What to do if your child keeps vomiting at night

If the child's stomach is not good, vomiting may occur, especially at night, when the stomach has a heavy workload, so the child will vomit all the time at night. Mothers may be caught off guard by this phenomenon. So in order to prevent the child from vomiting, when feeding the child, never feed too much to prevent the baby from indigestion. So what should I do if the child keeps vomiting at night?

If there is no diarrhea, it is most likely due to the following two situations:

1. Eating too much

If a child suddenly vomits while sleeping, it may be because he has eaten too much. If the baby eats too much, it will cause sudden vomiting.

Suggestion: Parents should not panic at this time. They can give the baby some warm water to rinse his mouth. Drinking some water can temporarily suppress your baby's vomiting.

2. Caused by cold

If a child suddenly vomits while sleeping, it may be due to catching a cold. Vomiting caused by cold in children is actually very common. Because the gastrointestinal function of children is not fully developed, if they do not pay attention to keeping warm, they are prone to catching cold and vomiting.

Suggestion: If the baby is vomiting due to cold, take timely measures to keep the baby's abdomen warm, such as using a hot water bottle for hot compresses, and then give the baby some stomach-warming ginger water.

3. Gastrointestinal cold

Gastrointestinal cold is caused by a virus called "Kessaki". The main symptoms are stomach bloating, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, multiple bowel movements a day, and feeling weak. In severe cases, it can lead to dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and damage to the immune system.

Recommendation: After the onset of the disease, you should go to the hospital for blood and stool tests. If necessary, related tests such as liver function should be conducted to rule out lesions caused by other pathogens, such as enteritis, bacillary dysentery, infectious hepatitis, etc. Pay attention to replenishing water.

4. Acute gastroenteritis

If a child suddenly vomits while sleeping, it may be acute gastroenteritis, which is caused by gastrointestinal infection due to eating unclean food. In the acute phase, children often have symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea, and lose a lot of water.

How to drink water when a child is vomiting

Getting a child to drink water when he is vomiting is not an easy task. The amount should be small each time, you can start with 10 ml. If the baby does not vomit after drinking it, wait for 10 minutes and then drink another 10 ml. After that, gradually increase the amount of water you feed him. It is most important to drink in small amounts and multiple times.

So how much is the appropriate amount? The amount of urine your child produces should be about the same as usual or slightly less. If the child drinks a lot but the urine volume still does not increase, it means that the child has lost a lot of water and is still in a state of dehydration.