Vomiting in children 3 years old

It does not belong to the category of diseases, but is only their symptoms.

Involuntary contraction of the smooth muscles of the stomach is a signal of a problem in any organ or system of the body. Vomiting syndrome that occurs without an increase in body temperature is a serious concern. In any case, there is a need to identify the causes of the syndrome.

Causes of frequent vomiting in three-year-old children

Unfortunately, vomiting in 3-year-old children is quite common. At the first symptoms, and this is debilitating nausea, ending with the eruption of vomit, you need to call a doctor. The causes, diagnosis and treatment can only be determined and prescribed by a specialist.

There can be many reasons for vomiting in three-year-old children:

• Food poisoning
• Food obstruction
• Acute appendicitis
• Intestinal infections of various etiologies: salmonellosis, dysentery, rotavirus infection. Accompanied by cutting pain in the abdomen and diarrhea.
• Encephalitis and meningitis. The initial symptoms of the disease are incessant vomiting accompanied by high fever.
• High levels of acetone in the blood. It occurs due to the difficulty of releasing glucose when there is a metabolic disorder in the child’s body. At the age of three the phenomenon is quite common. Has a long phase. Attacks of vomiting are repeated cyclically over several months.
• A brain tumor has initial symptoms in the form of vomiting syndrome
• body temperature from 39.0C and above

Food poisoning as a result of eating poor quality food

This vomiting has its own number of distinctive features.

Harbingers of vomiting in case of poisoning are increased heart rate and nausea. Coldness of the extremities is observed. The child turns pale before vomiting. The abdominal press takes an active part in the vomiting process, causing vomiting.

Traces of mucus or blood in vomit may be signs of hemorrhagic syndrome or peptic ulcer of the stomach. The picture of portal hypertension is extremely rare.

In case of bloody vomiting, attention should be paid to nosebleeds. It is blood coming from the nose that is a provocateur and causes false vomiting in three-year-old children.

Inability of the stomach to digest heavier food

Receiving heavy food with a child's weak stomach leads to spasms that prevent food from passing through the esophagus. The body's natural reaction is the gag reflex. Rapid nausea, accompanied by the eruption of vomit until the stomach is completely empty. In this case, the presence of bile is observed in the vomit.

Stomach pain is cramping in nature and becomes more frequent over time. The mucous membrane of the stomach becomes inflamed. Any meal leads to nausea and is accompanied by vomiting.

Acute gastritis has similar symptoms and can cause vomiting in a three-year-old child.

Acute appendicitis as a cause of vomiting

Appendicitis is a disease that requires surgical intervention. Its exacerbation is accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and insomnia. The inflammatory process may not be accompanied by a rise in temperature at the initial stage. Three-year-old children cannot identify the source of pain and complain of pain in the navel area.

Vomiting can be caused by various manifestations of dysbiosis, some neurotic reactions, pathology of the nervous system, or an allergic reaction to taking certain medications.

What measures should be taken before the doctor arrives?

An attack of vomiting is very frightening for three-year-old children. Before the doctor arrives, you must:

1. . Take him in your arms or sit next to you. Give him a container to hold in case he gags again.
2. Prepare and give the child a saline solution to replenish fluid loss by the body. Give a flow of fresh air into the room, or open a window.
3. If the child is lying down, to avoid choking on vomit, turn his head to the side and hold it.
4. If the accompanying symptoms of vomiting include diarrhea, high fever, and difficulty breathing, an emergency ambulance must be called.

As a conclusion, let us remind you what steps should not be taken if a three-year-old child is vomiting before visiting his doctor.

Firstly. You cannot independently perform gastric lavage on a child, especially if the vomiting process is accompanied by loss of consciousness.

Secondly. You cannot independently prescribe painkillers, as well as antibiotics, antiseptics and antiemetics.

Third. Any unskilled intervention can change or erase the picture of the course of the disease.

Only a medical examination can give a conclusion about the nature of the disease and suggest a way to: is vomiting provoked by common worms, or the cause of the disease lies much deeper - in a metabolic disorder in the child.