This reference page is only a guide and does not eliminate the need for professional medical help. If any advice in this reference conflicts with other advice you have received, look to your physician first. Your physician should know your specific health history and needs. The winter season usually brings on a flurry of flu-like symptoms in children.
Pediatricians see many with a bothersome virus known as rotavirus.
Symptoms Stomach pain. Treatment Unfortunately, viruses do not respond to antibiotics and therefore, are not an effective treatment. The best treatment is to let the virus run its course while giving frequent, small amounts of liquids or a mineral sugar solution like Pedialyte to fight dehydration. Older children can have fruit juices alternated with clear liquids. 20 See your health care provider immediately if signs of dehydration begin to appear.