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  • When to seek medical advice

  • Projectile vomiting in an infant requires prompt medical care.

    Call your child's doctor regarding nausea or vomiting if:

    • Vomiting lasts more than 24 hours
    • Vomit contains blood or greenish material
    • Your child has diarrhea or severe abdominal pain
    • Your child has black or bloody stools
    • Your child has recently started a new medication
    • Nausea or vomiting is severe

    Also, call your doctor if your child shows any signs of dehydration:

    • No wet diapers or urine production in a period of eight hours
    • Dry skin
    • Dry mouth
    • Crying without tears
    • Unusual sleepiness or irritability
    • A sunken appearance to the abdomen, eyes or cheeks

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Nausea or vomiting

Find possible causes of nausea or vomiting based on specific factors. Check one or more factors on this page that apply to your symptom.

  • Eating certain foods

  • Intermittent or episodic

  • Recent (hours to days)

  • Sudden (minutes to hours)

  • Within the first two months of life

  • Abdominal bloating or swelling

  • Abdominal pain that's severe and progressive

  • Abdominal pain, discomfort or cramps

  • Bloody stools

  • Body aches or pain

  • Chills

  • Constipation

  • Cough

  • Dark urine

  • Diarrhea

  • Difficulty breathing

  • Failure to thrive or gain weight (infant)

  • Fever

  • Fussiness or irritability

  • Headache

  • Hives or rash

  • Lack of appetite

  • Poor feeding (infant)

  • Runny or stuffy nose

  • Sore throat

  • Swelling or tingling of lips, face and tongue

  • Weight loss

  • Wet burps or spit up

  • Wheezing

  • Yellowing of skin or eyes

 

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