Help.. child’s vomit smells like..

[SickCrisis101]

Not an aibu, didn’t want to put it in the title Incase of sensitive stomachs on here.
DS is 4 and has woke up vomiting everywhere, but it absolutely STINKS of rotten egg/poo. Has anyone ever heard of this? I won’t be getting any sleep as he’s fallen back to sleep but I actually woke up to him choking on his vomit (he was already in my bed, luckily). He’s on the spectrum which makes simple bugs a whole lot more hard work bless his little heart, but my guts telling me to get him seen right now (not that there’s anyone awake to take us, but id find a way regardless), whereas my logical head is saying monitor him closely through the night and morning, if he seems the same or worse ring GP and ask for advice? Thank you!!

If he’s taking nothing at all phone back. I don’t know many kids who tolerate dioralyte it’s horrid - salty tasting. Hospital will likely do a fluid test so 5ml/5min of diluting juice with sugar in, each area has its own version. They’ll take obs and dr will asses level of hydration so they’ll know when to put fluids up or to wait. You won’t always get them just depends.Means a cannula and bloods. Is he peeing?

Norovirus does provide very stinky vomit 🤮 and I’m not sure what the op is meant to do when asked to go to a&e with her sick child. It’s up to the staff to make sure the waiting area is cleaned between patients and I’m sure op was busy worrying about her son. If she hadn’t taken him for fear of contamination of others and he became really sick wonder what you’d say then…
Hope your wee one is better soon op sounds miserable.

@SickCrisis101. I’m confused your DS was unwell so rang his to deal?

Hospital told me same advice again, and told me to calm down. They know me and DS very well on the ward, he’s always coming down with something and is always getting it a million times worse than your average child. They understand and know what he is like with staying hydrated when poorly, and also how much he hates that ward (bless him)! He’s had an ice pop, a wee, and is currently spinning in circles to his favorite song

Rang his DM

@StopGo sorry I don’t understand your question

@StopGo I think op meant she rang her mum

Cross post sorry! No I rang my mum to take us, DP needed car for work at 5AM

[quote dontletthemugglesgetyoudownn]@StopGo I think op meant she rang her mum [/quote]
Ah thank you

Just to be clear, you don’t vomit poo with a blockage…

@Herewegoagain84 Erm, I’m sorry to say, but yes you can. It’s called ‘feculent vomiting’.

@SickCrisis101 a very unusual symptom of a very serious obstruction - not usual presentation.

@Herewegoagain84 it was actually 111 who had said due to how I had explained the texture/smell of the vomit it flagged up on there system that he required an ambulance due to a possible obstruction, also because at that point he hadn’t had a bowel movement since the day before. Not long after being in hospital the diarrhea started, doctor actually said he was relieved this was happening and then put it down to tummy bug

Forgot to add the last bit- was just explaining I didn’t even think/know that could be a possible symptom when writing my OP, and it was the doctors who had said feculent vomiting is the telltale sign of a blockage, not me🙈

When you have a child on the autism spectrum, sometimes A&E is the only option because they might not be able to tell you what is wrong, they can mis-direct you as to what is causing pain, they can mask symptoms or react in a completely different way. They don't necessarily understand how you are trying to make them feel better, e.g. fearing fluids in a syringe.

OP, I hope your DS feels better soon. It can be very worrying, can't it.

I remember the eggy smell all too well when DD had rotavirus 🤢🤢

[quote Herewegoagain84]@SickCrisis101 a very unusual symptom of a very serious obstruction - not usual presentation.[/quote]
What’s your experience? Most, if not all, patients I’ve nursed with a bowel obstruction have had faecal vomiting as a symptom. And it STINKS.

Thank you @JenniferAllisonPhillipaSue, you’ve made me smile it’s nice when someone else understands💕

I cannot believe how idiotic some of these posts are. Vomit that smells of feces is a medical emergency, hence 111 told the OP they wanted to send an ambulance. Sounds like this (thankfully) was not the case here but OP is 100% in the right and anyone disagreeing is in the wrong.

Hope your son is better soon, OP

Thank you @whateveryouwantmetosay💕 he’s perked up a little since yesterday, 2 year old DD has it now! Poor mites they’ve all literally just got over a bug! 2 kids down, 3 to go😣