According to experts, vomiting in young children, as a rule, occurs due to the following diseases: intestinal infection, poisoning. On the other hand, fever occurs with SARS or influenza, and also as a reaction after taking certain medications. It also happens that vomiting and fever in children occur at the same time. Why is this happening? How to treat a baby? That's what we're going to talk about now.
Rotavirus infection
Rotavirus infection, which is also called "intestinal flu", as a rule, manifests itself as follows: vomiting and fever appear in children, general weakness, abdominal pain, and almost complete lack of appetite are observed. In this kind of situation, most often the doctor prescribes therapy that directly targets the reduction of fever and associated symptoms. Particular attention is paid to the nutrition of the crumbs. First of all, absolutely all dairy products are excluded.(kefir, milk, etc.). You can only eat chicken broth, crackers, rice porridge on the water and jelly. It should be noted that in the absence of appetite in a baby, in no case should he be force-fed. The most important thing in this situation is to immediately call your doctor.
Other cases
It is noteworthy that often vomiting and fever in children may not be related to rotavirus infection at all. For example, if the baby has had a fever for a long time, the doctor will most likely prescribe antibiotics, and they, in turn, often cause vomiting. That is why you should first understand the symptoms and immediately stop taking the medicine. The attending physician must prescribe a different drug.
High fever, baby vomiting and food poisoning
Surely everyone will agree that it is very easy to get poisoned in the modern world. The thing is that often the quality of food leaves much to be desired, especially in the summer, when food quickly deteriorates. As a rule, the following symptoms are characteristic of food poisoning: vomiting, pale complexion, weakness, rapid pulse. Most often, parents try to get rid of this problem on their own through traditional medicine recipes. However, experts warn that if the following symptoms are detected, it is better not to risk the he alth of the child and call the ambulance doctors:
- difficultybreath;
- vomiting, fever, weakness;
- the child has very frequent and loose stools at the same time;
- thirst.
Conclusion
Vomiting and fever in children, according to experts, can occur for completely different reasons. If parents are able to cope with certain ailments of children on their own, that is, through the methods of alternative medicine, then with infectious diseases and serious food poisoning, it is recommended to seek help from qualified specialists. So the baby will recover much faster, and serious complications will not make themselves felt. Only by following all the recommendations of medical professionals, as well as taking into account the tips given in this article, you and your baby will cope with fever and vomiting. Stay he althy!
