Lots of stuff out there

I hope that some of you managed to have a good weekend.
Many of our patients and families are still plagued by the tummy bug that is out there.
I am tempted to say that the kids with diarrhea that is lasting longer than a week may have Norovirus. We know that it is very prevalent out there with some schools and day-cares closing for a few days.
This information doesn't do a whole lot for us except reassure us that time WILL fix this.
Please check in with us if your child has diarrhea vomiting symptoms IF
*you are concerned about possible dehydration
*your child seems to be losing a significant amount of weight
*the symptoms have been lingering for more than 3 weeks.

See earlier posts for tips on treating

We also have a lot of RSV out there. More than one baby was hospitalized with this this weekend ( happily they are doing quite well and are now home)

There is an illness that comes with a high fever.. I am still gathering data on this one as more folks come down with it.

I haven't been able to come up with many hard facts about the arsenic issue.
In general please don't lose any sleep over this, but do change your habits to avoid further exposure until we know more.
Currently I can only assure you that Similac is not impacted by this, I don't know for sure about the other organic formulas yet.

We had another parent post a comment last week with a question about Tylenol and a link to asthma.
Looking into that, it looks like that was a very poorly done study without any real clinical statistics to back it up.
In general it is best to avoid any medication unless it is needed, but if your child has fever or is very fussy from teething or discomfort, I would be fine giving appropriate doses of Tylenol or Advil ( Acetaminophen/ Ibuprofen)

I will chime back in if there is anything nutty going on this week.
Judy