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What Causes Stomach Pain With Vomiting In A 8 Year Old?
my son is 8 years old...he has been throwing up at all times of the day for the past 6 months and has gotten worse over the past 3 months we have taken him to his pediatrician and she put him on Zantac which doesn t seem to make a difference we have taken him back to his pediatrcian and she has referred us to a GI doctor...these are his symptoms...he says his stomach sometimes hurts but not always he says he feels something in his throat and then he just throws up and he throws up hard...sometimes its just stomach acid and sometimes it s food...he throws up when he gets out of bed and somtimes again within 30 after that he can be riding in the car he can be walking at the store or sitting at his desk in school...what could this be...thanks
Fri, 29 Apr 2016
HI...by what you quote I feel that the child is having GER (gastroesophageal reflux). Your son will need -
1. Antireflux therapy - Proton pump inhibitors + antiemetics
2. Always make him lie down in a propped up position - as in the care seat. He should not be sleeping completely flatly.
3. Avoid heavy feeding and feeding more times and in small aliquots.
4. This type of GER is the root cause for the constipation she is having.
He needs expert gastroenterology consultation.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
1. Antireflux therapy - Proton pump inhibitors + antiemetics
2. Always make him lie down in a propped up position - as in the care seat. He should not be sleeping completely flatly.
3. Avoid heavy feeding and feeding more times and in small aliquots.
4. This type of GER is the root cause for the constipation she is having.
He needs expert gastroenterology consultation.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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