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What Causes Vomiting And Diarrhea In Middle Of Night With Stomach Aches?

Hello! My 6 year old daughter wakes up in the middle of the night and starts vomiting. Sometimes she will also get diarreha. I do not notice thing with particular foods she eats. This has been going on for years but has become more frequent lately- about once a month or more. She complains of a stomach ache quite often too.
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood your concerns.
Pain in abdomen in a 6 year old girl waking up her in the middle of night with vomiting and getting diarrhea sometimes indicate one of the following:
Since there is no relation with a certain food or so the most probable cause can be an inflammatory lesion wither in the intestinal tract like appendicitis or enteritis or in the abdomen like inflamed nods or worms.
This can be diagnosed by the following:
Test of stool and blood.
Ultrasonography of the abdomen.
Following treatment can be done:
Treatment for the worms.
A course of an antibiotic, metronidazole and probiotics.
Specific treatment as per the cause found on investigations and clinical evaluation by a Pediatric Surgeon preferably.
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What Causes Vomiting And Diarrhea In Middle Of Night With Stomach Aches?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood your concerns. Pain in abdomen in a 6 year old girl waking up her in the middle of night with vomiting and getting diarrhea sometimes indicate one of the following: Since there is no relation with a certain food or so the most probable cause can be an inflammatory lesion wither in the intestinal tract like appendicitis or enteritis or in the abdomen like inflamed nods or worms. This can be diagnosed by the following: Test of stool and blood. Ultrasonography of the abdomen. Following treatment can be done: Treatment for the worms. A course of an antibiotic, metronidazole and probiotics. Specific treatment as per the cause found on investigations and clinical evaluation by a Pediatric Surgeon preferably.