Question
My child often vomits, but usually seems fine after vomiting and no other obvious symptoms are present. What should I do?
Answer
The most common causes include: 1. Improper feeding or eating: Overfeeding during the neonatal period, incorrect formula, swallowing large amounts of air while breastfeeding; infants and young children eating too much at one time or consuming indigestible food. 2. Abnormal digestive function: Systemic infectious diseases, such as upper respiratory infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, and sepsis, often accompanied by vomiting along with high fever, nausea, and decreased appetite. 3. Gastrointestinal infectious diseases: Gastritis, enteritis, dysentery, appendicitis, and other diseases can cause reflexive vomiting due to regional stimulation, usually accompanied by nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. 4. Neurological diseases: Encephalitis and meningitis can cause vomiting.