Suggest Treatment For Vomiting In A Child

Posted on Sat, 30 Jan 2016

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Question : My daughter who is 1 year and 7months old started vomiting since last night,We have administered Zify 50 and Domistal and Vizylac by a peadiatrician prescription,but this morning after giving her water and some milk,she started vomiting again and her vomit was just the colour of water and after the domistal and Zify 50 it was the colour of the kellogs she took 2 spoons of and the medicine....kindly suggest what else to do..

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
ORS is the mainstay of treatment

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone through your query. Your daughter is probably suffering from food poisoning. The mainstay of treatment is ORS (oral rehydration solution) which needs to be given to make up for the salt and water lost through vomiting. Although antibiotic Zifi (Cefixime) is being given, it was not necessary. However, since you have started it, you must complete the course in order to avoid antibiotic resistance. Give Domstal (Domperidone) before feeds / as required.

Please be patient. Keep giving ORS. The vomiting can be there for another 2-3 days. Monitor the urine output. If the frequency of passage of urine is normal, you need not worry. But if it comes down, or if the child becomes lethargic, you will have to rush to the doctor without delay.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar