What should I do if my child vomits in the middle of the night?

Many people have had symptoms of vomiting, but most people do not pay attention to vomiting. Vomiting can occur at any age and at any time. Children can also vomit. Some children often vomit in the middle of the night. Most parents are usually very worried when their children vomit in the middle of the night. What should children do if they vomit in the middle of the night?

What to do if your child vomits in the middle of the night?

1. Digestive tract diseases: acute gastroenteritis, intussusception, intestinal obstruction, hepatitis, appendicitis, pancreatitis, etc.

2. Central nervous system diseases: Vomiting may occur when intracranial pressure increases due to intracranial infection, tumor or other reasons. Such as meningitis, encephalitis, brain abscess, brain tumor, subdural hemorrhage, etc., but this type of vomiting is projectile vomiting.

Why does a child keep vomiting?

Treatment of vomiting in children In most cases, vomiting will stop on its own without treatment. Do not give your child any prescription or over-the-counter medicines without your doctor's advice.

If your child is vomiting, place him or her on his or her stomach or side if possible to reduce the chance of vomitus being inhaled into the trachea and lungs. When a child continues to vomit, it is important to make sure that the child is not dehydrated (dehydration is when the body has lost so much water that it has difficulty functioning effectively).

If dehydration is severe, it can be life-threatening. To prevent dehydration, make sure your child drinks enough fluids to replace what is lost from vomiting. If vomiting continues, seek medical attention immediately.

Vomiting is a physiological reaction to expel discomfort from the body. If parents find that their children are vomiting or having diarrhea, they should not give their children antidiarrheal or antiemetic drugs at will. Generally, vomiting only occurs occasionally and will not persist. Only when a child's vomiting is severe should he or she take antiemetics and antiemetic drugs.

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 right amount to drink?

Drink until the amount of your child's urine is 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.

If a child suddenly vomits in the middle of the night, it is probably caused by the four reasons mentioned above. If he just eats too much, it is not a big deal and he can just vomit it out. The last three situations are all caused by colds and chills. It is best to seek medical attention in time and take medication under the guidance of a doctor. Be careful not to let children who are vomiting drink too much water in one breath. They should drink small amounts of water multiple times.