Vomitting and Diaharea

Pedialyte not any milk products. If you don't have any at home, or it's too expensive, an alternative is to dilute some Gatorade. They are NOT the same, but are similar, and will help against potential dehydration (which is the biggest danger from a stomach bug). And both are better than any milk products right now.
Only offer him very small servings of plain crackers, and don't insist he eat if he doesn't want it. His tummy needs to rest. When he has stopped the vomiting (or gone for 4 hours or so without vomiting), offer him something from the B.R.A.T. diet. (Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, plain Toast). Again, stay away from anything dairy or anything with high amounts of sugar. Dairy is harder on the digestive tract, and sugars can worsen diarrhea.
Watch him for signs of dehydration.. being sleepy and sleeping alot is normal, but if he is difficult to wake up, that can be a sign of dehydration.
These stomach bugs are part of life with a toddler. Seems like my little boy had one every 6 - 10 months from age 1 through age 5 or 6. He'll be okay. Just let him rest and if possible sit with him.. he'll get comfort from cuddling with you. Put in a calm movie (Winnie the Pooh..?) and let him curl up on the sofa with a blanket.. and a sippy of cold water/Pedialyte/diluted Gatorade. Offer him small sips frequently. No gulping.
If his bottom gets sore from the diarrhea, you can let him sit in a baking soda bath for a little bit, if he feels up to it.
I hope he is feeling better soon.

1 mom found this helpful

G.,

There is nothing worse than sitting there watching your lil one puking and not being able to do anything about it. I have been there! My son is 3 1/2 now, and had a similar virus when he was 2, it was so hard and I think I cried more than him. But one thing I learned is that he knew what his body could handle. I made sure he stayed hydrated and if he would eat something I made him dry toast. I also gave him some 7-up, I know when I would get sick it seemed to help. A little mixed with pedialyte worked great. Dont try to push food on him if he does not want it. As long as he is getting fluids in then you are doing exactly what needs to be done. There is not much a doctor can do at this point other than tell you it is a virus and charge you an arm and a leg! Cuddle him as much as you can, let him sleep as much as he wants, and keep him hydrated. That is about all you can do until the virus runs its horrible coarse. Oh, and I hop you don't get it too! Good luck and take care of yourself.

T.

My 20 month old had the same thing 2 weeks ago. I gave her lots of bananas, applesauce, toast, and some rice (she doesn't like rice). The BRAT diet foods (bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast) act as binders to kind of gum everything up. My girl was fine after a few days.

It looks like you have gotten alot of great advice already, i just had one thing to add! If he is still vomiting you can give him a teaspoon of heavy peach syrup every 15 minutes to settle his stomach. (get a can of peaches in heavy syrup but dont give him the peaches!). It sounds crazy but it works every time. Keep him hydrated as well. Good luck.

Dehydration is a serious complication when a young child is vomiting and has diarrhea. I don't mean to scare you but I would call the pediatrician immediately for advice. If it were my ped, I know that he would recommend a trip to the E.R. My sister is an R.N. and whenever my children has had vomitting, she's always suggested that a child not having anything to eat or drink for at least an hour after vomitting. However, since diarrhea is also present, dehydration is very possible. Please call your pediatrician now.

Try the brat diet...and keep a bowl handy

no sense in taking him to doctor unless he is dehydrated or has a fever you cannot bring down. virus's are very common at this age, even if you think one is "not going around". doctors can't do anything for them anyway.
put him on the brats diet.
bananas, rice, applesauce, toast and sports drinks or something like pedialyte.
he will get better but he will probably loose a few pounds. don't freak out.
look up signs of dehydration though so you can be aware if he gets really sick.

Hi G., when my daughter was 14 months she got a virus that sounds very similar and was sent to the hospital twice for dehydration so having said that keep your son hydrated. little bits at a time if he is still vomiting. you can try the BRAT diet, if he has stopped vomiting, which is Banannas, Rice, Apple sauce (the kind with no sugar added) and Toast. Good luck I know this sucks!!!

First of all, don't panic. These viruses can be awful for awhile. Don't give your child anything. Maybe a tiny bit of water -- tiny little sips. But nothing to eat until the vomiting stops or at least slows. If you give him food, he'll only vomit longer. Watch out for dehydration, but for the most part you have to let it run its course. It's very hard to do this, but that's just the way my pediatrician told me. When he slacks off on the vomiting, then you have to introduce food again slowly. Have you heard of the BRAT diet? Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast. An old friend of mine who happens to be a pharmacist told me once that burnt toast contains something that helps to settle a stomach (kind of like Coke syrup). When he gets hungry, and is keeping small amounts of water down, then let him have a bite or two of one of these foods. Wait until you're sure it won't come back up and then try some more. Slowly introduce the foods and pretty soon he'll be back to normal.

