Vaccin contre la gastro pour un bébé à Bali?
by Bagéra
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
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bonsoir😄
voila, je part à BALI en fevrier pendant 2mois, avec mes enfants...
Un de mes petits aurra 5mois et mon pédiatre ma préscrit (le nouveau) vaccin de la gastro.
certain sont pour et d autres contres, quand pensez vous??😕
je sais aussi qu il est cher, mais c est pas le sujet...enfin...
merci...😏
Quel vaccin ? il y en a deux, le ROTARIX et le ROTATEQ, le premier est censé protéger d'une seule souche de rotavirus, le second de 5 (voir ICI)
Quand je lis la fiche technique d'un médicament ou dun vaccin, je m'intéresse toujours aux effets secondaires et aux contre-indications.
Concernant les premiers, les deux vaccins provoquent souvent vomissements, diarrhées (un comble) et fièvre.
Et comme toujours pour les vaccins, ils sont déconseillés aux personnes fragiles. Je me demande à chaque fois pourquoi un produit censé protéger est déconseillé aux personnes qui en ont le plus besoin.
A toi de voir. Un conseil, si tu décides de faire vacciner ton petit, fais-le longtemps avant le départ, les voyageurs malades pendant leur voyage à cause de vaccins administrés juste avant le départ sont malheureusement nombreux.
A toi de voir. Un conseil, si tu décides de faire vacciner ton petit, fais-le longtemps avant le départ, les voyageurs malades pendant leur voyage à cause de vaccins administrés juste avant le départ sont malheureusement nombreux.
hello😄
merci lepiaf, 😏de ta reponse, evidement c est pas facile, car de plus je n est jamais fait de tel vaccin à mes autres enfants...
là c est le ROTARIX exactement, sa serais pour lui faire pour dans un mois elle aurra, 2mois et ont par en fevrier prochain (donc elle aurra 5mois) je ne les pas acheté encore et je n est pas regardé les effets secondaire, mais d apres se que tu dit , sa ma l air assé fort!! mon mari, preferais vraiment que l on , lui fasse, alors je vais voir... Pas facile!!! si tu peus en dire un peu plus, ou si quelque personne l on deja fait..j attens les avis!😮 merci😄
là c est le ROTARIX exactement, sa serais pour lui faire pour dans un mois elle aurra, 2mois et ont par en fevrier prochain (donc elle aurra 5mois) je ne les pas acheté encore et je n est pas regardé les effets secondaire, mais d apres se que tu dit , sa ma l air assé fort!! mon mari, preferais vraiment que l on , lui fasse, alors je vais voir... Pas facile!!! si tu peus en dire un peu plus, ou si quelque personne l on deja fait..j attens les avis!😮 merci😄
Je ne peux t'en dire plus, mes enfants sont grands et les petits-enfants sont encore à venir.
Ce que je peux dire, c'est que mon infirmière d'épouse a toujours refusé de faire vacciner nos enfants contre quoi que ce soit avant qu'ils aient deux ans et qu'elle n'a jamais fait plusieurs vaccins simultanés. Les accidents de vaccination arrivent, alors prudence.
Un vaccin contre la gastro, je ne connaissais pas! encore une belle saloperie pour détruire à petit feu le système immunitaire de l'enfant. Il n'a que 5 mois en plus. Ca me scandalise!
J'ai une petite fille de 5 ans, qui n'est jamais tombée malade (à part la varicelle à 1 an avec 3 boutons seulement). Même pas un rhume. Et elle n'est pas la seule. Le secret, il est simple: ALLAITEMENT LONG, le moins de vaccinations possibles (difficile d'échapper aux 3 obligatoires en France), une bonne alimentation (bio si possible) et beaucoup d'amour bien sûr!
Mais si tous les enfants étaient élevé de la sorte il n'y aurait plus de pédiatre (même pas vu un pour ma part)
Pour éviter les diarrhées: probiotiques, charbon activé, argile etc.
Ferais tu le vaccin en restant en France ?
Si ta réponse est non pourquoi le faire pour Bali? Les conditions d'hygiéne n'y sont pas déplorables, il te suffit d'avoir une hygiéne stricte les regles d'hygiéne pr eviter la transmission du germe, au même titre qu'en france: lavage des mains, eviter de partager les couverts, verre...et au niveau alimentaire je suppose que ton bébé ne mangera pas local dc aucun soucis.
