What happens when a child vomits at night?

Many mothers will find that their babies vomit at night. There are many reasons for this situation, it may be caused by catching a cold, it may be caused by gastrointestinal cold, it may be caused by food poisoning or allergic reaction. Facing this situation, parents need to pay special attention. Here is a detailed introduction to what happens when a child vomits at night?

There may be many reasons why children vomit at night: 1. Catching a cold while sleeping, causing gastrointestinal cold and vomiting; 2. Eating too much dinner, causing gastrointestinal discomfort and vomiting; 3. Eating too many irritating foods, causing gastroenteritis and vomiting; 4. Food poisoning; 5. Other possible reasons.

What to do after vomiting:

1. When vomiting, immediately hold the child and sit him up, and gently pat the child's back to prevent vomitus from entering the trachea.

2. Secondly, pay attention to the child’s mental state and measure the child’s body temperature in time to see if there are any symptoms of fever.

3. If a child vomits and has abdominal pain and diarrhea at the same time, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately.

4. Drink warm water immediately after vomiting. If the vomiting occurs too frequently, rehydration salts are needed.

If a child vomits at night, it is likely caused by an attack of gastroenteritis. If the food at night is too greasy or unhygienic, the child will have indigestion or be attacked by viruses and bacteria, and symptoms such as vomiting, fever, and diarrhea will occur. Gastroenteritis caused by viral infection is generally caused by rotavirus and norovirus, in which case the disease is more severe.

Many children catch cold at night and develop upper respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, bronchitis, and influenza, which can easily lead to weakened gastrointestinal function, causing cough with sputum and inducing vomiting. In this case, the cold should be treated symptomatically and the child's symptoms can be quickly improved.

In addition, if the child is infected with some serious diseases in life, it is easy to cause sudden vomiting symptoms, including accidentally ingesting toxic substances, including some drugs, food, chemicals, etc. In addition, when otitis media, sepsis, or meningitis occurs, it is easy for the baby to vomit. In this case, the baby should be taken to the hospital for relevant examinations in time.