My sister, 30 years old, has nausea , vomiting, and diarrhea. What to do and how to treat it?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Anti-emetic medications (that decrease the nausea and vomiting) such as domperidone or metoclopramide are needed. After taking the tablet by 20-30 minutes, frequent sips of an oral rehydration solutio... Read More
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My 9 month old baby's doctor gave him Augmentin, but he's throwing up after each dose. Will it last for 10 days? What to feed him other than milk?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Hello again!
If your son continues to vomit immediately after each dose of the antibiotic, this means that he is not benefiting from it. Please discuss the option of administering an intramuscular (on... Read More
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My 2 year-old had a severe cold with a fever of 39 for 4 days. It got better but he's not eating solids & he vomits a lot. He lost 2 kg. What to do?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Simply focusing on helping your child eat is not good enough: the mere fact that he has been having fever, especially that it is high-grade fever (above 38.5C) for 4 days now should prompt you to have... Read More
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Baby 6months is vomiting and has diarrhea and fever. Can i give metoclopramide 5mg or cyclizine 25mg im for vomiting.
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- To properly answer your question:
A- a 6 month old infant with fever, vomiting and diarrhea must be seen in the pediatrician's clinic for a thorough evaluation to rule out dehydration (by assessing sk... Read More
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1 month 1 week old baby being fussy and crying while breastfeeding and vomiting what he ate later.
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- How much milk is your baby vomiting: is it a larger amount, or just a little bit of spitting? Is the vomiting projectile (forceful and splashes far away from his mouth) or falls directly onto his napk... Read More
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I have gallstone H.pylori i took the triple therapy after large food i had pain and vomiting now i had blood in my vomit
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Hematemesis (bloody vomitus) can result from straining while vomiting (what we call a Mallory Weiss tear, which occurs at the level of the lower part of the esophagus or upper part of the st... Read More
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I feel dizzy when i stand up ,but it hurts my head alot as if someone is squeezing it. There is no vomitting bcz i directly sit down,but if i didnt i vomit immediately.
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- You will need to be seen in the clinic for a more thorough evaluation of your condition - dizziness versus vertigo, as these are two different entities and the management of each differs than that of ... Read More
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I'm 9 months pregnant, I have vomiting & severe heartburn. It seems I'm not digesting my food till I vomit. What can I do?
Dr. Elie Salem,
Pediatrics
- Take Oral rehydration solution slowly and better be cold and you take Gravol tab one tab every 6 hours for nausea
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Male, 42y Cold & fever since a week. Today feeling: Dizziness, nausea, sickness (vomit feeling), neck spasm, no fever from 3 days. Afraid of Meninges.
Dr. Karim Farah,
Pulmonology
- what you are describing are symptoms of viral infection specially the influenza virus which is associated with flu symptoms, nausea vomiting,high grade fever, muscle and bony ache and feeling tired. v... Read More
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