Patient's question:
My son is one and three months old. He just finished breastfeeding and started playing, but then he started spitting up a few times. He has spit up continuously, and he doesn't have a fever. What could be the cause?Doctor's answer:
Child vomiting is primarily characterized by the upward ejection of milk or food from the stomach through the mouth. This condition is often caused by factors such as overeating, stomach heat, stomach cold, liver Qi invading the stomach, or fright and panic-induced Qi reversal. It may be due to discomfort in the stomach, as babies have an unstable stomach that appears almost horizontal, with a relatively loose opening. In adults, after eating, food enters the stomach and the stomach opening contracts to prevent food from flowing back. However, since babies are still small, their stomach openings cannot contract effectively, making it easy for food to reflux. Therefore, vomiting may occur after drinking milk.