Influenza (Flu) Influenza (flu) is a respiratory virus that is highly contagious and occurs all year round in Singapore, with an increased incidence between May to July and between December to February. Young children, those with underlying heart, lung, or neurological problems, and those with weak immune systems are at risk of getting more severe

Abdominal Pain How Do I know if My Child Has Abdominal/Stomach Pain? Abdominal or stomach pain is a very common medical symptom in childhood. The pain could be acute or recurrent in nature. It may be associated with other symptoms, such as vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, loss of appetite etc, depending on the cause of the pain. Abdominal/stomach pain in

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) / Reflux What is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)? GERD is a digestive condition where there is a backflow of the stomach’s contents back into the oesophagus. This occurs when the lower esophogeal sphincter (LES), or the ring of muscle between the oesophagus and stomach is weak or relaxes inappropriately, allowing the

Diarrhea and Vomiting in Children Both diarrhea and vomiting are common in children, though diarrhea alone is less worrying than vomiting as it is less likely to lead to severe dehydration as the child will still be able to drink. Diarrhea can be identified when the stools are different from your child’s usual stool pattern,

Child Constipation How do I Know if My Child has Constipation? Everyone has a different normal bowel pattern. For example, some children have bowel movements only once every 2-4 days. It is common for breast-fed or formula-fed babies to have large, soft bowel movements without pain up to 5 days apart. Others have bowel movements