hi my daughter aged 9 felt sick 4 days ago, high temp and vomited 12 hours later about 6 times, followed by severe stomach cramping 12 hours later and again about `12 hours later severe diarheah with the stomach cramps and yesterday -day 3 her lips became swollen - ihave only been giving panadol and yesterday started giving hydralyte in mid morning. she has not eaten anything in four days and minimal fluids...is it more than gastro as lips swollen-havent taken to doc as just assumed gastro???? Thanks
Hello, I can understand your concern. It seems that the swollen lips and upset stomach are different entities that your daughter is suffering from. Swollen lips seem to be an allergic reaction to some allergen your daughter might have been exposed to. Stomach upset can also be an allergic reaction to some food item she is allergic to. However, allergic reactions are not associated with high fever. Thus, association of fever indicates presence of bacterial infection of the stomach. For swollen lips, she can take Levocetrizine 5 mg (Exocet) once a day for about 5 days. This will help in reducing the swelling. If the swelling does not reduce or increase in intensity during these 5 days of course, you should visit a dentist for finding out the reason of the swelling. In addition, as the diarrhea and vomiting are severe, you should not wait to consult a physician or pediatrician for the treatment of the infection as deny Chat Doctor.  Make sure that she keeps