 [ Symptoms ] my 11 yr old son has constent stomach aches what could be causing this everytime my son eats something with in a few minutes his stomach starts hurting i asked him what it feels like and he sayes he feels nauseated like he is going to throw up i took him to the doctor and she said it was his cholesterol so i changed his diet but the pains still continuing i am worried it might be his gallbladder or his appendix he is going through pepto bismol like crazy and i am very worried that something is more seriously wrong with him [ Disease ] yes there are two types of flu vaccines  the flu shot and the nasal spray formulations “flu shots” are inactivated vaccines containing killed virus that are given with a needle there are three flu shots being produced for the united states market now visit cdc is flu website for a description of each shot and who is recommended to receive them the nasal spray flu vaccine sometimes called laiv for “live attenuated influenza vaccine” is made with live weakened flu viruses the viruses in the shot and nasal spray formulations do not cause the flu laiv is approved for use in healthy* people 2 to 49 years of age who are not pregnant