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Child Has Vomiting, Diarrhea, Excessive Sleeping, Gas, Rumbling Stomach. Worried
my daughter has been vomiting and having diarrhea for 15 days they say she has gastroenteritis I have had her to the pediatrician twice and the ER twice as well they tok blood last night and everything showed up looking good. i begged them to give her fluids and they gave her one bag and sent us home today she has vomited twice and had a lot of diarrhea complete explosions. she hasent really even eaten any food so i dont know where it is all coming from she only wants juice and the doctors say not to give it to her so i am forcing water down her with a medicine dropper. she has done nothing but sleep all day she is very week and has terrible gas and a very rumbly belly. i am coin everything they have told me to do and I'm very concerned and worried that the doctors are missing something please help
Mon, 24 Jun 2013
Hi,
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
Monitor for signs of dehydration.
They include
1. Decreased skin turgor
2. Increasing thirst.
3. Sunken eyes.
4. Irritability.
5. Drowsiness.
6. Decreasing passage of urine.
ORS or any other fluid containing salt and sugar prevents dehydration.
Vomiting should be controlled by antiemetic prescribed by your doctor.
Probiotics and zinc will help.
Since the diarrhea is chronic now lactose intolerance etc should be ruled out.
Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty
M.D.(Pediatrics)
Associate Professor of Pediatric
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
Monitor for signs of dehydration.
They include
1. Decreased skin turgor
2. Increasing thirst.
3. Sunken eyes.
4. Irritability.
5. Drowsiness.
6. Decreasing passage of urine.
ORS or any other fluid containing salt and sugar prevents dehydration.
Vomiting should be controlled by antiemetic prescribed by your doctor.
Probiotics and zinc will help.
Since the diarrhea is chronic now lactose intolerance etc should be ruled out.
Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty
M.D.(Pediatrics)
Associate Professor of Pediatric
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