Children coughing with vomiting in the middle of the night need to be alert to gastrointestinal colds, gastroesophageal reflux, viral encephalitis and other diseases.
1. Gastrointestinal cold: this disease is mainly caused by viral infection of gastrointestinal symptoms, can be accompanied by mild upper respiratory symptoms such as cough, sore throat, fever, but the patient nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms are more pronounced, the need for diagnosis is clear and then give the appropriate treatment.
2. Gastroesophageal reflux: children’s stomach capacity is small, cardia development is not sound, it is easy to have food reflux into the esophagus phenomenon, reflux material irritation of the pharynx, causing coughing, vomiting symptoms, generally within 1 year of age of the child is prone to occur, most of the children with the growth of the body, the cardia development is perfect, gastroesophageal reflux will gradually get better.
3. Viral encephalitis: viral infection leads to respiratory infection, even cause meningoencephalitis, meningitis occurs, coughing, vomiting, vomiting for jet, may be accompanied by fever, need to further examination of electroencephalography, brain magnetic resonance and so on to confirm the diagnosis.
Children coughing and vomiting in the middle of the night, pay attention to the child’s temperature changes, at the same time need to be careful not to accidentally inhale the vomit, and promptly consult a doctor.