Give him the BRAT diet - Bananas, Rice, Applesauce and Toast. That is what is recommended by most pediatricians.

Good Morning to you,
I trust that you and the family are in good health, and hopefully the vomiting and diharea are all gone that your precious baby experienced.
It seems as though these sickness is among so many of our kids today, the question is how do we stop such sickness?
I guess we can't, all we have to do is continue to "TRUST GOD" lean upon HIM and have FAITH in knowing that HE IS ABLE, HE CAN HEAL AND HE CAN DELIVER.
I went through that with wll of my kids, theya re all grown now expect that i have a 13 year old son.
GOD SAYS I WISH THAT THOU MAYEST PROSPER AND BE IN GOOD HEALTH.
TAKE GOD FOR HIS WORDS, BELIEVE IN HIM, HE WILL DIRECT OUR PATHS.
GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU IN JESUS NAME.

For the diaharea- peel an apple and grate the apple. this is pectin. For the vomitting- old fashioned but works. ginger ale sipping slowly or coke syrup.

Anytime a child is vomitting it is important to keep them hydrated but not with a full stomach. It is always best to give a spoon full of liquid (1 tbsp)(pedialite, sprite) every 15 minutes. If they go an hour or 2 without vomitting, up it to every 10 minutes, then another hour, every 5 minutes until they have not been sick for a couple hours. There is no need to eat unless they really need to b/c they are hungry. At this time I would give 1/2 a saltine cracker & if they keep that down for 30 minutes, give the other 1/2. It is never easy to see your child sick, but if they don't have anything in their stomach, they can't really get sick. So make sure they aren't overdoing it. When the stomach smasms, it will normally do it only if their is something in it. Help it get better before he begins his normal stuff. As far as the diahrea goes, sometimes people have it & it is also a way to empty the system. If it is just diaharea I don't usually worry about how much liquid I give b/c it will come out no matter what, but as long as he has both, I would keep to the every 30 minute rule that my doctors have always told me. Until he has gone 2 hours without getting sick, he shouldn't have more than what I said. Good luck.

Hi, we all had this same thing recently. My little ones didnt eat for several day and were very tired most of the time. My kids loved to eat ice chips just a little at a time and I knew they were hydrated and they didnt seem to throw these up. We just rested alot and if they have a fever and are vomiting you can buy tylenol suppositories at the drug store for infants without a prescription and I believe they are called feverall. Thanks and good luck but it seems like this bug just has to run its course. S.

Try the BRAT diet (Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast). Keep the rice plain and the toast dry (well, maybe a teeny bit of butter but nothing excessive). They are very mild on the system and also will help put some nutrients back in the body. When things get better and your child can tolerate more, add some yogurt to help rebalance the intestinal tract. Good luck!

Check the area under the eyes and make sure there are tears, also put your finger on the arm push down see if finger print goes away quicky, if NOT it can mean dehydration and go to ER! Popcicles help get fluid in there are rectal suppositories that stop diarehea too. Just really watch for symptoms of dehydration! Hope all is well soon go to pediatric urgent care if not!

Keep up the pedialyte you can freeze and make pedialyte pops also. You may also start on the brat diet once the vominting starts to subside. Brat diet is bananas, rice, appleasauce and toast. Make sure you start with small quanitities.

Hope this helps

These symptoms are severe. I would see if you can get your doctor's answering service to call you back and advise if a trip to the ER is necessary. Do you have health insurance through your work?

My two year old was vomitting last week and had a similiar virus - but with 104.8 fever. Her Dr.s office suggested Dramamine for the vomitting. We got the chewable orange flavor. This was the first I had been told that but other moms I had talked to said they had been told about that as well. You need to call the Dr.s office! Our Dr.s office is open Saturdays and Sundays for sick appointments and I also called them all hours of the night last Sat. due to my daughters high temp. Good luck - I hope you were told many other answers that helped you and your little one.

I have a 3 and 7 year old and my pediatrician also recomended toast, plain white rice, banana, aple sauce, give her lots of liquits (little zips at a time) and avoid sodas or juices Hope this helps.

M.

Hi I did have this when my son was younger and if your son can not hold water down it could be very serious. Don't wait until monday. Take him to the hospital. Dehydration is very very serious. GOOD LUCK

My son (2 yrs) is in daycare and gets this sometimes. Be prepared to catch it!

