Vomiting
and Diarrhea
This is caused when the body does not have enough liquid. There may be a fever with this because of some infection or virus in the stomach. The first thing to know is that this is VERY dangerous for children. You need to go to the emergency room as soon as possible. A child can die when his body does not have enough liquid. Bleeding in the diaper or a dry diaper are signs that this is a serious emergency! Do NOT give babies or children ANY milk if there are sick like this. Milk will make everything worse. Give them only Gatorade or Pedialyte which many times brings them back from being sick. They can have water but NO food for at least a day! You are going to be tempted to nurse or feed the child but if
you do then you are making everything worse! You should take their temperature. Anything over 103 degrees is a serious fever. When a fever is above 104 degrees the child is serious danger! If the fever is above 103 degrees you need to go the emergency
room immediately! Give him children’s Tylenol and Ibuprofen alternating every two hours. For example, if you give your child Tylenol at noon, you can give him Ibuprofen at 3 p.m. and then Tylenol again at 6 p.m. and Ibuprofen again at 9 p.m. Neither medicine should be used for more than 24 hours without going to the doctor. The Diarrhea [BRAT] Diet If the child stops vomiting and having Diarrhea and the fever is low (Example 101 -102) and a day has passed, you can begin to give him some food. Keep watching the diaper. Continue giving Gatorade and NO milk. First Day Bananas, Rice (white with NO sauce), Applesauce, and Toast. Second Day Try some Apple juice or soft drink. Try some crackers or oatmeal. Try some clear broth soup. Try some watermelon. Try some skinless baked chicken. Try some potatoes with nothing added to them. No spicy food or sugar! Do not try a lot of meat for a few days. If things are not better after two days you must get this child to a doctor immediately. |
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