Besides managing your child’s symptoms, parents will also need to monitor their kid’s fluid intake when they’re sick with viral gastroenteritis (the "stomach flu"). That's because this illness increases the risk of dehydration.
In this video, learn tips to prevent dehydration if your kid has viral gastroenteritis, according to Preeti Parikh, MD, Pediatrician at The Mount Sinai Hospital.
Preeti Parikh, MD is the Executive Medical Director at GoodRx and served as the Chief Medical Officer of HealthiNation.
References
Nemour's KidsHealth. (2021). Gastroenteritis (Stomach Flu).
MedlinePlus. (2022). Viral gastroenteritis (stomach flu).
Stuempfig, N. D., et al. (2025). Viral gastroenteritis. StatPearls.
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Lauren Smith, MALauren Smith, MA, has worked in health journalism since 2017. Before joining GoodRx, she was the senior health editor and writer for HealthiNation.
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Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPHPatricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH, is a medical editor at GoodRx. She is a licensed, board-certified pediatrician with more than a decade of experience in academic medicine.
