Vomiting in a child can be a reaction to an external stimulus or a symptom of the disease. It is necessary to clearly distinguish regurgitation from painful vomiting in the infant. With systematic vomiting in children, it is necessary to establish the cause, even if there are no symptoms of disease or weight loss. Despite the fact that vomiting is not considered a disease, an important role is played by first aid and subsequent care for the baby.
Causes of vomiting in children under one year of age
In infants the first three months are often observed regurgitation - functional vomiting after feeding, not accompanied by painful sensations and changes in the child's condition. Characterized by the suddenness and lack of effort and effort of the child at the time of vomiting. Only a small amount of food received during the last feeding is regurgitated. Regurgitation arises from overfeeding or ingestion of air, and also because of the peculiarities of the structure of the esophagus and stomach of the babies. With such vomiting, you should turn the baby's head sideways, clean the nose and mouth of food, hold in a vertical position after eating and during sleep. When regurgitation in infants should be monitored, so that the baby does not choke.
If a young child has vomiting after eating that has bile impurities, it does not happen after every feeding and in a small amount, it is necessary to conduct a screening for the disease with pylorospasm. Vomiting of bile in a child can indicate a violation of the pancreas, liver, gallbladder, or be a consequence of eating disorders.
Vomiting in the child after eating, which appeared at the age of 2-4 weeks, characterized by large volumes (more eaten), weight loss and dry skin, may also indicate pyloric stenosis.
Systematic vomiting in a child without temperature, accompanied by weight loss or other negative changes, may indicate a violation in the digestive tract or be a symptom of diseases of the central nervous system.
The cause of chronic vomiting in children is often dysbiosis. To assign the right treatment, a special examination will be required.
Vomiting and diarrhea in a child at high temperature can be a consequence of an infectious disease. Poisoning can also cause diarrhea and vomiting in the baby.
If a child has vomiting without fever and there are no obvious reasons, then it is impossible not to attach importance to it. Such vomiting can be a symptom of the onset of the disease, timely diagnosis of which will help to avoid prolonged and severe treatment. Often the cause of chronic vomiting and diarrhea in a child can become helminths, which cause intoxication of the body. Less common causes can be taking medications, acute appendicitis, intestinal infections, purulent infections, metabolic disorders and other diseases of internal organs.
Help in vomiting the child
Painful vomiting in children is usually preceded by nausea, dizziness, pallor, anxiety, increased heart rate. In such cases, in addition to first aid, specialist consultation and examination are necessary.
With a thermal shock, which is also often accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea and high fever, it is first necessary to normalize body temperature.
If there are symptoms of poisoning in children with chemicals or medications, urgent hospitalization and gastric lavage are necessary.
When food poisoning is done, washing can be done at home. To do this, let the baby drink a few glasses of fluid and press a finger on the root of the tongue. In the liquid, you can add powder or pounded tablets of activated carbon (1-2 tablespoons per liter of water). Washing is done until the water clears from the contents of the stomach. When resuming vomiting and diarrhea in a child, it is recommended to drink water with the addition of baking soda or table salt. For 1 glass of water add soda at the tip of the knife or 0.5 teaspoon of salt. If the child is unconscious, washing should not be done.
If the child started vomiting at night, do not leave it unattended, even if the well-being improved. In cases of very severe vomiting, the child is at risk of dehydration and metabolic disorders. But even in such cases it is impossible to give antiemetics without the recommendation of a specialist and an accurate diagnosis.
After vomiting, you should not feed the baby and give plenty of water if the child does not ask for it. You can not drink to prevent repeated attacks of vomiting that dehydrate the body. A small amount of water can be given after 2 hours. If vomiting does not recur, then after 15 minutes you can give a little more water. If the child does not want to drink, then it is better to wait. You can feed only when the baby
Treatment for chronic vomiting in children, can only be prescribed by a doctor after a thorough examination. After all the necessary tests, the doctor will diagnose and tell you how you can stop the constant vomiting in the child in this particular case. The receptive organism of a child can often react with vomiting to different stimuli. The main thing is to establish the reasons in time and not to let even the simplest diseases go by themselves. Also, make sure that the baby receives all vitamins and nutrients from food, do not allow fatigue and stressful situations that cause nerve disorders.