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What Does Persistent Vomiting In A Teenager Indicate?

My 14-year-old daughter complained of nausea after coming home from dance class and within a half hour started violently vomiting, about 10 p.m. She vomited every 20-30 minutes, after about 4 bouts, she also started with very watery stool. She was warm but had the chills and finally slept a bit by 4:30 this morning, but started vomiting again at 6:30 a.m. and her fever has gone from 100.2 to 101.8. She can t keep down gravol or gatorade or even sips of water. I m concerned it s not just a virus.
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She is suffering from gastroeneteritis that may be of bacterail, viral or parasitic origin or just food poisoning.Given the severity and frequency of vomiting, oral treatment might not be the best.I will suggest you see the Doctor for IV treatment.She will need:
-IV fluid and ions replacement
-IV antiemetics like vogalene
-Stool exam/culture, Full blood count, ESR, typhoid and malaria test.
-Anti-pyretic like injectable paracetamol
From the results of the tests, other treatment options may be considered.
Hope this will help
Wish your daughter a speedy recovery
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What Does Persistent Vomiting In A Teenager Indicate?

Hi Thanks for positing on HCM She is suffering from gastroeneteritis that may be of bacterail, viral or parasitic origin or just food poisoning.Given the severity and frequency of vomiting, oral treatment might not be the best.I will suggest you see the Doctor for IV treatment.She will need: -IV fluid and ions replacement -IV antiemetics like vogalene -Stool exam/culture, Full blood count, ESR, typhoid and malaria test. -Anti-pyretic like injectable paracetamol From the results of the tests, other treatment options may be considered. Hope this will help Wish your daughter a speedy recovery