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What Causes Vomiting And Fever In An Infant?

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my 10th month old son is suffering from fever this morning onwards. the last noted temperature is 100.9F. He vomited a lot once. He is refusing to eat. He didn't ate from the morning. He is on my feeding. He is irritable. pls give some suggestions.
                                                                 
Mon, 2 Feb 2015
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It could be that your son has got a gastrointestinal infection which is the cause of the fever and vomiting. The mainstay of treatment would be rehydration with oral rehydration solution (ORS) prepared by mixing a sachet in 200 ml or 1 litre of pain water, depending on the size of the sachet. It will help in preventing dehydration. Usually such infections are self limiting and get corrected in around 3-5 days. But a child not feeding well could warrant the requirement to visit a doctor. The use of antibiotics might be required and I would suggest that you visit a doctor and get the child assessed and treated.
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What Causes Vomiting And Fever In An Infant?

It could be that your son has got a gastrointestinal infection which is the cause of the fever and vomiting. The mainstay of treatment would be rehydration with oral rehydration solution (ORS) prepared by mixing a sachet in 200 ml or 1 litre of pain water, depending on the size of the sachet. It will help in preventing dehydration. Usually such infections are self limiting and get corrected in around 3-5 days. But a child not feeding well could warrant the requirement to visit a doctor. The use of antibiotics might be required and I would suggest that you visit a doctor and get the child assessed and treated.