Can a 20-month-old baby eat big-headed pear, mangosteen, red bean, and coix seed and then vomit?

When babies are very young, they are often prone to illness because their bodies are not fully developed. It is also the issue that parents are most worried about. Babies aged 20 months can already have some complementary foods, but the types of complementary foods need to develop from single to complex. Do not add too much complementary food to your baby at one time, especially since the baby's gastrointestinal development system is completely imperfect. Eating too much complex food can easily cause nausea and vomiting. So why does a 20-month-old baby vomit after eating big-headed pear, mangosteen, red bean and coix seed?

What is acute gastroenteritis?

Acute gastroenteritis is an acute inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosa, with clinical manifestations including nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Severe cases may be accompanied by fever, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, acid-base imbalance, and even shock.

What are the symptoms of acute gastroenteritis?

More common in summer and autumn. Symptoms often include:

1. There are causes of acute gastroenteritis;

2. Acute onset, common symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and watery or egg-drop-like stools;

3. Severe cases may be accompanied by fever, thirst, and even impaired consciousness;

4. There is tenderness in the upper abdomen and around the umbilicus, and bowel sounds are often active or hyperactive.

How to treat acute gastroenteritis?

1. Liquid diet, and temporary fasting if necessary, to facilitate the recovery of gastrointestinal function;

2. Rehydration: Oral rehydration is recommended if possible, preferably sugar and salt water. Those with obvious dehydration should receive timely intravenous infusion

3. Symptomatic treatment: give antiemetics such as metoclopramide for vomiting, and antispasmodics such as belladonna mixture for abdominal pain;

4. If there is bacterial infection, give antibiotic treatment;

5. Other drugs: If vomiting and upper abdominal pain are obvious, proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole may be considered. Diarrhea can obviously be treated with montmorillonite. Children can be given drugs that regulate intestinal flora, such as bifidobacteria.

Can antidiarrheal drugs be used for acute gastroenteritis?

Not all acute gastroenteritis can be treated with antidiarrheal drugs. Although antidiarrheal drugs can relieve diarrhea symptoms, if there is toxic or infectious diarrhea, then drugs that weaken intestinal motility (such as: compound diphenoxylate tablets and Imodium, etc.) can weaken intestinal motility, resulting in the inability to eliminate toxins or bacteria from the intestine, which may aggravate the symptoms of poisoning. Therefore, it is best not to use such drugs for acute gastroenteritis caused by infection.