Should A Teenager With Frequent Vomiting, Stomach Pain And Fever Be Taken Into Urgent Care?

Posted on Mon, 7 May 2018

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Question : my son woke up throwing up 3x early am, currently complaining of pain on his right side of stomach and says it hurts when he inhales. has temperature of 101degrees. should i take him into urgent care?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Symptoms need attention...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

The fact he is woken up by pain and is running temperature with vomiting suggest an underlying inflammation/infection in the gut. Can you specify which part of the abdomen hurts - upper or lower right side?. The appendix is located in the lower abdomen. While stomach/gut, as well as gall bladder, is in the upper area. The infection could be in either of these two areas and needs to be addressed at the earliest.

I recommend him to see a doctor at the earliest. He needs a blood test and ultrasound scan which will help us isolate the cause.

Let me know if you need clarifications.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad