Firstly, apologies if this is a stupid question but my 7 year old very rarely gets ill so I have little experience of managing illness in him and what is normal or not.
It started off 8 days ago with a very high temperature which knocked him out, he didn't get out of bed for 2 days which is very unlike him as he has ADHD and is Autistic so is on the go non stop. This is the only time in his entire life I can remember something stopping him in his tracks like this.
On the second day he would vomit occasionally. By the 4th day the temperature had gone and he was more active around the house but still not up to going out but now had a sore throat and muscle aches and no appetite.
But whenever I try to get him to eat or drink anything he vomits straight away. It's just water or bile coming out at this point as he hasn't had any substantial food for 8 days.
I'm getting quite worried as the temperature has gone but he still vomits whenever he eats or drinks.
However due to him being Autistic and having ARFID negative experiences around food can make him afraid of food and sort of feel sick psychologically so it's hard to tell which is which.
Is this something that's worth contacting the GP over or should I just let it run its course?
He seems mildly dehydrated but is managing small sips of water every now and then without vomiting but does vomit the water back up more than half the time.