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Projectile vomiting is a symptom in which a person vomits with enough force to spew out stomach material a distance of more than 1-2 feet. Babies with projectile vomiting may have blockage of the stomach outlet, a condition called pyloric stenosis.

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16 year experience in family medicine

Is a type of:

Vomiting

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Upper abdomen, Lower abdomen

Is Symptom of

Gastritis
Condition
Food-borne illness (food poisoning)
Condition
Common cold
Condition
Gallstones
Condition
Food allergy
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Good day , my son 2 years 7 months has started vomiting, he has vomited projectile 4 times/ can I give him Zofer rapitab ?

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What is the definition or description of: Projectile vomiting?

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Is non projectile vomiting serious? What should I do if i had this?

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What is the cause of chronic recurrent newnatal projectile vomiting?

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What medication causes projectile vomiting when mixed with alcohol?G

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My 7 month old son is projectile vomiting uncontrollaby and he has a slight temp. It's been going in most if the day. He if in good spirits but has?

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My 6 month old had projectile vomiting today. I recently introduced baby yogurt - 2 days ago and again last night. Could this be a bug or intolerance?

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Can it be possible to damage your intestines or organs from projectile vomiting?

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A 27-year old female asked about a female:

Are you allergic to milk if you can eat milk products like cheese and such but if you drink it you projectile vomit across the room?

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I am experiencing dizziness, lightheaded and projectile vomiting.?

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I had tonsilar cancer could this projectile vomiting be linked ?

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Please explain what does projectile vomiting blood mean?

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Best thing i've come up with from projectile vomiting is pyloric stenosis. Is that the only cause?

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I often get severe bilateral headache followed by projectile vomiting... I also feel spme fluid accumulated in my head. What should I do?

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What is a likely cause of a 2 week old with projectile vomiting and no fever?

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If newborn baby is projectile vomiting, should we go to the ER, or can we wait for the Dr's appointment we have for the next day?

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My baby has been projectile vomiting all day after every feed. No fever. He is 5 months old?

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My 6 month old son projectile vomiting and also has diahoria now I have noticed some dark colour strings on his poo is this a sign of a rotavirus?

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6 month old is vomiting when i try to feed her clear like with flem. Projectile vomit no fever not cranky but wont eat just vomits what's my next step?

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Hi there I started using Nan Optipro formula for my 2 month old baby a month ago. She ended up projectile vomiting after every formula feed. I then switched to Similac Total Comfort and found it to be much less. Is it okay to switch to Similac soy??

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