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Child With Severe Stomach Pain, Dry Heaving And Diarrhea. What Does It Indicate?
Hi, my son has been sick for 4 days now with terrible stomach pains. He has a lot of burping, stomach pain, dry heaving, and diarrhea. I took him to urgent care yesterday and he is on 2 tummy meds and tums. whenever he has a little soup or anything other than water or pedialite he feels even worse. Any suggestions?
Mon, 25 Nov 2013
Hello and welcome to HCM,
The symptoms of burping, stomach pain, dry heaving, and diarrhea are suggestive of infection- infection of the gastrointestinal tract.
Antibiotics are needed to control the infection which as you have mentioned have been started by your doctor.
Diarrhea depletes water and electrolytes from the body.
So, fluid and electrolyte also needs to be replaced.
You can start oral rehyration therapy after consulting your doctor to make for the fluid losses from the body.
As you have mentioned that any fluid intake is making your son sick.
in this case, start slowly.
If it does not work, intravenous dextrose can be given to maintain nutrition.
However, this has to be done only after consultation with your treating doctor and if it is very difficult to take anything orally.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
The symptoms of burping, stomach pain, dry heaving, and diarrhea are suggestive of infection- infection of the gastrointestinal tract.
Antibiotics are needed to control the infection which as you have mentioned have been started by your doctor.
Diarrhea depletes water and electrolytes from the body.
So, fluid and electrolyte also needs to be replaced.
You can start oral rehyration therapy after consulting your doctor to make for the fluid losses from the body.
As you have mentioned that any fluid intake is making your son sick.
in this case, start slowly.
If it does not work, intravenous dextrose can be given to maintain nutrition.
However, this has to be done only after consultation with your treating doctor and if it is very difficult to take anything orally.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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