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What Causes Vomiting And Loose Stools In A 5 Year Old?

sir we r having an autistic kid 5.8 yrs old. 4-5 days back he had 4 episodes of vomiting and 1 loose stool at night. we gave him ondanecetron,nutrolin B.He was completely fine after a day. But he has become quite restless and is not sleeping at night. after consulting pedeatric,ENT and gastero-enterologist; we found nothing. the they hav prescribed him lonazep 0.25 half tab for a day to calim him down. I it safe to give him? his EEG is normal.
Thu, 4 Feb 2016
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern. As per your query your child have symptoms of vomiting and loose stools. Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query, but in your case it seems to me that the symptoms are due to viral infection and it could be due to electrolyte imbalance in body. Need not to worry. I would suggest you to do warm saline gargles several times a day , drink plenty of water to stay hydrated and consult ENT specialist for proper examination . Doctor may order blood test and can start treatment. Usually it will go away by its own in few days , but doctor may prescribe antiviral like acyclovir , anti inflammatory along with drug like sucralfate to heal throat lining in severe cases. You should give child oral rehydrating solution as well.

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Get Well Soon.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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What Causes Vomiting And Loose Stools In A 5 Year Old?

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. As per your query your child have symptoms of vomiting and loose stools. Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query, but in your case it seems to me that the symptoms are due to viral infection and it could be due to electrolyte imbalance in body. Need not to worry. I would suggest you to do warm saline gargles several times a day , drink plenty of water to stay hydrated and consult ENT specialist for proper examination . Doctor may order blood test and can start treatment. Usually it will go away by its own in few days , but doctor may prescribe antiviral like acyclovir , anti inflammatory along with drug like sucralfate to heal throat lining in severe cases. You should give child oral rehydrating solution as well. Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari