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Stomach & GI Issues

Advice for upset stomachs, constipation, diarrhea, and tummy troubles—because kids and gut drama go hand in hand.

What To Do If Your Child Throws Up Medicine

What To Do If Your Child Throws Up Medicine

I've been puked on more times in my life than I care to remember, and 99% of those times have been from one of my children bringing home the virus of the month (or week?) from school or daycare. It's like a fruit of the month

Constipation Prevention and Treatment After Holiday Travel or Diet Changes

Constipation Prevention and Treatment After Holiday Travel or Diet Changes

My children’s holiday meals usually consist of half a roll, 14 cookies, and whatever soda or juice they manage to con out of a nice unsuspecting relative. If we’re traveling for the holidays, that one holiday meal becomes 6 to 9 meals… leading to constipation. Constipation in children,

Safe Medication Options for Motion Sickness During Travel

Safe Medication Options for Motion Sickness During Travel

It’s family road trip season! If you have ever packed snacks, water bottles, entertainment, and extra clothes only to realize halfway into the trip that you forgot the barf bags, you are not alone. Kids’ motion sickness has a way of announcing itself loudly, and it will leave parents

Ozempic and Adolescents: What Parents Should Know About Weight Loss Meds

Ozempic and Adolescents: What Parents Should Know About Weight Loss Meds

Ozempic® has gained widespread attention. Commercials, celebrity interviews, memes, and TikTok weight loss stories fill social media feeds. We all know someone (maybe even ourselves!) who has seen benefits from Ozempic or other GLP-1 agonists. Ozempic is FDA-approved for adults with type 2 diabetes, but it also aids in weight

Miralax: What Parents Need to Know title with girl holding her tummy

Miralax in Children: Is It Safe?

Constipation in children can happen for many reasons. Sometimes it’s related to diet. Often, it’s linked to behavior or psychological factors. In my house, we’ve dealt with it occasionally during potty training, because my toddler outright refuses to poop on the potty. Read our essay, The Diaper

Little girl holding her stomach with the title: Ultimate Norovirus Guide

Norovirus Prevention and Treatment

December was full of news stories about norovirus outbreaks. Unfortunately, that trend has continued into spring. You'll hear a story about someone being sick with a stomach bug everywhere you go! The 2024-2025 GI illness season is officially one for the books. What is Norovirus? Norovirus is a