Young children with vomiting without fever: What to do?

Vomiting is not only a symptom of gastrointestinal diseases, a child with vomiting can also be a manifestation of the pathology of other bodies or generalized pathology. Many parents are embarrassed, do not know what to do when they encounter a child with constant vomiting, the child vomits several times a day but does not have a fever.

1. What causes the child to vomit?

Vomiting occurs when there are central factors that stimulate vomiting in the brain such as food poisoning,infection or medication, due to movement. Vomiting is usually beneficial, since it helps the body to remove substances that can cause harm from the body.

vomiting in children

Food poisoning can lead to vomiting

2. Recognize some of the conditions that cause vomiting symptoms in children

Some diseases can cause your child to vomit a lot without fever or cause them to vomit continuously such as:

2.1 Gastroenteritis and food poisoning

It is difficult to distinguish between viral/bacterial gastroenteritis and food poisoning because usually these conditions have a fairly similar oncage: the child can vomit massively, the child has vomiting continuously every 5-30 minutes in the first 1 – 12 hours. However, there are also some signs to distinguish such as:

For viral infections, the disease has a sudden onset, the child vomits, has a high fever and abdominal pain. Vomiting can last from 12 to 72 hours. Diarrhea usually appears on the first day of infection or the second day. Therefore, 2-year-olds with fever-free vomiting can rule out the possibility of bacterial/viral gastritis.

Young children or 3-year-olds with fever-free vomiting may be suspected to be caused by food poisoning, the disease onsents 2-12 hours after the child ingests poor-quality food. Children with food poisoning usually do not have a fever. Symptoms of vomiting usually appear a few hours after eating at a restaurant or during a picnic, usually not lasting more than 12 hours, may or may not be accompanied by diarrhea. If the child has a high fever or vomiting that lasts more than 12 hours, it is less likely to be caused by food poisoning.

2.2 Urinary tract infections

If your child has a high fever for several days and is occasionally accompanied by vomiting, burning pain, or an unpleasant smell in their urine, parents should consider this cause. 2-year-olds with fever-less vomiting can rule out this cause.

2.3 Intestinal obstruction

This pathology appears when the intestines of the child are twisted. Although this is a rare condition, the disease is very dangerous and needs to be treated urgently as soon as possible. The key symptom of intestinal obstruction is severe abdominal pain. If the child has only moderate or painless abdominal pain, then do not think much about the cause of intestinal obstruction.

Symptoms of intestinal obstruction include: sudden, intense, constant or boutate abdominal pain; the child has vomiting of yellow-green bile, usually vomiting (optional); the child is not accompanied by symptoms of foreing; pale, sweaty chestnut skin; the condition is deteriorating.

2.4 Intestinal cage

Children under 4 years old suddenly vomit, do not have fever but do not want to drink, have abdominal pain that cannot go to the bowel can be a manifestation of the intestinal cage and need emergency treatment. The accompanying manifestation is that the baby often shrinks his legs towards the abdomen, the person is pale, there may be blood in the stool, loose stools.

2.5 Atrotrophic trophic taste

In rare cases, if the baby from 3-5 weeks of age suddenly begins to vomit violently, many times it is necessary to be wary of amen hypertrophic stenosis (the end of the stomach – where it connects to the duodenum). The child will repeat the feeding cycle – vomiting – hunger and usually without fever.

2.6 Gastroesophageal reflux

Breastfeeding babies are often ironed, vomited or show signs of irritation that want to vomit but do not vomit, most likely the baby has gastroesophageal reflux. In some cases babies have a lot of and strong milk.

gastric reflux

Vomiting during breastfeeding may be caused by gastric reflux

3. What to do if your child vomits several times a day?

3.1 Monitoring signs of dehydration

Dehydration can occur when the child vomits and vomits. Signs of mild dehydration include: Mild dry lips, thirst. Children with mild dehydration do not need to be examined immediately but need to monitor for signs of worsening dehydration including: dry lips, crying without tears, not urinating within 6 hours, sunken eyes, at this time need to be examined immediately.

3.2 Diet

It is necessary to continue feeding the child with easily digested food, continue breastfeeding if the child is still breastfeeding, can break down meals and eat slowly, feed the child on demand, avoid forcing the child to overeation. After meals, it is advisable to give the child gentle movement, avoiding crying or laughing excessively can also cause the child to vomit.

3.3 Rehydration

Use oresol solution in the right proportions as instructed on the package. Oresol solution does not cause more severe vomiting, which helps prevent and treat dehydration due to diseases. If your child refuses to drink or vomit immediately after taking oresol solution, parents should closely monitor for symptoms of worsening dehydration and re-drink after 10 minutes.

3.4 High head

Lying on your head will contribute to reducing reflux. Avoid factors that increase abdominal pressure such as wearing too tight clothes.

3.5 Prevention of spread

In case the child has vomiting due to viruses, contagious germs, parents should be careful when caring for the child, avoiding spreading to themselves, family members and friends. Wash your hands often and keep your baby at home until your child has run out of vomiting for 24 hours.

4. When to take your child to the doctor

Have your child see you as soon as you have any of the following signs:

  • The child vomits bile (blue) or blood (red or brown)
  • Vomiting in babies
  • Young children vomiting lasts more than 24 hours
  • The child cannot eat or drink for several hours
  • Children show signs of dehydration: dry lips, crying without tears, not urinating for 6 hours
  • Children with abdominal pain
  • Fever > 38.4oC for more than 3 days or taken to the doctor as soon as the child has > 39oC
  • Children stop, sleep chickens

Depending on the symptoms associated with vomiting in the child, parents make judgments and handles. If the child vomits but still plays and eats normally, parents can let him watch at home while rehydring and electrolyting the baby. But if the baby has other abnormal symptoms such as abdominal pain, quit eating, stop … You need to be taken to the hospital immediately.

The Pediatrics Department at Share99 has a team of pediatric digestion doctors to help diagnose and treat accurately and effectively in a short time. Babies will not have to move as much between the department during treatment as at other hospitals. The team of doctors are highly specialized, experienced, regularly attend international medical seminars, so children will be able to use the latest and most effective treatment regimens, leaving no side effects. The hospital space is smartly designed, one-way to help limit the contact of pediatric patients with each other, avoiding cross infection.

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About: John Smith

b1ffdb54307529964874ff53a5c5de33?s=90&r=gI am the author of Share99.net. I had been working in Vinmec International General Hospital for over 10 years. I dedicate my passion on every post in this site.

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