Two-year-old baby vomits suddenly

If a two-year-old baby suddenly vomits, parents should be vigilant and closely observe their baby's physical changes. If any other symptoms are found, they should immediately send their baby to the hospital for treatment. Only in this way can they prevent them from developing more serious illnesses in the future. Most of this is caused by reflex vomiting in the baby.

(A) Reflex vomiting

1. Throat irritation: such as smoking, severe coughing, nasopharyngeal inflammation or pus discharge, etc.

2. Gastric and duodenal diseases: acute and chronic gastroenteritis, peptic ulcer, functional dyspepsia, acute gastric dilatation or pyloric obstruction, duodenal congestion, etc.

3. Intestinal diseases: acute appendicitis, various types of intestinal obstruction, acute hemorrhagic necrotizing enteritis, abdominal allergic purpura, etc.

4. Hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases: acute hepatitis, cirrhosis, hepatic congestion, acute and chronic cholecystitis or pancreatitis, etc.

5. Peritoneal and mesenteric diseases: such as acute peritonitis.

6. Other diseases: such as renal and ureteral stones, acute pyelonephritis, acute pelvic inflammatory disease, ruptured ectopic pregnancy, etc. Nausea and vomiting may also occur in the early stages of acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, glaucoma, and refractive errors.

(ii) Central vomiting

1. Neurological diseases

(1) Intracranial infections, such as various encephalitis, meningitis, and brain abscess.

(2) Cerebrovascular diseases, such as cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral embolism, cerebral thrombosis, hypertensive encephalopathy and migraine.

(3) Craniocerebral injury, such as cerebral contusion or intracranial hematoma.

(4) Epilepsy, especially status epilepticus.

2. Systemic diseases: uremia, hepatic coma, diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperthyroid crisis, parathyroid crisis, adrenal insufficiency, hypoglycemia, hyponatremia and early pregnancy can all cause vomiting.

3. Drugs: Certain antibiotics, anticancer drugs, digitalis, morphine, etc. can cause vomiting by stimulating the vomiting center.

4. Poisoning: Poisoning by ethanol, heavy metals, carbon monoxide, organophosphorus pesticides, rat poison, etc. can all cause vomiting.

5. Mental factors: gastric neurosis, hysteria, anorexia nervosa, etc.

(III) Vestibular disorder vomiting

If vomiting is accompanied by hearing impairment, dizziness or other ear symptoms, vestibular vomiting should be considered. Common diseases include labyrinthitis, a common complication of suppurative otitis media; Meniere's disease, a sudden onset of rotational vertigo accompanied by nausea and vomiting; and motion sickness, which usually occurs when flying, traveling by ship or in a car.