Le risque principal à Bali, c'est le soleil qui peut entraîner insolation et déshydratation. Il faut donc garder bébé le plus à l'ombre possible et utiliser une crème solaire de qualité et de d'indice de protection maximum.
Je pense qu'il faudrait un peu calmer les esprits.
Première chose: la question de la vaccination est toujours très polémique, c'est pour cela que les forums sont loin d'être le bon endroit pour en discuter. En as-tu discuté avec ton médecin? fais-tu confiance à son avis?
Chez moi:
- mon ostéo: totalement anti-vaccin
- homéopathe: plutôt anti-vaccin mais avec des exceptions
- ma pédiatre: plutôt pour les vaccins
Alors je discute et je choisis.
Quelques onfps pour ceux qui sautent sur leurs grands chevaux dès que le mot "vaccin" apparaît:
La mortalité et la morbidité liées aux gastro-entérites à Rotavirus (RVGE) varient en fonction du niveau de développement économique des pays. Dans le monde, les Rotavirus sont responsables par année de 125 millions de cas de gastroentérites infantiles et d’approximativement 400.000 à 600.000 décès, dont 82% surviennent dans les pays en développement.1, 2 Dans les pays industrialisés, ces infections à RV ont une létalité très faible, mais représentent 15 – 50% des cas de gastro-entérites. Elles sont la principale cause de vomissements et diarrhées sévères responsables de déshydratations importantes. Dans ces pays, les gastro-entérites sont la première cause d’hospitalisation et la 2ème cause de consultation médicale chez les enfants de moins de 5 ans. ....
Dans les pays tempérés (incluant l’Europe), 4 génotypes sont prédominants et retrouvés chez 90-95% des cas hospitalisés. Il s’agit des génotypes G1P[8], G2P[4], G3P[8], G4P[8]4. La distribution génotypique varie considérablement d’une saison hivernale à l’autre et sur de longues périodes. ....
Le Rotarix®, vaccin RV monovalent humain G1P[8], vaccin vivant atténué qui s’administre oralement en 2 doses orales de 1 ml à au moins 4 semaines d’intervalle. Une très large étude multicentrique en double aveugle portant sur plus de 63.000 enfants réalisée en Finlande et en Amérique latine11, avec pour objectifs la mesure de l’efficacité et de la sécurité du vaccin (particulièrement le risque d’invagination intestinale) ne montre pas d’association avec une invagination, des effets secondaires comparable au placebo et une protection de 85% contre les hospitalisations, de 92% pour les infections à G1P[8] et de 87% pour les sérotypes G3P[8], G4 P[8] et G9 P[8], démontrant bien l’hétérotypie de la protection. Une étude européenne montre des valeurs similaires.
Infos du Ministère de la Santé Luxembourgeois.
Les chiffres parlent d'eux-même sur les études. Après, chacun son opinion. Je ne fais pas partie de ces parents qui mènent volontairement leur enfant chez leur petit copain malade de la varicelle en espérant qu'il l'attrape. Les positions trop tranchées (dans un sens comme dans l'autre) sont toujours suspectes de manque d'objectivité à mes yeux car on parle alors dans le domaine de l'idéologie, et pour de telles choses, l'idéologie peut être dangereuse. Il ne me viendrait pas à l'idée de ne pas vacciner ma fille contre le tétanos, et cela sans attendre qu'elle est 2 ans, vu qu'un enfant de 1 an se traine un peu partout et surtout dans des endroits non aseptisés. Petite indication: ma fille n'a pas eu le BCG par contre elle vient d'être vaccinée contre l'hépatite A pour un voyage à venir. Je suis pour la vaccination raisonnée et adaptée. J'ai considéré que la protection apportée par le BCG n'était pas suffisante pour que le vaccin soit intéressant. Je reverrai peut-être ma position pour un voyage futur. Mais ce n'est que MON opinion, et non LA vérité absolue.
