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What Causes Abdominal Pain, Vomiting, Green Stool?
My 8 year old daughter started feeling nausea and abdominal cramping a week and a half ago. It lasted a day. Then it came back 5 days later. Her symptoms are abdominal pain (behind belly button), Vomiting, nausea, green stool, dizzy and very sleepy. She han't had a fever at all. It has been 10 since first symptoms. the doctor said maybe stomach flu. They didn't do any test. can anyone help?
Thu, 14 Aug 2014
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Gastroenteritis is inflammation and infection of the gastrointestinal tract. It is caused by viral or bacterial infection.
It may be also called the stomach flu in some places.
Normally it is diagnosed based on history and examination, tests are not normally done.
It is associated with the symptoms that you have mentioned- vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, fatigue,abdominal pain.
Green stool can occur in diarrhea because the stool is passing out so frequently that there is no time for the bile to change as it normally would.
The main aspects of treatment is preventing or treating dehydration. It would be best to use oral rehydration solutions or sport drinks like gatorade. These would give her back fluids and electrolytes
Small amounts frequently initially till she can tolerate more. This means 1 tsp to 1 tbs every 5 mins for 1 hour then increase if tolerates.
Probiotics would also help either on their own or in yogurt.
I hope this helps
Gastroenteritis is inflammation and infection of the gastrointestinal tract. It is caused by viral or bacterial infection.
It may be also called the stomach flu in some places.
Normally it is diagnosed based on history and examination, tests are not normally done.
It is associated with the symptoms that you have mentioned- vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, fatigue,abdominal pain.
Green stool can occur in diarrhea because the stool is passing out so frequently that there is no time for the bile to change as it normally would.
The main aspects of treatment is preventing or treating dehydration. It would be best to use oral rehydration solutions or sport drinks like gatorade. These would give her back fluids and electrolytes
Small amounts frequently initially till she can tolerate more. This means 1 tsp to 1 tbs every 5 mins for 1 hour then increase if tolerates.
Probiotics would also help either on their own or in yogurt.
I hope this helps
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