Vomiting is a complex process of the reaction of the human body to changes in the internal or external environment, and it can also be a symptom of various diseases. It can begin at any time, but many mothers are most concerned about vomiting that starts at the baby at night. In this case, children can not warn adults that they become ill, since the usual signs of vomiting (nausea, pallor) are not observed.
In order to prescribe treatment after night vomiting in children, it is necessary to find out the reasons for its occurrence. If it is accompanied by diarrhea and fever, it is most often associated with an infection of the gastrointestinal tract and in this case it is better to immediately go to the doctors and go to the hospital without delay.
Well, what are the reasons and what to do if the child vomited at night, and there is no temperature and diarrhea, consider this article.
The causes of vomiting in children at night
Cough
Sometimes, with simple colds or bronchitis, at night, sputum from the lungs and mucus from the nose (snot) accumulate in the airways, causing a coughing fit that goes into vomiting. But, if the face becomes blue while the cough itself is dry and paroxysmal, it may be whooping cough .
Binge eating
Single vomiting at night in children can occur due to late supper or excessive consumption of fatty foods, because the baby's body can not digest it and thus gets rid of. The same reaction can occur when children use a new product
Diseases of the stomach
Especially often attacks of vomiting at night happen with a stomach ulcer.
Increase of acetone
Such vomiting is called acetonemic and occurs as a result of the effects on the brain of ketone bodies, which are formed due to the use of improper food (too oily, chips, carbonated drinks) or hunger.
Childhood epilepsy
Night vomiting accompanies a lightened epileptic attack, which happens once and usually does not recur.
Overexcitation, stress
It is often observed that if a small child did not sleep during the day, was overexcited in the evening, was very tired or had negative emotions (fear, fear), then at night, to relieve tension, he can snatch.
Diseases of the central nervous system
Most often, night vomiting occurs in the presence of a brain tumor.
What to do after the baby vomited at night?
Sometimes, after a single vomiting at night, the child lies down to sleep and in the morning does not even remember anything about it. But still it is recommended first to calm him down, and then offer him some liquid to recover and put him to bed. It is best to watch his sleep for some time, in case of repeated vomiting, in time to call an ambulance.