Vomiting

Home Care Advice - Avoid Medicines
  • Reassurance
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  • For Bottlefed Infants Offer Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) for 8 Hours
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  • For Breastfed Infants, Reduce the Amount Per Feeding
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  • For Older Children (over 1 Year Old) Offer Small Amounts of Clear Fluids For 8 Hours
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  • Avoid Medicines
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  • Sleep
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  • Contagiousness
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  • Expected Course
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  • Call Your Doctor If
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    Avoid Medicines

    • Discontinue all nonessential medicines for 8 hours (reason: usually make vomiting worse).
    • Fever: Fevers usually don't need any medicine. For higher fevers, consider acetaminophen (Tylenol) suppositories. Never give oral ibuprofen; it is a stomach irritant.
    • Call your doctor if: vomiting an essential medicine.

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