Parles-en avec ton mari, avec des personnes en qui tu as confiance, notamment dans le domaine médical. L'allaitement effectivement apporte une protection; sans compter que l'allaitement est vraiment idéal quand on voyage. Mais malheureusement l'allaitement long est peu répandu en France, où "allaitement long" est souvent utilisé dès qu'on dépasse 3 mois.
PS: ma fille n'est jamais malade non plus et pourtant elle a été vacciné et a vu une pédiatre depuis sa naissance. Allaitement long effectivement. Nature et médecine ne font pas forcément mauvais ménage...
Quelques onfps pour ceux qui sautent sur leurs grands chevaux dès que le mot "vaccin" apparaît:
La mortalité et la morbidité liées aux gastro-entérites à Rotavirus (RVGE) varient en fonction du niveau de développement économique des pays. Dans le monde, les Rotavirus sont responsables par année de 125 millions de cas de gastroentérites infantiles et d’approximativement 400.000 à 600.000 décès, dont 82% surviennent dans les pays en développement.1, 2 Dans les pays industrialisés, ces infections à RV ont une létalité très faible, mais représentent 15 – 50% des cas de gastro-entérites. Elles sont la principale cause de vomissements et diarrhées sévères responsables de déshydratations importantes. Dans ces pays, les gastro-entérites sont la première cause d’hospitalisation et la 2ème cause de consultation médicale chez les enfants de moins de 5 ans. ....
Dans les pays tempérés (incluant l’Europe), 4 génotypes sont prédominants et retrouvés chez 90-95% des cas hospitalisés. Il s’agit des génotypes G1P[8], G2P[4], G3P[8], G4P[8]4. La distribution génotypique varie considérablement d’une saison hivernale à l’autre et sur de longues périodes. ....
Le Rotarix®, vaccin RV monovalent humain G1P[8], vaccin vivant atténué qui s’administre oralement en 2 doses orales de 1 ml à au moins 4 semaines d’intervalle. Une très large étude multicentrique en double aveugle portant sur plus de 63.000 enfants réalisée en Finlande et en Amérique latine11, avec pour objectifs la mesure de l’efficacité et de la sécurité du vaccin (particulièrement le risque d’invagination intestinale) ne montre pas d’association avec une invagination, des effets secondaires comparable au placebo et une protection de 85% contre les hospitalisations, de 92% pour les infections à G1P[8] et de 87% pour les sérotypes G3P[8], G4 P[8] et G9 P[8], démontrant bien l’hétérotypie de la protection. Une étude européenne montre des valeurs similaires.
Infos du Ministère de la Santé Luxembourgeois.
Les chiffres parlent d'eux-même sur les études. Après, chacun son opinion. Je ne fais pas partie de ces parents qui mènent volontairement leur enfant chez leur petit copain malade de la varicelle en espérant qu'il l'attrape. Les positions trop tranchées (dans un sens comme dans l'autre) sont toujours suspectes de manque d'objectivité à mes yeux car on parle alors dans le domaine de l'idéologie, et pour de telles choses, l'idéologie peut être dangereuse. Il ne me viendrait pas à l'idée de ne pas vacciner ma fille contre le tétanos, et cela sans attendre qu'elle est 2 ans, vu qu'un enfant de 1 an se traine un peu partout et surtout dans des endroits non aseptisés. Petite indication: ma fille n'a pas eu le BCG par contre elle vient d'être vaccinée contre l'hépatite A pour un voyage à venir. Je suis pour la vaccination raisonnée et adaptée. J'ai considéré que la protection apportée par le BCG n'était pas suffisante pour que le vaccin soit intéressant. Je reverrai peut-être ma position pour un voyage futur. Mais ce n'est que MON opinion, et non LA vérité absolue.
Parles-en avec ton mari, avec des personnes en qui tu as confiance, notamment dans le domaine médical. L'allaitement effectivement apporte une protection; sans compter que l'allaitement est vraiment idéal quand on voyage. Mais malheureusement l'allaitement long est peu répandu en France, où "allaitement long" est souvent utilisé dès qu'on dépasse 3 mois.
