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My son is 19 months he started vomiting and having severe diarrhea all of a sudden he then got really tired and pale and clammy and now is he ok?

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Vomiting and diarrhe: Please have your baby be checked by his pediatrician or an ed doctor asap. From your description, he may be in shock due dehydration.

Answered 1/30/2015

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Depends....: There are different causes for vomiting&diarrhea. Obviously viral gastroenteritis is among the more common reasons. The worst virus is the rotavirus which if not kept hydrated with oral electrolyte fluids such as pedialyte can lead to dehydration. Dehydration could explain the clamminess and unusual fatigue. Also electrolyte imbalance--think low potassium--might be another explanation. See his md.

Answered 3/13/2013

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