Why Is My Child Vomiting Constantly? What Should I Do?

A child's continuous vomiting may be related to improper feeding or eating habits, abnormal digestive function, infectious diseases of the digestive system, neurological diseases, etc. To alleviate the symptoms, parents can have the child sit up, rinse their mouth, and frequently provide water. Here are some specific causes and corresponding measures:

1. Improper Feeding or Eating Habits: Overfeeding during the newborn period, improper milk formula, or swallowing a large amount of air while eating. In infants and toddlers, eating too much at once or consuming food that is difficult to digest.

2. Abnormal Digestive Function: Systemic infectious diseases such as upper respiratory infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, and sepsis can cause vomiting along with fever, nausea, and loss of appetite.

3. Infectious Diseases of the Digestive System: Diseases such as gastritis, enteritis, dysentery, and appendicitis can cause reflex vomiting due to local irritation, often accompanied by other digestive system symptoms such as nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

4. Neurological Diseases: Central nervous system diseases such as encephalitis, meningitis, intracranial bleeding or tumors, and craniocerebral trauma can also cause vomiting, characterized by vomiting without nausea and in a projectile manner. However, these conditions are often accompanied by other neurological symptoms such as headache, lethargy, drowsiness, and even convulsions or coma.

1. Have the child sit up and turn their head to one side to prevent vomiting from entering the trachea.

2. Rinse the mouth with warm water after vomiting to cleanse the mouth and remove any unpleasant odor. For infants, frequent feeding with water can help cleanse the mouth.

3. Provide frequent small amounts of water to ensure adequate hydration and prevent dehydration due to excessive vomiting. The temperature of the water should be warmer in winter and cooler in summer, as warm water may trigger vomiting.