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What Causes Watery And Foul Smelling Stool In A Child?

My son Johnny is 6 and has has had very watery four smelling nstool for the last 5 days and is now vomiting very thick brown stuff and complaining that his throat hurts and won't swallow ,he also keep saying he's hot and want to be naked with the fan on him. No fever though.
Fri, 30 Jan 2015
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Children often suffer from diarrhoea which is primarily caused by a virus called rotavirus. But the thick brown stuff that he is vomiting out, could be altered blood from a gastric ulcer. This could be serious. It could create imbalance in his body, leading to other symptoms. He also needs to be assessed for dehydration. I would suggest that you to immediately take the child to emergency department of a hospital with pediatric facilities.
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What Causes Watery And Foul Smelling Stool In A Child?

Children often suffer from diarrhoea which is primarily caused by a virus called rotavirus. But the thick brown stuff that he is vomiting out, could be altered blood from a gastric ulcer. This could be serious. It could create imbalance in his body, leading to other symptoms. He also needs to be assessed for dehydration. I would suggest that you to immediately take the child to emergency department of a hospital with pediatric facilities.