My doctor won't help. They recommend pedialyte, but that's about it.

My advice is to put some vasaline on his bottom. With some kids, the acidity in the diaharea creates a red and very sore area. My son screams and won't let me wipe him when that happens to him. I haven't tried it yet, but I think vasaline will prevent that. Or some really good diaper cream.

For the vomiting, it only happened once that the virus was so bad that he couldn't keep anything down. I took him to Twilight Pediatrics (or was it Nightlight - something like that - it's an after hours doctors office). They gave him a shot that got rid of the vomiting.

Sorry this is a day late, but I hope it helps!

Please have your son seen by a doctor. Has anyone mentioned the possibility of Salmonella poisoning? My son had the same symptons, and was very sick. Blood and stool tests can confirm that. I hope your baby feels better soon.

G.,

I have just been through the same thing for 3 weeks now, consistent but not as bad as your child. If it is a virus, it has to run its course. If your child were in the hospital, they would only feed him liquids and soft foods. We gave our son liquid chicken broth with no MSG in it and made egg drop soup out of it. We feed him bananas, baby rice cereal, gatorade with the pedialyte, organic yogurt with the live probiotics, and jello. That was about all he had for two days. The vomiting stopped but the diarrhea sometimes still comes.

Also, avoid things like apple sauce, wheat, cheerios, milk products, green beans, or any food that would be rough on his digestive system. Stick to the liquids to keep him dehydrated.

Blessings to you!
T.

Dear G.,
Watch your son for signs of dehydration (lethargy, dry lips, baggy skin). My kids had rotavirus a couple of years back and wound up in the emergency room. It can happen quickly when they're little. Wait 45 minutes after vomitting before you offer the pedialyte. The pedialyte ice pops work well.
Good Luck!
L.

Yes, a bug has been going around. My son has already had it. The best thing to do is put them on the B.R.A.T. diet - it's banana's, rice, applesauce, and toast or crackers. All of these are light on their stomach and a common answer that doctors give when your child is sick; they still recommend it when you are an adult.

Just make sure he is drinking liquid's and pay attention to his amount of fluids coming out. If he doesn't use the bathroom for a while he may be getting dehydrated. Pedialyte, Ginger Ale and Gatorade are recommended when they have diarhea...All of these have electorlytes in them which is what your son is losing with the diarhea.

Sound like it may be rotavirus. You can read more about it here.http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/whensick/Dehydration&...

It's very common for children to get basically it's a stomach virus. My children have have this before and I feed them the brat diet. BRAT is a acronym for Bananas, Rice, Applesauce and Toast. Make sure he doesn't dehydrate by having him sip a teaspoon of clear liquid every 5 mins or so. Increase if he seems to hold that down. If he doesn't want to eat don't make him. It's more important to keep him hydrated! If you pull the skin on his hand up and it slowly returns to normal then he is dehydrated!

Hugs!
A.

like melissa says:
BRAT diet:
B= Bananas
R= Rice
A= Applesauce
T= Toast

also
www.askdrsears.com

hang in there!

Get him on probiotics ASAP! Probiotics are what is in yogurt and Kefir.(both can be gotten at the grocery store) Give him yogurt and Kefir but he may need more. Purchase a bottle of acidophilus, open a capsule and add to the yogurt, milk, cereal,etc. The "good" bacteria which is acidophilus, bifidophilus, etc. crowd out the bad guys. That has been found to be more effective than antibiotics! Probiotics saved my oldest daughter's life!

Try castor oil for diaper rash. My son had bleeding pits on his bottom when he was teething. Nothing (Rx or other) worked. Castor oil was the only thing that healed him. Have used it for everything since.

Feel free to e-mail me-M.: ____@____.com

sounds like a bug. Don't feed him anything but clear liqids and pedialyte it has all the nutrisional minerals and vitamins he needs.That is way the stuff was developed the bugs can't eat off clearliquids NO MILK. iF YOU ARE IN fLORIDA SIGN UO FOR THAT BIRTH TO 18YRD HEALTH PROGRAM
.

This is going to sound weird, but based on the smell of the poop it sounds like he has rotavirus. When my daughter had it, we gave her ice pops (or freeze the pedialyte) and that seemed to help a bit. Googlr "rotavirus" for more info. Good luck and I hope he's feeling better!!

Yes, he has the Rotavirus. It isn't about your medicaid -it is about the symptoms and there severity. Take him to a hospital that has pediatrics.

