Articles tagged with 'Stomach Bug' | Checkup Newsroom

I hate to be the bearer of bad news. I didn’t even want to write this article. Last fall, two studies showed that probiotics may not work as well in kids who have “tummy bugs” as we had previously thought. I am defining acute gastroenteritis he...

One of the worst illnesses to take care of as a parent can be a stomach virus. Especially with babies and toddlers, vomit and poop gets everywhere. Also, they just get a look of fear on their face because they don’t understand what is happening. T...

When is a stomach bug not just a stomach bug? How do you know when it is something else or when it could be more dangerous? A report last week from the CDC described a cluster of infections caused by shigella, a bacteria that can cause severe d...