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The smaller they are, the greater the ease with which children to vomit and also greater the number and variety of disorders that can cause, so that the baby, a vomiting incident can be without any importance or even the sign a serious problem. But whatever the cause, when unrestrained, adds to the risk of dehydration, because the baby not only leaks, but that it prevents vomiting replacement. So if you vomit repeatedly as milk and is not seen by the pediatrician, you must provide a sugary liquid, such as a chamomile tea or plain water with sugar, a teaspoon, but if it does not tolerate even small amounts of liquid must be addressed urgently.
It is also urgent to see if the vomit is yellow-green or bloody. The green color is due to the presence of bile, although in older children that are not in it alarming, the rule requires newborn intestinal obstruction. The blood, which could have its natural red color or be black, giving the vomited material looks reminiscent of the coffee grounds, may have been swallowed at birth or from a cracked nipple, but also could indicate a hemorrhage the baby’s digestive tract, so you should immediately report to the pediatrician. Read the rest of this entry »
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