My daughter almost died from the Rotavirus. She is now almost 14, but she was 18 months old when she was hospitalized. She stayed in Bethesda for 8 days. Was hit by the same virus, and was re-hospitalized for another 6 days. This virus is very dangerous. I waited hours- not days- and seriously, she almost died.

Take the symptom of not being able to keep liquids into your child seriously.

Respectfully, R.

The most critical thing is avoiding dehydration, which can occur so quickly with infants and small children. When my children were small, we gave them something like Gatorade, an electrolyte drink, to help keep them hydrated.

There are probably better products now for children, but that was a staple in our house with little ones.

Start with 1 tsp. crushed every 15 minutes for 1 hour.
Then 1tsp. crushed ice with 1 tsp. water every 15 minutes for the next hour. Then 1 tsp. crushed ice and maybe 1oz. of diluted gatorade or pedialyte (1/2 water and 1/2 gatorade,etc.) every 15 minutes for the 3rd hour. If everything is going well-the vomiting has stopped then increse the amount of diluted Gatorade to maybe 1 oz. with the crushed ice using the same routine of liquid and crused ice every 15 minutes for an hour. You can move on to flat Sprite or 7-Up. Then Saltine crackers when he starts to feel hungry. If the vomiting reoccurs then you have to start again with the crushed ice and work him back up. Hope he gets better soon.

Your poor baby and mommy too! Last time my son was vomiting (and very nearly dehydrated because I wasn't waiting long enough to let his tummy settle before giving him more to drink!) here's what the doc's office said-Wait at least 1 hour to 1 1/2 hour after the last episode of vomiting before giving him tiny sips (like a tablespoon)of Pedilyte every 15 mins and then when he was holding that down well to give him a bit more. She explained the stomach is a muscle and it needs to relax after an episode of vomiting before it can handle anything. And she said that if after waiting the hour/hour and a half if he still couldn't keep anything down that I need to bring him in! Also, check into Florida Kid-Care for your son. It's very low cost insurance thru the state.

Dont get scared and start getting used to it if your child is going to day care. I took mine out of one because of this. Some children DO not experience this virus others DONT. It depends on many factors. I agree with the other postings, the BRAT diet is best. I have however and additional recommendation. Some children dont like the taste of pedyalite (like my son). Try the type tha you can freeze. You can hardly feel the taste, plus is good if he has a fever, it will calm it down. Two things you have to control: fever and dehydration. If you can't then take him to the dr. as they will be able to control teh vomiting with a shot. I have known of moms who did this with their children. This virus is a process that can last up to a week. Take care and best of luck.

As long as he is having wet diapers, I wouldn't give him any food. Give him very little fluids like, less than 1/4 of a cup every 30 min to see if he keeps it down. If so give him more fluids...a very small amount every 30 min. All you need to be concerned about is keeping the little guy hydrated. And call the dr when you can.
God Bless,
R.

Only give him food as tolerated. The Pedialyte will keep him hydrated (that is why it is recommended) and replenish nutrients. If you attempt food, try dry toast or the BRAT diet and monitor his reaction to the food. A doctor will usually only help if the child gets dehydrated. That is their main concern so keep up the Pedialyte and offer as much love and support as you can.

The book, Your Child's Health by Dr. Barton Smith recommends the BRAT diet for diarrehea: bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, hope this helps. If he has thrown up that many times and also has "the runs" several times in 24hr. period, I would take him in to the emergency room too, especially if he is having trouble drinking too.

Hi Grace,
I would try giving probitiotics which may help with the diarrhea. Probiotics are the good bacteria that live in the intestinal tract and are a part of our immune system. They can be destroyed with antibiotics and sugar so it is very important to maintain these for a healthy immune system. I'd give 10 billion organisms per day. They are usually refrigerated at Whole Foods or Nutrition Smart.

Best Wishes!

I hate to say it but it sounds like it might be roto virus (I think that's how it's spelled). My son had it when he was 18 months old. It came on all of a sudden and he could not stop vomiting. He did not have diarhea though. He was so sick and we knew we needed to take him to the emergency room. He was dehydrated because of so much vomiting so they had to put him on I.V.'s. Once the doctors ruled out that it was indead roto virus they said there is nothing you can do for it--it just has to run its course. Make sure you keep giving him pedialite so he does not get dehydrated. Roto virus is easily passed on from one person to the next so make sure you're taking care of yourself and the others around you. It's not easy. Hang in there. Good luck!

