Almost every parent at least several times in his life is faced with a phenomenon such as vomiting in a child. It can be caused by a variety of reasons - both serious diseases and simple food poisoning. Today we will talk with you about how to behave if the child is vomiting. What to do? Trying to take the situation into your own hands or immediately consult a doctor?
Vomiting can occur in children of any age - from birth to adolescence. This symptom in children up to a year should be distinguished from regurgitation - it is completely not dangerous and is the result of the immaturity of the digestive system. If the one-year-old child is vomiting , the point here is something else.
Regurgitation in children from birth to 9 months should normally be no more than three times a day and up to about two tablespoons. If this volume is significantly exceeded, then we can talk about vomiting. Its most common cause is overfeeding, especially if the baby is on artificial feeding. In this case, if the child vomits what to do, the pediatrician will prompt. He will recalculate the rate of the mixture for one feeding in accordance with the age, weight and height of the baby.
Also common causes of vomiting in infants are improper breastfeeding (when the baby swallows air) or too rare feeding (when the baby sucks very eagerly). As a result, there is colic, an overexcitation of the digestive system. The end result is profuse regurgitation or vomiting.
If you are sure that you are not overfeeding the child, correctly apply it to the chest, and abundant or frequent spitting ups continue, or if the baby is vomiting, only a pediatrician can tell what to do. If, in his opinion, everything is all right in terms of feeding, he will direct you to a consultation with a neurologist, as the cause may be a pyloric spasm (pylorospasm).
Persistent vomiting with a fountain in children of the first months of life is the reason for the mandatory and immediate treatment of a doctor! If at the same time the child goes to the toilet a little, vomiting can be a symptom of a dangerous disease - pyloric stenosis. This is the pathology of the output section of the stomach, which can only be corrected surgically. The second reason is bowel obstruction. With such vomiting, the child turns pale, does not allow touching his stomach, screaming. Urgently call an ambulance! If the diagnosis is confirmed, the child will be operated on.
What is vomiting? This is a reflex release of contents from the stomach and esophagus through the oral cavity. Companions of vomiting: nausea, pallor of the baby, anxiety, palpitations, low blood pressure, sweating, cold limbs. The main difference between vomiting and vomiting is the discomfort experienced by the child.
After six months of age, vomiting is classified into organic (associated with pathology, hazardous to health) and functional (without harm to the child, the influence of external factors).
The most common cause of vomiting is acute intestinal infection. It is usually accompanied by fever, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. If the child is vomiting, what to do in this case? Call a doctor, follow all his recommendations and fight dehydration.
Sick ARVI or flu child 2 years old - vomiting, fever with high fever. Often this happens with angina, otitis media and pneumonia. After the temperature drops, vomiting usually stops.
Another cause of vomiting is damage to the central nervous system, birth trauma, when there is irritation of the area of the vomiting center in the brain. In short, there can be many reasons for vomiting. Therefore, if vomiting is repeated several times and is accompanied by an increase in temperature, consult a doctor immediately - only he can make the correct diagnosis and prescribe treatment.