Thread: Low body temp in child? Concerned!

My 7 year old out of nowhere told me she had a belly ache...I assumed it was because she had not pooped in a couple of days. She has this problem from time to time. She told me it was her lower belly just above the pelvis. I gave her some Miralax as suggested to give her at times like these by the dr. Well, she would not drink the water and would not attempt to eat a thing. She said she thought she might throw up so I got her a pot to keep beside her in case that happened. I went back in to check on her a while later and she said that her belly ache was gone and she felt fine. She came out to the living room and started playing with her jump rope. I took her temp and it said 96.1. I thought that was a little out of the ordinary, but she was feeling okay so I was not worried. Then out of nowhere she took off running to the bathroom and puked everywhere! Not something a pregnant woman needs to witness let me tell you! DH was called in for clean up duty! Now she is feeling better but I am worried she will start to feel bad again and not know when it will occur! I grabbed her a couple blankets and a pillow and told her to lay down on the floor with the pot near her and gave her a glass of water. The thing that bothers me is the low temp. Why on earth would it be so low? It is never lower than the normal body temp.