A 2-year-old baby often brings laughter and joy to the family, but the onset of illness also causes headaches for the family. A baby suddenly vomits, not only does it feel very uncomfortable, but if parents don't know how to take care of it, it can make the situation worse. Generally speaking, a 2-year-old baby who suddenly vomits should do the following.
What to do if a 2-year-old baby suddenly vomits
1. Make the child sit up and turn their head to one side to prevent vomit from choking into their trachea.
2. After vomiting, rinse your mouth with warm water, clean your mouth, and remove any odors. Babies can clean their mouths by regularly feeding them water.
3. Feed water frequently, drink in small amounts, and ensure adequate water supply to prevent excessive dehydration. The water temperature should be relatively hot in winter and cool in summer, and warm water can easily cause vomiting.
4. Pay attention to your diet, don't eat too much, try to eat small meals and have multiple meals. Do not eat greasy, sour, and spicy food to avoid stimulating the gastrointestinal tract. After vomiting, you should use liquid food and semi liquid food (such as rice porridge or noodles) first, and gradually transition to a normal diet.
5. Pay attention to the vomiting situation, the relationship between vomiting and diet and cough, the frequency of vomiting, and the contents of the stomach vomited.
What causes baby vomiting
1. Abnormal digestive function: systemic infectious diseases, if suffering from upper respiratory tract infection, bronchitis, pneumonia, septicemia and other diseases, high fever, nausea, loss of appetite, and often accompanied by vomiting.
2. Infectious diseases of digestive tract: gastritis, enteritis, dysentery, appendicitis and other diseases, which can cause reflex vomiting due to local stimulation, will be accompanied by nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other digestive system symptoms.
3. Neurological disorders: Central nervous system diseases such as encephalitis, meningitis, intracranial hemorrhage or tumors, and traumatic brain injury can also cause vomiting, characterized by no nausea before vomiting and a jet like appearance, but often accompanied by other neurological symptoms such as headache, mental exhaustion, drowsiness, and even convulsions, coma, etc.
Baby vomiting is caused by various reasons. Parents should learn to determine the cause of their child's vomiting, analyze the situation, and learn to take simple rescue measures for their baby. At the same time, they should be careful not to let vomit choke their child's throat to avoid the danger of suffocation. If the baby vomits continuously, it is necessary to take the baby to the hospital for examination and supplement electrolytes appropriately.
