Causes of nausea in a child
One-time situations can cause discomfort,which do not mean that the child is sick. For example, during stress, anxiety, after overly active games or as a result of overeating. If nausea is not accompanied by other symptoms - cramps, chills, diarrhea and elevated body temperature, and occurs only once, while the child generally behaves as usual, there is no need to worry.Stress can cause nausea in children Photo: Getty However, a child may feel sick as a result of serious illnesses or other health-threatening situations:
- food poisoning;
- respiratory and intestinal infectious diseases - rotavirus, dysentery, salmonellosis, influenza and others;
- acute appendicitis;
- meningitis, encephalitis;
- acute gastritis.
Nausea may occur if a foreign object gets into the child’s stomach – a toy, fabric, paper, etc.
What to do with nausea in a child
To understand how to help the baby and whether it is worth itcall a doctor, you need to try to determine the cause of the malaise. If you cannot do this yourself or the nausea is accompanied by additional symptoms, consult a doctor immediately. How to alleviate the child's condition and what to do before the doctor arrives:
- provide the child with bed rest, make sure that he is lying on his side, otherwise vomiting can get into the respiratory tract;
- every 5 minutes give him 1 tsp. water, it will help avoid dehydration;
- with severe vomiting, water it with a solution of 8 tbsp. l sugar, 1 tbsp. l salt and 0.5 tsp. soda in 1 liter of water;
- offer a child a pear decoction or mint tea, these drinks relieve nausea;
- in food poisoning, give it a sorbent-type activated carbon;
- if the discomfort is due to stress, water the baby with a decoction of chamomile, mint or lemon balm.
However, do not give your child too much to drink,otherwise, it may cause vomiting again. No matter what the reason for the child's nausea, it is still advisable to tell the doctor about the nausea during a routine examination. There are no obvious reasons for concern, but since the malaise can be a symptom of various diseases, including those that occur latent, excessive caution will not hurt. Also interesting: