What is the reason for diarrhea and vomiting

Children often suffer from diarrhea because their gastrointestinal function is not as strong as that of adults. This may happen due to carelessness in diet or not covering themselves with quilts when sleeping at night. There are several key points that parents need to do. First of all, they must pay attention to keeping their children warm and try not to let them catch cold or get windy. They can also slowly adjust their condition by feeding them some food.

Could vomiting and diarrhea in children be caused by food poisoning and stomach cold? They should eat easily digestible food and drink plenty of water. Keep the abdomen warm.

1. How to differentiate and treat vomiting caused by food poisoning? Symptoms of vomiting caused by food poisoning include sour and smelly vomiting, loss of appetite, foul breath, sour and smelly burping, abdominal distension or pain after vomiting, restlessness at night, dry stool or diarrhea, thick and greasy tongue coating, slippery pulse. Treatment is to use the prescription of digestion, relieving stagnation, sour and smelly tongue coating, and smooth pulse. Xuanhe pills are modified. The ingredients are charred hawthorn, stir-fried Shenqu, stir-fried radish seeds, tangerine peel, pinellia, poria, forsythia, betel nut, immature bitter orange, and liquorice. Boil in water and take 1 dose per day in 3 times. If the face, lips, tongue and coating are red, add coptis chinensis and bamboo shavings; if the body is strong and the stool is dry and vomiting is frequent, add rhubarb and magnolia bark.

2. How to differentiate and treat stomach heat vomiting? Stomach heat vomiting is characterized by vomiting after eating, sour and smelly stomach pain or distension or discomfort or accompanied by fever, irritability, thirst, thirst, dry lips and face, foul-smelling or dry stool, yellow stool, red tongue, yellow fur, slippery and rapid pulse. The treatment is to clear away heat, soothe the stomach, reduce adverse reactions and stop vomiting. The prescription is Jiawei Wendan Decoction. The medicinal ingredients are tangerine peel, fennel, poria, ophiopogon, immature bitter orange, bamboo shavings, coptis root, licorice, and ginger. Boil in water and take one dose a day, divided into three times. If there is food accumulation, add hawthorn, jianqu, and malt.

3. How to differentiate and treat stomach cold vomiting? Stomach cold vomiting is characterized by a long course of illness, slow progression of the disease, vomiting after a long time of eating, or vomiting in the evening after eating in the morning, undigested vomit, little odor, or vomiting of clear and thin sputum, intermittent vomiting, pale complexion, mental fatigue, cold limbs, or abdominal pain, loose and thin stools, pale tongue with white fur, thin and weak pulse, and treatment is to warm the middle and dispel cold, reduce adverse reactions, and stop vomiting. The prescription is Dingyu Lizhong Decoction. The ingredients are Codonopsis, Atractylodes, Dry Ginger, Cloves, Evodia, Roasted Licorice, Cinnamon, and Cooked Aconite, decocted in water. Take 1 dose per day in 3 divided doses

4. How to differentiate and treat vomiting caused by external factors? Symptoms of vomiting caused by external factors include vomiting, runny nose, chills, fever, headache and general discomfort. The tongue coating is white and the pulse is floating. The treatment is to dispel the exterior, resolve turbidity, soothe the stomach and reduce adverse reactions. The prescription is Huoxiang Zhengqi Powder with modifications. Use Patchouli, Perilla Leaf, Citrus aurantium, Poria, Atractylodes macrocephala, Magnolia officinalis, Angelica dahurica, Tangerine peel, ginger and jujube. Boil in water and take 1 dose per day in 3 doses. If there is also chest tightness, abdominal distension and loss of appetite due to food stagnation, remove Atractylodes macrocephala, jujube and licorice and add hawthorn and Jianqu.