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Doesn't sound like a waterborne bacterial infection--those take longer to clear.
Doesn't sound like an allergic reaction.
Doesn't sound like a waterborne virus--those take longer to clear.
Possibly a reaction to toxic industrial chemicals in the creek. What's upstream?
DD doesn't know what's upstream, other than a lot of Amish farms. DD's brother- and sister-in-law just built the house on 5 plus acres, and the pond and creek were already there. Their kids have been swimming in it all summer. Just me, but I'd have the water tested to make sure it was safe before I'd let my kids go in. Other than that, I think pond water's fine.
Grandson is now fine, diarrhea has passed hives cleared up. Still awaiting the test results, however.
BTW, DD is not the kind of mother with "too much time on her hands". She runs a whole foods/health supplement business and works 70 plus hours a week (which is why she often needs us grandparents to babysit). She follows the same guidelines with her family that she promotes in her business, and only lets grandsons have whole organic foods, with nothing processed, and no sugar. The "candy" given him by his cousin was a breath mint. He called it "candy" because he didn't know what else it was. I think there's xylitol in that.
OP: I get that it is frustrating when you leave your kids in the care of someone else and maybe they don't follow instructions implicitly (no pond does not mean no creek).
However, the reality of it is that you left your kids in someone else's care. If the parents were no longer comfortable with this "change of plan" then you back out of it. I know you said it was "too late to make other arrangements" but what exactly were the parents doing? Certain prior engagements can be called off. And if they could not be called off, then that's the risk you take.
Speaking of risk, that's the risk you take of leaving your children in other people's care. What if you weren't clear about why you don't want the kids in the pond. Let's say the conversation went like "Grandma, little Jimmy doesn't know how to swim - we really don't want them near the pond." That could easily be taken as "No swimming. You can't swim in a creek. Fun times can be had there instead!"
In the end, if you can't trust your kids to be watched by the relative... then watch your kids yourselves.
"Aspirin has been linked with Reye's syndrome, so use caution when giving aspirin to children or teenagers for fever or pain. Though aspirin is approved for use in children older than age 3, children and teenagers recovering from chickenpox or flu-like symptoms should never take aspirin."
Yes. That recommendation came out in 1980. The incident I posted about happened in the 1960s. The point I was trying to make was that we do learn new things about parenting.
I'm betting on stinging nettles or something like that.
OMG HE ATE A BREATH MINT.
Yeah, I don't think it was the breath mint, even if it did have xylitol in it. Too many "internet doctors" here. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/xylitol-101 "Xylitol is generally well tolerated, but some people do get digestive side effects when they consume too much."
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. That stuff will make you forget all about your other pains, lol.
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