Vomiting and Your Child
Pyloric Stenosis
Read about an infant with projectile vomiting, who has an ultrasound that confirms the diagnosis of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.
A Vomiting Toddler
Review what might cause a toddler to vomit a few times a week for several months.
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome is a condition that causes regular episodes of nausea and vomiting every few weeks or months and is thought to be similar to migraine headaches.
Infant Reflux and Spitting Up
Review what you should do if your infant is spitting up his formula and has gastroesophageal reflux.
Food Poisoning
Review the basics of preventing food poisoning during the summer at picnics parties and family cookouts.
Food Allergies
Could a food allergy be causing your child's vomiting. Use our food allergy screening quiz to see if your kids have symptoms of food allergies.
Salmonella Symptoms
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were four large outbreaks of Salmonella infections in the United States during 2007. Learn about common Salmonella symptoms so that you can recognize if your children get a Salmonella infection.
Infants and Self Induced Vomiting
A discussion of an infant who makes herself gag and vomit and what you can do to help her stop or at least not reinforce it to continue.
Vomiting or Nausea in Children - About.com Symptom Checker
Check symptoms and treatment of vomiting or nausea in children in the Vomiting or Nausea in Children section of the About.com Symptom Checker.
Symptoms of Brain Tumor Screening Quiz
Does your child have any symptoms of a brain tumor, which can include early morning vomiting and a headache? Try our symptoms of brain tumors screening quiz.
Hydrocephalus
Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of children with hydrocephalus, which can cause a headache and vomiting.
Pertussis
Learn about how to diagnosis a child with pertussis and what tests are available. Remember that in addition to a cough, children with pertussis can have post-tussive vomiting or coughing fits that lead to vomiting.
Are You Pregnant?
A screening quiz to see if your teen has any of the early symptoms of being pregnant, which can include early morning nausea and vomiting.
Rotovirus
Review the symptoms of rotovirus, a common stomach virus that causes diarrhea and vomiting in children.
Motion Sickness
Motion sickness: remedies and how to avoid motion sickness and vomiting when riding in cars.
Intussusception
Symptoms of intussusception usually include the sudden onset of crampy abdominal pain that comes and goes, vomiting, fever, and loose stools that may be mixed with blood and mucus.
Head Injuries
Learn about the consequences of a head or brain injury and what you can do to help your child who may now have learning and behavioral problems.
Vomiting
A discussion of the common causes of vomiting in children, including gastroenteritis, food poisoning, appendicitis, and bowel obstructions.
Nausea and Vomiting
A flowchart to help you figure out what is wrong with your child when he has nausea and vomiting. Is it gastroentritis, a bowel obstruction, meningitis, heartburn, food poisoning, hepatitis, or a consequence of a head injury?
