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My 5 year old kid wakes up at night (between 3 am and 5 am) with vomits and diarrhea with stomach ache. it happened 4 times in the past month.

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Stomach ache: His stomach ache may be due to something he eats before bed. Keep a diary to see if you can find the food that causing the problem. A second thought is that he is having night terrors or nightmares that is causing his symptoms.

Dr Parvez agreed

Answered 9/22/2013

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