PS: ma fille n'est jamais malade non plus et pourtant elle a été vacciné et a vu une pédiatre depuis sa naissance. Allaitement long effectivement. Nature et médecine ne font pas forcément mauvais ménage...
bonjour à tous et merci de vos réponses!!😄
je suis d accors avec tout le monde sur NON 😠au vaccin, mais je trouvais sa, "drole" 🤪que mon pédiatre me le propose alors que je me soigne moi et mes autres enfants par homeopathie depuis 18ans, il sais que je ne suis pas pour...
mes enfants sont en bonne santé, il mange bien et je leur donne beaucoup d amour!!🙂
alors j ai posé cette question sur le forum pour avoir vos avis..😇
mais depuis j ai bien reflechie et c est non😠, je ne le ferais pas en france ni ailleur!!
on se pose parfois bien des questions, c'est normal, de plus c est mon dernier bebe, car j ai 41ans...nous allons pas polemiquer la dessus..😏😄
merci encors!
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Thanks in advance, everyone.
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We’ve planned a 3-week trip to Bali this summer with our 7-year-old daughter. The itinerary includes Sanur, Nusa Lembongan, Sidemen, Amed, and Ubud. The more time passes, the more we read about people getting sick—some with mild to severe traveler’s diarrhea, and many ending up in the hospital. We, as parents, have been through it in Egypt with pretty bad cases, but we’d really like to avoid that for our daughter. Even though there’s no zero risk, and we’ll be careful, can any of you reassure me? Not everyone got sick, right? I’d love to hear positive feedback from parents, but not just them 😊. Thanks in advance!
Hi there...
I’m traveling with a friend for a month in November.
We booked our round-trip tickets from Paris to Phnom Penh, and yes, I know—it was a mistake. We should’ve flown out of Laos, but here we are.
But is it doable to backpack through both countries in a relaxed way?
I’ve seen that the transport takes a while...
Thanks so much for your replies.
Hi there,
I’ve started looking into getting dental implants, possibly in Costa Rica or Mexico.
Do you have any clinics to recommend or ones I should avoid?
For the next steps, I need to choose between Cuba Medika or Medigo—these are agencies that help with medical procedures. Do you have any info on either of them?
Thanks so much for your help!
Thanks so much for your help!
Hi everyone, a question for those who’ve been lucky enough to visit Raja Ampat—should you consider preventive malaria treatment given its proximity to Papua? And how was the food hygiene situation?
Thanks for your feedback! !
Hi there.
I’d like to know if all medications need to be declared at Uzbek customs.
E.g., antidepressants?
Thanks for your reply
For several years now, increased aggression has been observed in Cape fur seals.
At least 70 unprovoked attacks on humans.
It was recently confirmed that this is due to rabies.
The suspected origin is contamination in Namibia by jackals.
The contagion seems to be spreading.
Preventive vaccination (of the animals) is being considered.
Just a reminder:
Rabies affects all mammals.
Once symptoms appear—sometimes weeks or even months later—death is inevitable.
It’s the bite that transmits the disease.
There are so-called "furious" forms with aggression, but also forms without aggression.
In case of a bite, in addition to standard wound care, tetanus prevention… rabies prevention is essential.
Stay careful out there…
Seeing seals from a boat along the coast isn’t rare in these parts…
I need 2 dental implants and I'd like to get them done abroad (it's a question of price).
Thanks for helping me with my search (Turkey, Spain, Romania???)
Can you tell me if you're satisfied with the services provided by Dentist Miguel at Club Amigo in Holguin? I'd like to go there in mid-December. Is it worth the trip to get dental prosthetics done?
Thanks for getting back to me... Michelle from Quebec
Hello,
I’m looking for a dentist who can do a full lower-arch implant with a complete prosthesis. I’m in Quebec and available to travel to Cuba. Need full contact details. Thanks everyone!
Hi there,
My current plan is to get my teeth treated in Cuba, especially for dental implants. Has anyone here had experience and could refer me to a good, affordable dentist? I’d really appreciate it if you could give me an idea of the price for one implant, since I need at least 6 done. Thanks so much!
My current plan is to get my teeth treated in Cuba, especially for dental implants. Has anyone here had experience and could refer me to a good, affordable dentist? I’d really appreciate it if you could give me an idea of the price for one implant, since I need at least 6 done. Thanks so much!





