Tummy Pain and Vomitting in My Nursery Going Son

Hmm. Please consider whether your son should be taken to a hospital A&E ward and checked right away for appendicitis, just in case. The fact that the ache is now constant is a red flag the doctor should care about, frankly. Does the doctor know the pain is now constant? Did the doctor actually examine your son or did the doctor just talk to you on the phone?

Symptoms of appendicitis can include vomiting and what feels like "tummy ache" -- you do not necessarily have to have sharp pain in just the right side (the classic symptom) for it to be appendicitis. When my daughter had it, she complained of an ache right "behind the belly button" rather than on the right side. And yes, sometimes appendicitis can linger before the really dangerous, extremely painful stage begins. We thought my daughter had a virus too, until we took her to see the doctor who said, "It probably isn't appendicitis but I want to be certain--take her to the hospital right now for tests." They took out her appendix the next day and she never had the super-intense pain that we associate with appendicitis until about one hour before her operation -- so if someone says, "It can't be that or he'd be doubled up with right-side pain," that's not necessarily true!

If it was something he ate, it should be out of his system by now. There is a great on line homeopathic resource called abchomeopathy.com Several remedies come to mind for the symptoms that you describe. I would need more info. if I were to use a homeopathic remedy with him. Like, is it better from pressure or warmth, is there bloating etc.
Sometimes peppermint tea will help, or water with lemon. Just make sure he is hydrated with water, and maybe gingerale or ginger tea.

I would put him on the BRAT diet with water. See if whatever it is moves along. It could be that he just had too much greasy food.

The key is to keep him hydrated.

I doubt it's something he ate if he's still having issues. It's probably a virus...which sucks, b/c "a virus" is always so vague! You never know where it came from and when it's going away!! My doctor was telling me however that if he's still vomiting try getting him to drink gatorade or Pedialyte, not water. I've noticed this to be true b/c my daughter would vomit every time with water, which I thought was weird, but when I switched to giving her one of those after vomiting it stayed down. Pedialyte is better, but honestly, it tastes nasty. So, I usually go with Gatorade. As far as food, start with bland things or whatever he can tolerate. Maybe even try to get some crackers in him or jello if he eats that? Even popsicles would be good as long as he isn't still vomiting. Hang in there, sick kids are no fun!

Hi V.,

Anytime I read a post about tummy aches and vomiting, it really worries me. My son (5 at the time) started with a situation that sounds very similar to yours. I took him to the doctor on two occassions for the problem. Once to his regular pediatrician and once to urgent care (it was a Saturday). Both doctors said that they thought he was either lactose intolerant or acid reflux. They put him on Zantac and I watched his diet more closely. This seemed to be helping. We went away for Christmas in Dec. and he started having some problems again while we were away. I just kind of assumed that it was because we were eating a little differently, he was out of his usual surroundings, etc. Until one night he had an "episode" while we were there. He was shaking and just feeling terrible. Very thirsty, and slept for a long while. I was the one that figured out what may be wrong with him and took him to the pediatrician for testing as soon as we got back home. Sure enough, he was admitted into the hospital by that afternoon. It's a simple blood and urine test they will do on him to determine whether or not there's a problem and it's totally worth it to do it for the peace of mind. Just a reminder; your son does NOT have to be vomiting on a regular basis to have the problem. Mine wasn't.
Good luck to you and your son. I hope he feels better really soon.