DANI Dyer has asked fans for help after one of her twin daughters contracted a nasty infection that has left her scratching and bleeding.
The former Love Island star is a proud mum to one-year-old twin daughters, Star and Summer, and three-year-old son, Santiago, but has been struggling after they’ve all fallen sick.
However, taking to Instagram today, Dani revealed poor baby Star has got the worst of it after contracting a painful illness.
In the video, the kids can be heard screaming in the background as she talks to her followers from her kitchen counter.
She told her fans: “Star’s got hand, foot and mouth, and you can’t do anything about that, can you?
“I’ve looked and looked, but is there any remedies because she is scratching it so much she is bleeding.”
Explaining she was due a phone call with the doctor to try and get help, she added: “I know they genuinely can’t do anything, and now I’m looking at Summer thinking ‘you’re going to get it.’”
“I just feel like the illnesses are constant,” said the exhausted mum. “A few weeks ago Santiago had impetigo, then chicken pox, then Star got a little impetigo.
“Star is usually the sickly one, if anyone is going to get ill out of the twins it is usually Star. I can’t leave the house!”
Hand, foot and mouth, according to the NHS, is common in young children and usually gets better on its own between seven to ten days.
Symptoms include a sore throat, high temperature and mouth ulcers, as well as a rash on hands and feet.
The illness leaves those suffering from it with a low appetite.
It is not, as is sometimes assumed, related to foot and mouth disease which affects animals.
Dani later took to Instagram again to thank followers for their kind messages, sharing that Star had managed to finally get some sleep, with the hope she would feel slightly better once she woke up.
“In my personal opinion, I feel like hand, foot and mouth is worse than chicken pox,” she added. “Star has cried all morning, she’s had a sleep this afternoon, so I’m hoping she wakes up better, but she’s in so much pain, like her mouth…
“It’s just worse than chicken pox.”
What is Hand, Foot and Mouth?
Hand, food and mouth disease is a common infection.
It causes mouth ulcers and spots on the hands and feet.
Though children aged 10 and under are more likely to catch it, it can affect older children and adults as well.
There is no cure for hand, foot and mouth disease so you have to let it run its course.
The best thing to do is to stay at home until you are feeling better.
To help ease the symptoms you can:
- Drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration – water and milk are ideal
- Eat soft foods such as mashed potatoes, yogurt and soups if eating and swallowing is uncomfortable. Avoid hot, acidic or spicy foods and drinks.
- Over-the-counter painkillers, such as paracetamol and ibuprofen can ease a sore throat and fever.
- Gargling with warm, salty water can relieve discomfort from mouth ulcers or you can use mouth gels, rinses or sprays.
Children should be kept away from nursery or school until they are feeling better. Adults should stay away from work.
Medical attention is not usually needed unless your child is unable or unwilling to drink fluids, has signs of dehydration, develops fits, confusion or weakness, or if the symptoms get worse/have not improved after seven to 10 days.
She added that her mum Jo, is also sick so wasn’t able to come and help her, before sarcastically laughing and adding: “I’m really enjoying myself. If I don’t laugh, I’ll cry.”
Dani is engaged to footballer Jarrod Bowen, with the West Ham star getting down on one knee and proposing in July while on holiday in Spain.
The couple have been together since 2021, and together they share twins Star and Summer.
Santiago was born during Dani’s relationship with former partner, Sammy Kimmence.
