Hi everyone,
I just wanted to ask if any of you have ever experienced anything like this as its really playing on my mind.
My daughter has just turned 1 and recently had a vomiting and diarrhoea bug. She was sick in the night two days in a row followed by diarrhoea most of the day and night. She refused most food so was eating very little but still drinking water and milk.
Over 2 days she was perky and chatty, still playing and still acting normally
On the third day she was irritable and grumpy all day, she was also really tired and slept quite alot. After one nap we woke up up for water and she had a seizure.
It began with wide eyed staring and then she fell back onto the bed. Her arms and legs were straight and stiff, her hands clenched and her eyes rolled back in her head. It was the most scary moment of my life i thought i wss going to loose her.
We called an ambulance and in hospital she had a further seizure. Both times her temp was raised but not fever high (36.7 at hospital, 37.5 at home). Her blood tests and blood pressure were normal and she wasnt showing signs of dehydration.
The doctors called it an afebrile seizure and said they wouldnt do further tests unless it happened again.
Shes not vomited in the days after but still has alot of diarrhoea although it seems to be easing off a bit now.
Im terrified it will happen again and scared it could be epilepsy.
Any advice would be much appreciated