my 7 y/o daughter is sick to stomach but we are on Vacation?? help?

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smileon:t

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we are across the country in Florida on vacation and my daughter feels sick.
the plan was to be here for another 3 days before we leave and i don't know if its something she ate, or if shes getting actually sick with something.

we didn't go out all day because shes had this belly ache sense this morning. it seems to be about 2 inches above her belly button all the way down from there. so i guess mid belly to lower belly. what can i do for her? should we get ready to leave or wait it out?
 
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hannah:t1

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First you need to determine if she just feels nauseous, or if it is intense pain in the abdominal area. If she is having intense pain, get her to a hospital right away because her appendix could have ruptured.

If it is only nausea, give her some pepto bismol and hope for the best. Wait one more day, and see if she feels any better. If she was out in the sun a lot the previous day and got sunburned, she could have sun poisioning, which causes a fever, nausea, and sometimes a headache.
 
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wayfaroutthere

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Is this her stomach not feeling quite right, or excruciating pain? If it's the second one, get her to an ER down there--don't go home first. It is probably just gas, but if it is food poisoning or an inflamed appendix she'll need medical attention now, not in half a day when she can get to her regular doctor. Last time I went in to the doctor for gas, he told me that I should see him anytime it's that painful--you just can't take the chance that it's something that will kill you.
 
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