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The significance of repeated vomiting depends on the context and circumstances that accompany them. During the first days of life may be the sign of a congenital obstruction of the digestive tract, will also manifest by the absence of meconium and feces, but vomiting is also one of the main symptoms of many rare metabolic diseases, and relationship causes of vomiting in the infant is almost endless, ranging from ear infections, urinary infections, meningitis and almost any infection, and intestinal invaginations appendicitis, from the classic course gastroenteritis and many more or less rare diseases that are accompanied by their own symptoms. However, if we except those presented in the initial stages of gastroenteritis, has not yet appeared when diarrhea, repeated vomiting as the only symptom are rare in his presence, the pediatrician always thinks of a “hypertrophic pyloric stenosis “a relatively common disorder in which the pylorus of the child, ie, the output channel of your stomach becomes narrower as a result of hypertrophy of the muscles, which occurs for unknown reasons.

The smaller, the greater the ease with which children to vomit and also increased the number and variety of disorders that can cause, so that the baby vomit can be a minor incident with no sign or again the a serious problem. But whatever the cause, when they are unstoppable, adding the risk of dehydration because the baby not only lose fluid, but it prevents vomiting replacement. So if you vomit repeatedly and while milk is not seen by the pediatrician, you must provide a sugary liquid, eg camomile tea or plain water with sugar, a tablespoon, but does not tolerate even small amounts of liquid must be addressed urgently.

It is also urgent consult if the vomit is greenish yellow or contains blood. The green color is due to the presence of bile, and even in older children it is not so alarming in itself, in the newborn must be ruled out bowel obstruction. The blood which could have its natural red color or be black, giving the appearance vomited material resembling coffee grounds, may have been swallowed at birth or born of a cracked nipple, but also could indicate bleeding in the baby’s digestive tract, so it should be noted immediately to the pediatrician.