Can you give me some advice, my 27 month old been vomiting all night?

Question

10 hours ago my 27 month old daughter woke up vomiting. She has been throwing up constantly since then. I have just managed to get her to sleep. She has had no temperature since she woke and no rash. I have brought her to the doctor who diagnosed gastroentroitis (excuse spelling). I have managed to get her to drink juice but she always brings it back up within minutes. I am aware if she becomes dehydrated she will need a drip for fluids. Is there anything I can give her that will ease it. Any suggestions that have worked for you? She is also suffering from ear infections and is on antibiotic (klacid) for four days. Was on augmentin week before that. The ears are not as bad as they were.I know I cannot give her anything to eat, even though she begs for it at times! Can anyone give me some advice. I hate seeing her so ill. Thanks.

Her condition has not changed since we were at the doctor. He told me to give her small amounts of fluids frequently. Which I have been doing. I am well aware when she is bad enough to bring her to the hospital. While she is sipping the fluids there is nothing they can do to ease it. She is sleeping now for first time since she woke at 5 this morning. I wasnt asking for medical advice, I got that this morning when I rushed her to the doctor, I was asking for a mums advice who has experienced the same when their kids are ill. Advice on settling the tummy. Thanks for the answers

Answer 1

Hi my daughter has this gastro thing when she was 1 and we ended up in hospital on a drip for 48 hours!
Don't wanna scare you but she had a fit in the early hours and I panicked and called an ambulance.
Doctor didn't warn me that fitting was possible and it scared the life out of me!!
Fluids is really all you can do, if she gets dehydrated then thats when it can get serious, very, very hard to cope with, I know?
Lots of cuddles, water and sleep!!
Hope she is fine soon.
p.s. My baby's 3 now and perfectly healthy, had no long term effects on her but has on me!!

Answer 2

Sorry to hear about your little one.
Pedialite is the best thing if not water. Juice has too much sugar and will actually make things worse. Gatorade is the same. You might try some Gingerale. The natural kind with real Ginger. It seems to help with most nausea.

When you think she might be able to eat, I would try the B.R.A.T. diet.
Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast
(My grandmother was a nurse and this was their code for bland diets)

Also yogurt (real stuff not the kids multicolored junk), helps when you are taking antibiotics, because the medication kills not just the bad infection but also the good bacteria that naturally occur in the body/intestines. Yogurt helps replenish some of that.

Good luck!

Answer 3

keep trying to get plenty of liquids into your child, even if this appears to trigger the vomiting, it is still a very good idea. Also you can get packets of mineral supplements from your doctor or pharmacist which you can mix with water. This helps replenish the minerals that are lost when a child has vomiting or diarrhoea. do not try to give your child any food other than perhaps bland substances such as rice, bread, etc. I am not a doctor and I doubt anybody else in this forum is, if you are at all worried I would strongly suggest you talk to a medical adviser. The key thing is not to worry too much, every parent will have had the same experience at some point, in my case quite a few times.

Answer 4

my child went through something similiar when he was a toddler. Every fifteen min he was throwing up. Took to the doctor and he said it was a virus and just had to work through it. Try small amounts of liquid every few min. Popsciles, jello, broth, apple juice (nothing like orange juice). I didn't know it at the time but supposedly there is a suppository that can be used for nausea ask the doctor about that.

Answer 5

When they are sick like that, you need to limit the intake of fluids until they can keep it down because by continuing to give fluids only for her to throw up again it will cause dehydration faster. My peditician gave me some great advice. Start with 2 tsps of liquid, NO more, every hour or so - do not increase the amount until she can keep the 2 tsps down. Then gradually increase.
Hope she feels better soon!!!

Answer 6

Have you tried the BRAT diet? It is
Bananas, Rice, Apple Sauce and Toast.
These items are easy on the tummy and will usually stay down. With gastroenteritis it can help to be slightly elevated. Try having your baby propped on pillows or slightly sitting up. Also remember that an ear infection can also make you nauseous especially if it is an inner ear infection. Try to keep her from making too fast of head movements or getting up too quickly.

Best of Luck!

Answer 7

I would contact the doctor again and make him or her aware of new developments and ask for more advice. Wake her after a couple of hours and give her more fluid, its a tough call...but I would rather have her tired rather than dehydrated.

Hope she gets better soon
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Answer 8

I would see if there's a pattern to her vomitting, such as hot or cold drinks. You can try popsicles, but I often found that warm liquids were more soothing to my kids' tummies, such as warm tea, chicken broth, or you can take hot water and mix in a couple spoonfulls of dry jello powder for flavor, then just let it cool a bit for her to drink it warm. I would go first with the warm jello drink, then later try the broth. Good luck!! Having a little one sick is almost as hard on the mom as the kid since we feel so bad for them.

Answer 9

The most important thing is to keep her hydrated - try popsicles and pediolite. If she is begging for food by all means give her something...soup or anything light...even if it comes back up...if she is hungry you cannot deprive her just to keep her from vomiting. If she does not come out of it soon I would take her to the emergency room. She may be having a reaction to the antibiotics she is on. Good luck with your daughter.

Answer 10

I would suggest a call again to your Dr or taking your daughter to the nearest hospital A&E for immediate care.