crazy week

This week has been a really crazy one for me. Ashley was down with food poisoning since last Saturday. She complained of tummy pain right after swimming class and I thought perhaps it’s due to the air she gulped in while swimming. Sometimes she tells me that her tummy is painful after swimming and it would go away after a while. Hence, I didn’t bother much about it. Then during dinner, she vomitted 🙁

Next morning she said she felt better and we went to Malacca for a day trip. During lunch time she said her tummy was painful. I guess the cramps must be due to gas and bought Buscopan 10mg tablet for her. She took 1 tablet and said it was better. Her appetite was really bad though.

Next day, she was tired and complained that her tummy was bloated. I got Colimix from the pharmacy for her as it is good for wind and abdominal discomfort. However she vomitted right after she smelled Colimix. It has a strong bubblegum smell. I still feed her 5 ml of Colimix after that and she tried very hard to swallow. Have you taken Colimix before? It leaves a nasty taste in the mouth and throat. I know that because I was down with food poisoning too 2 days back and I took it. No wonder Ashley couldn’t stand Colimix and begged me not to feed her that. *Sigh*

I brought her to the doctor on Tues morning and her paed said she has a lot of gas in her tummy and prescribed Antacid for her. On Thursday, she still complained of tummy pain so I asked her paed to prescribe something for that and she gave Ashley Buscopan in syrup form and asked to stop Colimix.  Now Ashley is a lot better 🙂

Note :  According to some pharmacists, Buscopan 10mg in tablet form should only be taken by children who are above 12 years old.  According to some information on Google, children above 6 years old can take it though.  Anyway, just check with the doctor if you are unsure.