Hi Grace,
I feel your pain, my son had the same symptoms last week. It is a stomach bug that is going around. My son vomit approx 4 times in 2 days and had really bad diarreah. I decided to call up a 24hr nurse line provided by my son's pediatrician, who was able to assist me. Reality of the matter is, they don't prescribe anything but "Pedialyte" she also suggested I'd give him saltine crackers, soups, jello, yogurt...son on. Nothing heavy which will not sit well in his stomach. Lots and lots of fluids...FYI: make sure your child does not dehydrate. Very important... goodluck :-)

chicken and rice stew, with very few spices and no pepper... oatmeal, and milk even if it has to be chocolate or strawberry. good luck

G., don't e-mail anybody. Get him to the emergency room immediately! There is no normal reason I know of for a 2-year-old to have diarrhea that is that foul-smelling unless the child has actually eaten rotten eggs. If he is vomiting and making diarrhea that frequently, you may not be able to give him enough Pedialyte or ANY fluid to keep him from getting dehydrated. It is very dangerous for any child to get dehydrated. What you're giving him is just coming right back out of both ends. Get him medical attention IMMEDIATELY.

That is alot for a small child of that age. If u are not able to take him to the doctor try to follow the BRAT diet. That would be bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast, that normally works. Keep with the pedialite, and watch diapers for wet diapers not just pooo diapers, more wet is good, less wet means dehydarted and that is not good;

L.

Try dry crackers or plain toast first......that once that is tolerated do the BRAT diet Bananas, rice, applesauce, toast.............

It is a virus and depending on how you handle him, it can get passed to you. The smell, color and side effects are all affiliated with the virus. My daughter use to have this. She would throw up like clockwork every five minutes or so. It kept going until there is nothing left and then yellow liquid bile starts next when there is nothing more in the stomach. It leaves them weak and lethargic and please monitor his fever. The doctor always tells me to not give her any food for a few hours, office visit where he recommends pedialyte, but my daughter still threw it up. The pedialyte is to replenish their body of electrolytes and and all the other essential things they lost throwing up. And most importantly to keep them from being dehydrated. I have tried the pedialyte popsicles, even the drink, but my daughter still kept throwing up. My sister told me about another remedy that work all the time and never fails. First off don't give him any solid food, no grease, nothing. Crushed ice and apple juice. That simple. Crushed ice and apple juice does it all the time. You can probably do half apple juice, some pedialyte because of the nutrient contents . Don't let him drink a lot but sip ever so often. Trust me it works much better than the pedialyte. Later after the vomitting stops you can re-introduce food starting with bland stuff first and then add little more and until his stomach can handle regular food.

Kelly W. gave you GREAT advice. I am an RN and we generally tell people the same exact things when we see the children with these symptoms. Don't go to fast with the BRAT (bananas, rice, applesause toast) diet, and if the vomitting and diarrhea start back, rest the stomach for at least an hour and back to the pediatlyte.

Good luck and I hope you that she is doing better already! Good luck to you for taking care of her.
XXOO

Pedialyte has always made my children sicker. Their Pedi told me to give then the clear gatorade. That did the trick with the diaharea.

If this continues you might have to take him to the ER for dyhydration. Try to keep an eye on how much he is peeing tho.

So sorry to hear of his illness. It is always scary. My kids did best when vomiting by sucking on popsicles made from Pedialyte. Perhaps they are not swallowing so much at once which keeps the stomach from rebelling? I would also just give them a Tbsp of fluid about every 15 mins or so until they stopped vomiting. About the diahrrea, I would be most concerned about the odor and consult a nurse line about possible Rotovirus. Kids can get quickly dehydrated from this virus. So keep trying liquids and see if you can get some advice from a nurse. Hopefully some other moms will have some advice for you too. Good luck and hang in there!

My daughter had a virus just like it a while ago, I know it is very nerve wracking, but the MOST important thing is HYDRATION!... When you feel nauseous and vomit, do you feel like having a meal? No, of course not, same with the babies... and don't worry about your baby drinking a full bottle of pedialyte at a sit down, if he drinks too much too quickly, again, he will probably vomit again... just make sure he sips often... hydration is key....
If he becomes lethargic, or isn't himself, you might consider taking him to the emergency room...
But... if he does feel like eating: toast, soda crackers (no salt), things of that nature, think of when you had morning sickness (if you had it) what things did you eat to help you with the nausea.
I know its heart breaking to see your little one like this, but this too shall pass... I'll say it one more time... HYDRATION!!!! ;0) I hope this helps, good luck!
K

It sounds like rotavirus. hydration is urgent.

here is a link on rotavirus. I hope your baby gets better soon!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotavirus