What causes children to vomit and have a fever? The earlier you know, the earlier you can prevent it!

If a child has symptoms of vomiting and fever, it will inevitably affect the child's health. Every parent wants their child to be healthy, so the best way to deal with the disease is prevention. In order to find prevention methods, let's first learn the causes of the disease.

1. Gastrointestinal cold Gastrointestinal cold in children is mainly caused by a virus called Kesaki, accompanied by mixed bacterial infection. Gastrointestinal cold is also known as vomiting upper respiratory tract infection in medicine. Main symptoms: bloating, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, multiple bowel movements a day, feeling weak. In severe cases, it can lead to dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and damage to the immune system.

2. Gastrointestinal infectious diseases: Children with acute gastroenteritis, bacillary dysentery, and acute food poisoning may also experience fever and vomiting. Main symptoms: Gastrointestinal infectious diseases generally do not cause a very high fever, and the fever does not last long. Vomiting is non-projectile, and the vomitus is food and other stomach contents.

3. Acute abdomen Some acute abdomens in children, such as acute intestinal obstruction, intussusception, acute appendicitis, acute pancreatitis, etc., generally present with fever and vomiting clinically. Main symptoms: In addition to fever and vomiting, abdominal pain is more prominent in acute abdomen. Generally, the diagnosis can be confirmed through physical examination and relevant physical and chemical tests.

4. Meningitis and Japanese encephalitis. Epidemic meningitis and Japanese encephalitis in children both have fever as the early symptom when they become ill. Main symptoms: Mostly persistent high fever, with body temperature usually between 39℃ and 40℃. In addition to the high fever, the child will vomit frequently, mostly in the form of projectile vomiting, and will soon develop convulsions, coma, and impaired consciousness.

5. Others 1. Throat irritation After respiratory tract infection, throat infection, redness, swelling and secretions, and cough occur. If vomiting occurs after coughing, it should be considered to be caused by irritation of the throat. 2. Fever causes intestinal dysfunction. After fever, gastrointestinal motility slows down, the effect of digestive enzymes decreases, the baby suffers from indigestion, abdominal bloating, and vomiting easily.