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What Can Cause Upset Tummy And Vomiting In A Child?

My 4 year old has complained of an upset tummy lately off an on for about the past 2 weeks. It does not seem to bother him as much as it bothers me. :-) He vomited last Tuesday in the middle of the night around 2:30 am. No fever at all just vomited once and then he felt better. He then has complained of an upset stomach twice in the middle of the night since then. I worry more than anyone I know so after that vomiting evening I made sure to keep track of the times he has told me his tummy was upset and made sure that he was not given any sugar or big meals a few hours prior to bed time. Is this something I should get so worried about or just continue to monitor him?
Wed, 10 Jan 2018
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood the concerns.
Since your child is 4 years old, it is needed that there has a to be a very proper diagnosis and management for the symptoms of upset tummy and vomiting
The commonest causes of pain in abdomen of a child are as follows:
Appendicitis.
Tummy tonsils that is increased lymph nodes with inflammation.
worms and other causes like intestinal infection and so on.
This can be diagnosed by the following:
Get an ultrasonography of the abdomen.
Tests of blood, urine and stool.
Clinical evaluation by a Pediatric Surgeon helps the best.
All these things will give the most proper diagnosis to give the best plan of management.
Till then give him plenty of liquids to avoid dehydration.
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What Can Cause Upset Tummy And Vomiting In A Child?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood the concerns. Since your child is 4 years old, it is needed that there has a to be a very proper diagnosis and management for the symptoms of upset tummy and vomiting The commonest causes of pain in abdomen of a child are as follows: Appendicitis. Tummy tonsils that is increased lymph nodes with inflammation. worms and other causes like intestinal infection and so on. This can be diagnosed by the following: Get an ultrasonography of the abdomen. Tests of blood, urine and stool. Clinical evaluation by a Pediatric Surgeon helps the best. All these things will give the most proper diagnosis to give the best plan of management. Till then give him plenty of liquids to avoid dehydration.