Reason: 1 or 2 loose stools can be normal with changes in diet. If vomiting is done, use the Diarrhea care guide. Causes of Vomiting with Diarrhea Viral Gastroenteritis. GI infection from a virus is the most common cause.
A common agent is the Rotavirus. The illness starts with vomiting. Watery loose stools follow within hours. On cruise ship outbreaks, the most common viral cause is Norovirus.
Food Poisoning. This causes rapid vomiting and diarrhea within hours after eating the bad food. Caused by toxins from germs growing in foods left out too long. An example is Staph toxin in egg salad. Traveler's Diarrhea. Caused by germs in food or drink.
Suspect this if it follows recent foreign travel. Bacterial GI Infection. Diarrhea can also be caused by some bacteria. Most bacterial diarrhea goes away on its own. Although it can be distressing to watch, most children recover quickly from a vomiting or gastro illness. Vomiting can be the only symptom a child has when they are unwell and the first sign that something is not right.
Some children complain of nausea before they vomit or just seem listless and quiet. Most cases of vomiting respond well to gentle care at home. Breast milk , formula , oral rehydration solution are all suitable, but avoid offering drinks that contain a lot of sugar. Children are more likely to tolerate small amounts of fluids more frequently than big drinks less often.
They may not be interested in eating, but drinking water and other fluids will help them to stay hydrated. Keep your child at home when they are vomiting. It's also important to do what you can to support their immune system to help them get better. Sleep and rest, as well as plenty of fluids to drink will help. You should keep your child away from others as much as you can. Make sure to wash and dry your hands carefully after cleaning up vomit and try not to breathe in when your child is actually vomiting.
Use disposable paper towels to clean up vomit and a disinfectant spray on surfaces and floors. Learn more here about the development and quality assurance of healthdirect content. Vomiting in children is common and usually nothing to worry about. Read more. Read more on raisingchildren. Read more on Better Health Channel website. Dehydration can happen if your child has persistent diarrhoea, vomiting or not enough fluid.
This guide to recognising and treating dehydration explains. Lots of children get gastroenteritis or gastro. Sometimes even colds can cause vomiting in children. Other causes of vomiting include motion sickness and more serious illnesses like appendicitis or meningitis.
Young babies tend to vomit up small amounts of milk after feeds. This is known as gastro-oesophageal reflux. Vomiting is very common in children. But it can be an unpleasant and frightening experience for you and your child. It might help to know that children usually get over vomiting very quickly. Children who are vomiting often also have stomach pain , diarrhoea and nausea. Sometimes children cannot drink enough to make up for lost fluid—either because they are continuing to vomit or because they do not want to drink.
Children who are vomiting usually do not want to eat, but this lack of appetite rarely causes a problem. People also may feel dizziness, vague discomfort in the abdomen, and an unwillingness to eat. Vomiting is a forceful contraction of the stomach Vomiting can be beneficial by getting rid of toxic substances that have been swallowed. However, vomiting is most often caused by a disorder.
Usually, the disorder is relatively harmless, but occasionally vomiting is a sign of a serious problem, such as a blockage in the stomach or intestine or increased pressure within the skull intracranial hypertension. Gastroenteritis Gastroenteritis in Children Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the digestive tract that results in vomiting, diarrhea, or both and is sometimes accompanied by fever or abdominal cramps. Gastroenteritis is usually caused Gastroesophageal reflux disease Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children Gastroesophageal reflux is the backward movement of food and acid from the stomach into the esophagus and sometimes into the mouth.
In newborns and infants, some causes, although less common, are important because they may be life threatening:. Narrowing or blockage of the passage out of the stomach pyloric stenosis Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is blockage of the passage out of the stomach due to thickening hypertrophy of the muscle at the junction between the stomach and the intestines.
The thickened A blockage of the intestine caused by birth defects, such as twisting volvulus or narrowing stenosis of the intestine. Sliding of one segment of intestine into another intussusception Intussusception Intussusception is a disorder in which one segment of the intestine slides into another, much like the parts of a telescope. The affected segments block the bowel and block blood flow. The cause Food intolerance, allergy to cow's milk protein Lactose Intolerance Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest the sugar lactose because of a lack of the digestive enzyme lactase, leading to diarrhea and abdominal cramping.
Lactose intolerance is caused Heredity is the passing of genes from one generation to the next. Children inherit their parents' In older children and adolescents, rare causes include serious infections such as a kidney infection Kidney Infection Pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection of one or both kidneys.
Infection can spread up the urinary tract to the kidneys, or uncommonly the kidneys may become infected through bacteria in the Bacterial meningitis in older infants and children usually results from bacteria Appendicitis seems to develop when the appendix becomes blocked either by hard fecal material called a fecalith or swollen lymph Common causes of head injuries include falls, motor vehicle crashes, assaults, and mishaps during sports and recreational activities
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