Question
For the past two days, the child has had a bit of diarrhea and doesn’t eat much, but is very energetic. Suddenly today, the child started dry heaves during the day. As soon as they eat, they throw up, and if they strain, they have diarrhea! What’s going on? The baby hasn’t had diarrhea since birth! It’s just these two days!
Answer
This situation is likely due to gastroenteritis, which is generally related to catching a cold, unclean diet, and poor intestinal function. It’s advisable to have a stool routine test, pay attention to staying warm and not catching a cold, eat a light diet, avoid spicy and irritating foods, don’t eat cold and hard-to-digest foods. You can take some Montmorillonite powder, Children’s Digestive Health Powder, Vitamin B6, and if necessary, administer some intravenous fluids to prevent dehydration.