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Posted on Mon, 7 Aug 2017
Question: My daughter is 4 years old she has started going to school recent doesn't eat anything in the morning and doesn't eat the tiffin aswell after a long gap of 7 hours she eats at 2 pm after a week going to the school she had severe acidity n puked n then the infection started since Monday have started with pan md ondem enterogermina and ofm ds morning hours it's still betr but after that no appetite at all it's bee 4 days still she puked n had watery motion n not willing to eat anything plz suggest
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Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Likely to be due to gastritis.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone very carefully through your query. Your child's problem seems to be due to gastritis. A 7 hour long gap between meals would essentially lead to accumulation of stomach acids (which are meant to help in digestion but the food simply does not come). The excess acids thereby collect and irritate the stomach walls which leads to throwing up. This is therefore caused due to the injury caused by stomach acids. Needless to say that it also affects the appetite.

In order to provide relief, you need to ask for the following:
* Avoid spicy food. Take small but frequent meals. Avoid long gaps between meals.
* Give Lanzol Junior tablet (lansoprazole)/Nexium (esomeprazole) XXXXXXX once daily before breakfast.
* Give plenty of green leafy vegetables as well as other sources of dietary fibers. Take fiber supplements like isabgol/psyllium husk or senna. I would insist you to increase your dietary fiber intake.
* Regular playing or exercise for at 1 hour a day to keep the bowel movements proper.
* Give curd or yogurt on daily basis. It contains beneficial bacteria and should help.

Hope that helps.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T
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Follow up: Dr. Diptanshu Das (20 minutes later)
But now as its severe what can be done antibiotics required?
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Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (12 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
There are a number of possibilities to consider

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back. The exact cause needs to be determined first.
It could be
* Physiological i.e. in course of normal functioning of the body
- ruptured follicles
- retrograde menstruation
- increase in ovarian permeability due to oestrogen influence
* Pathological
- ruptured ectopic
- pelvic inflammatory disease
- tubo-ovarian abscess
- pelvic abscess/hematoma
- hydatiform mole
- ovaraian cancer

As you might be able to understand, mere treatment with antibiotics would not suffice. The exact underlying cause needs to be identified and treated.

Regards
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Suggest Treatment For Gastritis

Brief Answer: Likely to be due to gastritis. Detailed Answer: Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic. I have gone very carefully through your query. Your child's problem seems to be due to gastritis. A 7 hour long gap between meals would essentially lead to accumulation of stomach acids (which are meant to help in digestion but the food simply does not come). The excess acids thereby collect and irritate the stomach walls which leads to throwing up. This is therefore caused due to the injury caused by stomach acids. Needless to say that it also affects the appetite. In order to provide relief, you need to ask for the following: * Avoid spicy food. Take small but frequent meals. Avoid long gaps between meals. * Give Lanzol Junior tablet (lansoprazole)/Nexium (esomeprazole) XXXXXXX once daily before breakfast. * Give plenty of green leafy vegetables as well as other sources of dietary fibers. Take fiber supplements like isabgol/psyllium husk or senna. I would insist you to increase your dietary fiber intake. * Regular playing or exercise for at 1 hour a day to keep the bowel movements proper. * Give curd or yogurt on daily basis. It contains beneficial bacteria and should help. Hope that helps. Let me know if I could help further. Regards