My daughter who is 5 is suddenly vomiting. can you help me? she has a slight decrease in appetite, some stomach pain but not sever and it goes away. she doesn't have a fever, nausea, or constipation. she just suddenly coughed early this morning while slee

Whenever : Whenever a child has vomiting and/or diarrhea, her body is fighting an illness and is likely trying to get rid of a gastrointestinal toxin. Most likely this is a viral illness, but occasionally it can be bacterial, also. In either case, antidiarrheals can prolong the illness and antivomiting medications should not be given unless you are specifically told to do so by her doctor. The best course of action is to give her stomach a break for an hour or two (let her nap!) and then restart hydration with clear fluids - an oral rehydration fluid such as pedialyte is ideal if the child also has diarrhea. Sometimes you have to feed the fluid to the child a tablespoon once a minute because a big gulp can trigger vomiting. If she does well with this after a couple hours, you can move on to bland foods. Reasons to call your child's doctor would be: -vomiting for more than 24 hours -diarrhea for more than 7 days -bright green or bloody vomit -bloody or black diarrhea -fever -dehydration (no urination in 8 hours, dry mouth, no tears, dry or doughy skin) -severe headache or neck stiffness -change in consciousness or difficult to wake up.

Probably viral: do not panic.give her popsicles and small amount of clear fluids.make sure she is urinating.watch for more symptoms.if the abdominal pain becomes more severe and the vomiting becomes more persistent take her to an emergency room to rule out a surgical problem.