Patient's question:
My friend's baby (girl), who is 7 months old, got scared yesterday. Today at 11 a.m., after eating, she started vomiting. Even when trying to give her water, she vomited yellow liquid. Please, what should we do?Doctor's answer:
I love my baby, it's great! First of all, I wish your child a speedy recovery! Let me tell you some information about "childhood vomiting." Vomiting is one of the common symptoms of childhood diseases. Many diseases can cause it, often accompanied by nausea. Vomiting in infants and young children can lead to choking. Frequent vomiting often affects eating and can lead to water and electrolyte imbalance, such as dehydration and acidosis. Long-term, recurrent vomiting can cause nutritional deficiencies in children. Vomiting must be distinguished from spitting up. In the latter case, after breastfeeding, milk may spill from the child's lips, and there are no muscle contractions of the abdomen or other muscles. There are many causes of vomiting in children, which can be caused by gastrointestinal diseases and non-gastrointestinal diseases, and the causes may also differ among different age groups. When vomiting occurs, dietary control should be implemented, making it light, low in fat, low in fiber, soft, and easy to digest.