms 
- Vomitting
- Diaroaa
- Exessive tiredness
- Lethargic
- Mild Fever
- Nausea

If vomitting more than 2 times and in a close duration (within 1 hour x 2 times) - please bring to see a doctor

Things to Take Note On
Ensure the child has enough fluid. Can give Glucose Drink (in Asia countries, you can get it from Supermarket - its a purple coloured tin) , Barley Drink and Porridges Water (that is you cook porridge, put a lot of water to cook it )

Plain crackers are like Meiji Plain Crackers are fine.  Wholemeal bread or plain bread was given to tigerbaby but as chart say Toast , but you don't have to really use a toaster to toast it . Just give simple bread and not those fancy type you get from bakery as they might have butter in it which will cause discomfort to the stomach .  However TOAST bread tend to ease nauseaness , so you can try to give toast if you are sure that your child drinks liquids easily or else it might cause slight heatyness


Use Essential Oil 
http://babyrojak.blogspot.sg/2013/10/essestial-oil-apply-for-stomach-flu.html


Enclosed a chart of things to take note, how to give fluid and what food not to take

Feeding Chart and Food not to take 

Medicine for Vomitting - Suppository (stuck into the butt hole)

Medicince to Strengthen the Stomach - Probiotics

** Chart original source unknown but thanks to a fellow mummy-friend that shared <Yong Fang> thanks! 

Essestial Oil Apply for Stomach Flu

Y Lavendar and Y Peppermint: 
1) One drop each (with Carrier Oil Optional- best to go Neat for 1st applicaiton)
2) Apply from Tailbone UPWARDS (stroke up) towards back of Neck, on the entire SPINE only

AP Tree Tea Oil and Y Peppermint
1) One drop each on palm, apply clockwise on Tummy, then warm palms up to generate heat and compress tummy
2) Use Warm cloth and compress on tummy gently

Y Peppermint  (when got fever)
1) Neat or with carrier oil (optional) - apply on Feet


Every hour to reduce fever and reduce stomach discomfort
Note: Carrier oil is use to slow absorption of the EO , but for Fast Effect for MILD oild, can go neat

Y Thieves (when no fever) - apply 3 times a day
1) Neat l - apply on Feet

Feel free to drop comment if u got any question or email my sifu (aka Teacher) Mag at liteonmag@gmail.com

Stomach Flu Symptoms
- vomit
- diarroar
- tiredness keep wanting to sleep


PD:
3 pm given Soppository (stuff up her butt) to stop vomitting , next dose at 9 pm
Fever 37.4 and rising (mild grade fever) - given paracetomal 3.30 pm (3ml)

Basic 4 Essential Oils

Some mummies friends introduced essential oil to me recently last 2 months.  It seems to be the "new" self medication rave at the moment. Very skeptical at the start but slowly started it. To my readers, please do take the time to understand it and not fully listen those who recommended to you. Do put a little time to research on web or ask around at least. As the "kiasu" me, I asked more than 5 advance users before I started using the basic.

Indeed, it does help from a prevention and also early stages of syntopms.

Just a brief post to record the teachings and notes so that I do not forget (as you all know, clueless mom is getting forgetful too)

Basic Essential Oil Kit:
1) Lavender
2) Eucalyptus
3) Tree Tee Oil
4) Peppermint **

** Peppermint: Though it is under my Basic list , but it is a very powerful EO that need extra care.

1) Lavendar
Good for relaxation, Itchyness

2) Eucalytus
Good for cold and flu , running nose, chest feeling tightness

3) Tea Tee Oil
Good for antiseptic (what Dettol can do , it can do as well) and I love the smell and use it as a Fraqance for the house with the "spray spray method" *will talk more about this later*

4) Peppermint
Good for fever and indigestion

For Fever:  
Use Peppermint for SPINE and Feet  (due to it is very stimulating eo, so don't use CHEST)
Use Eucalytus for CHEST and Back

For Flu and Cold:  
Use Eucalytus for CHEST and Back (wait 2 mins) then
Use Lavendar for CHEST and Back (wait 2 mins) then
User Tea tree Oil

Usage: 
drop 3 drop of Carrier Oil (for eg: Sweet Almond Oil) and 1 drop of EO into the your palm. Rub it and then rub massage on your child chest and back and feet (and then try to make them put on socks) if they don't want, just forget about it as it can get like a war zone just to make kids wear socks!

How to rub? Imagine you are at a Spa massage and how you get your massage thats the way to do it.  a or else check some vidoes online for reference, or just rub it will do. No need to be too picky about it.

• For Intense Treatment (every 1-2 hours application type), maximum of 5 days for Acute Illnesses (for eg, stomach flu)
• For Normal treatment, can not do more than 7 days 

If treatment is started early enough, as soon as the first symptoms, the duration can be very short (12-48 hours)

For acute disorders, the duration is generally extended to 5-7 days at fairly strong doses.
For normal small problems (example chronic diseaees), do maximum 3 weeks and rest 1 week or lower doses

For Babies , to my info, use only Lavendar, Eculytus and Tea tree oil. Please do not use any others!
For Toodlers,  use pepermint only for Fever happens otherwise, try not to use it for anyhow reasons

Spray Spray method: Get a spray bottle 100 ml size + Add distlied water + 5 drops of tea tree oil