Strep with vomiting?

[bc1206]

DD was lethargic and flushed when I picked her up from daycare. Her teachers said some of the kids had strep.

She already has cold symptoms and said her tummy hurt and her neck hurt. When I asked about her neck she pointed to her throat. I looked at it and it's red. She also just threw up.

So now I don't know if she has the stomach bug or strep. Can strep show with symptoms of vomiting? Of course Dr.Google is saying maybe nausea, maybe vomiting, but not always. I have no experience with strep, she's never had it and neither have I.

[nursewife]

Look in her throat and see if there are any white pustules (gross, yes). That is often a tell tail sign of strep, along with a fever. It usually isn't associated with nausea and vomiting unless it is pretty severe from my experience, Does your doctor have a quick strep test? The results are there within minutes instead of waiting 2-3 days. One of my favourite nursing duties at a doctors office was swabbing throats for strep. I'm strange, I know!

[bbonanza]

I think it's possible, DD2 just got diagnosed last night with strep and threw up Sat, with fever, but was fine and has had no fever since, except her throat hurt when she coughed and said her belly hurt yesterday.


Eta: her throat hurting and belly ache made me think it was more than a 24 hr bug

[keyslover]

Tell tale sign for DD2 is throwing up

[bc1206]

I'm not sure if her doctors has the quick test. I didn't see any white on her throat, just red. I'll keep an eye on it and call her doctor tomorrow. Thanks!

[bc1206]

Apr 1, 2015 19:01:03 GMT -5 bbonanza said:

I think it's possible, DD2 just got diagnosed last night with strep and threw up Sat, with fever, but was fine and has had no fever since, except her throat hurt when she coughed and said her belly hurt yesterday.


Eta: her throat hurting and belly ache made me think it was more than a 24 hr bug

Yikes. This sounds like her. Hope your DD feels better.

[iamgrace]

Apr 1, 2015 19:02:09 GMT -5 @booby said:

G vomits when he's running a temperature, even when there is no gastro issues. You know? So, it could just be that. I hope she feels better soon!

Clare does this too. It's the worst.

[themysteriouswife]

Dd always starts strep as a "stomach bug." The sore throat and fever come within a few hours of the first vomit. It's pretty common to vomit with strep.

[UMaineTeach]

Apr 1, 2015 19:02:27 GMT -5 bc1206 said:

I'm not sure if her doctors has the quick test. I didn't see any white on her throat, just red. I'll keep an eye on it and call her doctor tomorrow. Thanks!

they likely do. I'm a frequent flyer for a throat swab and haven't hit a Dr. yet who couldn't do the rapid test.

more often I run into the "the rapid came back negative, but it's only accurate this high % of the time, so here are some antibiotics anyway"
Sometimes if the rapid comes back neg. they will culture it for a few days and call you.

[MauMau]

I would go in for a test. I thought the rapid was pretty standard. I just had step a week ago. It was pretty miserable and I had my first fever in years. I could not of stuck it out another day just thinking it was a sore throat.

[bc1206]

Ugh. Thanks ladies. I'll keep an eye on her. Poor DD made it through the whole winter without any major illnesses. I totally jinxed myself too cause I was just saying that today to my girlfriend.

[YahYahs]

Another yes to vom with strep. DD1 had it last spring - came on fast and furious and I actually got her to the pedi within a couple hours of her first signs (I normally don't do that, but it was a Friday afternoon, so I called the pedi when she told me her throat hurt, b/c it was a first). Anyhow, she puked in the car on the way TO the doc. Which was awesome. That was the only time she threw up during the illness, but when I mentioned it to the pedi during her visit, she was like, "yep, sounds about right."
Hope your LO feels better soon! Our case wasn't bad at all - a few hours of a mildly sore throat, a low-grade fever, the one puke, and then we started antibiotics and she was feeling great by morning (more or less).

[Deleted]

H gets strep a lot. He has occasionally thrown up because of all the nastiness in his nose and throat.

[savan]

DS always vomits and complains about his stomach when he has strep.

[rooster222]

My dd is just getting over strep and she vomited at the start of it. Her stomach didn't feel well for about 2 days.

[revolution]

Apr 1, 2015 19:02:27 GMT -5 bc1206 said:

I'm not sure if her doctors has the quick test. I didn't see any white on her throat, just red. I'll keep an eye on it and call her doctor tomorrow. Thanks!

Watch for a rash with it too. Also, white isn't 100% of the time. Dd had strep twice last year with no white in her throat. They thought she might be a carrier, but tested when she was heathy and it was negative. So at least she isn't a carrier.

I hope yours feels better soon.

[whitemerlot]

My son threw up and had a high fever. It came on suddenly and I took him in. Turned out it was strep.