Vomiting foam the adult and the child: causes, treatment

Vomiting occurs for various reasons. It could be errors in diet, diseases of the digestive organs, eating stale food or contamination of infections. Depending on the causes of vomit can be normal, with admixture of undigested food, with splashes of blood, bile or white foam. If there is vomiting foam in humans, it most often indicates the development of a serious disease, in this case, it is necessary to address urgently to the doctor.

Causes foamy vomit

Vomiting foam can talk about diseases of the Central nervous system, digestive tract or lungs. When frothy vomiting occurs without preliminary nausea and is accompanied by convulsions, blurred vision and confusion, it is possible to suspect infectious meningitis. In addition, this condition can be for tumors of the brain and some other brain diseases of an infectious nature. Usually, after vomiting, the person not getting any easier.

Vomiting with foam and bile often develop gastritis, which has already passed into the chronic form. This often occurs if a sick person is nervous or ate some kind of forbidden for him food. When the foam mass a pronounced yellow or green color, and after vomiting man in the mouth is bitter taste, it is possible to suspect intestinal obstruction.

If, in addition to the foam in the waste mass is blood, it indicates internal bleeding. When the blood is fresh, it could be gastric ulcer, with a dark color blood splashes, you can talk about the duodenal ulcer or the lower part of the stomach.

Vomiting bloody foam and inclusions often the case in diseases of the lungs. The symptom be sure to send for a chest x-ray to rule out pneumonia or tuberculosis.

Causes of foamy vomiting can be some diseases of a General nature:

• diabetes mellitus;
• hepatitis;
• myocardial infarction;
• pancreatitis.

In addition, vomiting foam is a frequent phenomenon in alcoholism. This is especially true after heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages of questionable quality.

Especially dangerous is vomiting whitish foam in humans, which occurs one-time. If dizzy and fainting occurs, it is possible to suspect cancer.

Vomiting foaming at the child

Vomiting foaming at the child is more common than in the adult. This is due to the immaturity of the nervous and digestive systems and weak immune system. In children, white frothy vomiting occurs when:

• nervousness;
• worm infestations body;
• dysbacteriosis;
• treatment certain medicines;
• diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
• diseases of the Central nervous system;
• chronic diseases of some internal organs.

Often vomiting foam, which occurs without a rise in the temperature is observed in infants with insufficient feeding. This condition is easy to recognize, as retching have a baby appear only in the morning. To eliminate this phenomenon, it is necessary once again to feed the baby at night.

Vomiting foam is often observed in younger children and severe emotional strain. Sometimes to provoke such a phenomenon is likely a reluctance to go to kindergarten or unanswered request to parents to buy a new toy. In this case, it is enough to soothe the baby and give him some water and as quickly returning to normal.

Should be distinguished from vomiting foamy vomiting in babies up to one year. At this age, this phenomenon is considered normal.

If the child had a foam vomit, his urgent need to see a doctor. First the doctor will prescribe tests for worms, because children is the most common cause of this pathology. If the fecal tests are OK, then perform a complete examination, which allows to make an accurate diagnosis.

Is strictly prohibited in case of vomiting attacks with foam to try to treat the child independently. This can aggravate the condition of the baby and greatly complicate the diagnosis by a doctor, as some symptoms can be smoothed. When selecting drugs for treatment, the doctor must take into account the special sensitivity to a particular drug, and also draws attention to allergic reactions in the baby. Such careful selection of drugs due to the weakness of the child's body, compared to adults.

It is important to remember that even with a disposable foam vomit in a child need to go to the hospital.

How to help with foamy vomit

Vomiting foam is almost always indicates a serious health disorder, so it is recommended to immediately take the person to the hospital. With constantly evolving attacks call for an ambulance. Before the arrival of the doctor can give the patient such care:

1. It is convenient to put him in bed and warm shelter, almost all people during retching freezes. The upper body should be raised in relation to the feet – this will prevent choking on vomit.
2. After each bout give to rinse the mouth and throat to gastric juice is not eroded mucous membranes.
3. Givedrinking lots of water, for this purpose it is best to use clean drinking water. In addition, you can unsolder the patient isotonic solution is 0.9% sodium chloride solution.

The arrival of the doctor it is necessary to collect things and documents of the patient, as you may need urgent hospitalization.

Do not leave the person with an emetic attacks one even for a few minutes. This can lead to trouble.

People's ways of getting rid of retching

If it is clear that this condition was provoked by excessive nervous tension, it is possible to help a person with the help of recipes of traditional medicine. To relieve unpleasant phenomenon, it is sufficient to rinse the mouth with cool water and then slowly dissolve a peppermint or eucalyptus candy. If a suitable candy at hand, it is quite suitable ice cube or frozen fruit juice. Quickly to relieve retching will help pill shpy, although you can use the solution of this drug, which is given orally.

Of the recipes of traditional medicine the special distribution received the following:

• A decoction of chamomile, peppermint and lemon balm take a tablespoon of vegetable raw materials, pour a liter of water, bring to a boil, insist, strain and give a person 1 / 3 Cup after each attack.
• A tablespoon of fennel seeds pour two cups of water, boil a minute, filter and drink a few tablespoons with retching.
• In gas-free mineral water squeeze lemon juice and give to the patient when the urge to vomit.

To use any anti-nausea medicines without a doctor's prescription is strictly prohibited!

Vomiting foam always scares people, especially when it comes to children. Panic is not worth, you first need to find out the cause of this condition. Quite often foamy vomiting in a child happens when excessive nervous stress.