What causes vomiting and diarrhea in a child?
Patient: I have a five year old girl.. this morning she wakes up sick to her stomack then vomits then vomits again later then get diarear... she gets better later in the day but still has diarear... but this has been goin on for the past two months... sometimes it everyother day and some times it a week in between...but she only sick in the mornings then has diaerear the rest of the day... i have took her to the hospital and they cant find anything?? Doctor: Hi Dear,Welcome to HCM.Understanding your concern. As per your query your daughter have symptoms of  vomiting and diarrhea in a child which is due to food poisoning, bacterial and parasitic infections and due to electrolyte imbalance in body. Need not to worry. Most of the time it will go away by its own in 3-5 days if we manage it properly. Major complication of diarrhea is dehydration, you should rehydrate your daughter with time to time .Oral rehydration solution is best for this. Give your daughter proper rest. Avoid too much oily food and give him rice banana and bread toasts . High fever in case of vomiting with diarrhea is matter of concern. So you should visit general physician/ pediatrician once if symptoms do not subside . For now you can give him loperamide for frequent stools and paracetamol for fever .Hope your concern has been resolved.Get Well Soon.Best Wishes,Dr. Harry Maheshwari