Almost every parent at least several timesin his life faced with a phenomenon such as vomiting in a child. It can be caused by a variety of causes - 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? Try to take matters into your own hands or go straight to the doctor?
Vomiting can be in children of any age - withbirth and adolescence. This symptom in children up to a year should be distinguished from regurgitation - it is absolutely not dangerous and is the result of the immaturity of the digestive system. If a one-year-old child tears, it's something else.
Regurgitation in children from birth to 9 months inNorm should not be more than three times a day and a volume of about two tablespoons. If this volume is significantly exceeded, then we can talk about vomiting. The most frequent reason is overfeeding, especially if the baby is on artificial feeding. In this case, if the child vomits, what to do, the pediatrician will tell. He will recalculate the norm of the mixture for one feeding according to the age, weight and height of the baby.
Also common causes of vomiting in infants- This is an incorrect grip on the chest (when the baby swallows the air) or too sparse feeding (when the baby is very greedy sucks). As a result, there is colic, overexcitation of the digestive system. The end result is plentiful regurgitation or vomiting.
If you are sure that the child does not overfeed,correctly apply to the chest, and abundant or frequent regurgitation continues or if the child is vomiting - what to do, only the pediatrician can say. If in the part of feeding, in his opinion, everything is in order, he will direct you to a consultation with a neurologist, as the cause may be a spasm of the pylorus (pilorospasm).
Persistent vomiting of fountain in children of the first monthslife - the reason for compulsory and immediate treatment to a doctor! If the child goes to the toilet a little, vomiting can be a symptom of a dangerous disease - pyloric stenosis. This pathology outlet department of the stomach, which is corrected only surgically. The second reason is the intestinal obstruction. With such vomiting, the child pales, does not allow to touch the stomach, screams. Urgently call the ambulance! If the diagnosis is confirmed, the child will be operated.
What is vomiting? This is a reflex release of contents from the stomach and esophagus through the mouth. Vomiting companions: nausea, paleness of the baby, anxiety, frequent palpitations, lowering of pressure, sweating, cold extremities. The main difference between regurgitation and vomiting is the discomfort experienced by the child.
After six months of age, vomiting is classified into organic (associated with pathology, dangerous to health) and functional (without harm to the child, the influence of external factors).
Ill with acute respiratory viral infection or influenza a child 2 years - vomits, fever with high fever. Often this happens with angina, otitis and pneumonia. After lowering the temperature, vomiting usually stops.
Another reason for vomiting is the defeat of the centralnervous system, birth trauma, when there is irritation of the vomiting center area in the brain. In short, there can be many reasons for vomiting. Therefore, if vomiting is repeated several times and accompanied by an increase in temperature, immediately consult a doctor - only he will be able to make the correct diagnosis and prescribe a treatment.
