What Causes Vomiting After One Hour Of Having Food In Children?

Posted on Sun, 14 Jun 2015

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Question : my 1yr 8mnt toddler is vomiting after taking food, it occur in morning and then in evening after gap of 10 hr.

Symptoms:
food vomit out almost as it is
Child is half active
no fever
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (43 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would like to rule out gastritis

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for the query

Vomiting in this age in the absence of fever,not to frequent and aggravated by food intake is most commonly due to gastritis.
The average weight of baby of this age is around 10-12 kg.You have mentioned that you are giving domperidone syrup(comes in a strength of 5 mg/5ml).I would like to know the dose which you are giving.The dose for this age will be 2.5-3.5 ml(0.25-0.35 mg/kg/dose) three times a day half an hour before feed.
So please check the dose if it is adequate or not.
I would like to give some acid reducing agent like Syrup Ranitidine or esomeprazole XXXXXXX The dose of syrup ranitidine will be 2.5 ml twice a day before meal and that of esomeprazole XXXXXXX is 1 XXXXXXX twice a day before meal.Please get it prescribed by a physician as this is a prescription medicine.

Apart from this avoid spicy,fatty,junk food.

I hope this helps.
If vomiting increases or other symptoms like headache,fever appears please consult you physician for detailed evaluation.

Please do ask if you have any more doubts.
Regards

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