Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Children's health

Mumsnet doesn't verify the qualifications of users. If you have medical concerns, please consult a healthcare professional.

Original poster

dd has severe d & v and is now retching up blood.

31 replies

BarryShitpeas · 06/01/2011 10:46

Help.

Whole family has had flu of some kind AND d & v.

Dd (7) can not keep sips of water down. Last night she retched 3 times - clear water and blood- maybe a teaspoonful with each retch.

I have read about rehydrating and electrolytes, so feel confident about rehydrating her, but am worried by the blood.

Is it just a natural extension of retching, or something more sinister?

This morning she has been unable to keep any fluids down, but is bringing up water with no blood in it.

Help, and sorry for typos.

OP posts:
notnowbernard · 06/01/2011 10:47

Call to get GP telephone appt (most surgeries offer this)

They can advise re further action

Hope she's better soon

DanceInTheDark · 06/01/2011 10:50

She is throwing up blood. Ring NHS Direct or your GP for proper medical advise.

MmeLindt · 06/01/2011 10:53

NHS direct. Or GP

She may have just burst a small blood vessel with all the retching, the poor thing, but get proper medical advice.

larrygrylls · 06/01/2011 11:03

Unable to hold fluids down, retching blood=go to A&E immediately.

Original poster
BarryShitpeas · 06/01/2011 11:20

Thanks.

Just finished on phone with gp.

Said try spooning in flat coke/lemonade.

One spoon every 10 min.

If unable to tolerate this then go to hospital in a few hours to get rehydrated.

Said blood was not uncommon after all that retching, and nothing to worry about.

Will keep you updated.

OP posts:
Original poster
BarryShitpeas · 06/01/2011 11:21

oh doc said she hasn't weed and needs to- if she still hasn't weed in a few hours then go to hospital.

OP posts:
larrygrylls · 06/01/2011 11:24

To be honest, though, I think hospital A&E is the way ahead. They can

1/rehydrate her.

2/ give her intravenous/intramuscular anti emetics and antispasmodics (if required).

My wife went with bad D&V when she was pregnant and, by next morning, felt 95% better. I had the same bug much less badly but it took me a lot longer to shake it off.

marlowwills · 06/01/2011 11:24

A and E

DaisySteiner · 06/01/2011 11:26

DS had this, it's known as Mallory-Weiss syndrome and in itself isn't serious.

Louii · 06/01/2011 11:26

Another vote for A&E here.

islandhopper · 06/01/2011 11:30

A&E now. Good luck - hope she gets better soon.

PixieOnaLeaf · 06/01/2011 12:40

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn

DanceInTheDark · 06/01/2011 12:43

DaisySteiner - you cannot possibly tell over the internet from the little you know that this is the same thing.

OP please just get her to A&E. The internet is not the place for something like this.

CommanderDrool · 06/01/2011 12:45

A&E

DaisySteiner · 06/01/2011 12:45

Erm, her own GP has told her it's not uncommon and only to go to A&E if her dd doesn't keep fluids down over the next few hours. Yet you and many others apparently know better than the GP Hmm

PixieOnaLeaf · 06/01/2011 12:56

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn

bibbitybobbityhat · 06/01/2011 12:59

Follow your GP's advice.

DaisySteiner · 06/01/2011 13:01

The last thing that hospitals need is children with D&V turning up and spreading it round if they don't need to be treated. Her own GP has said it's nothing to worry about and not to go to A&E yet! Had she not already spoken to a doctor then I wouldn't have told her not to worry.

CommanderDrool · 06/01/2011 13:01

Frankly if it was my kid they would be at the GPs now and failing that, at A&E.

larrygrylls · 06/01/2011 13:05

Daisy,

Her GP has not said that there is nothing to worry about. In fact he was concerned enough to say to take her to hospital in a few hours if she could not hold anything down or produces no urine.

It is far better to go to A&E in the day than in the evening and, in any event, it sounds like she needs fluids and anti emetics.

DaisySteiner · 06/01/2011 13:10

Where did I contradict the GP's advice to take her to hospital in a few hours if no improvement?

DaisySteiner · 06/01/2011 13:11

And actually the GP DID say the blood was nothing to worry about.

lenak · 06/01/2011 13:11

When my DD had a really bad D&V bug the doctor gave this advice about testing for hydration:

Gently pinch the skin on the back of her hand between thumb and forefinger. If, when you let it go, it goes flat straight away, she is fine and not too dehydrated. Just keep getting fluids in.

If the skin stays 'raised' e.g. as if you were still pinching it or goes down very slowly - then that is serious dehydration and you should take her to A&E.

Try it on your own hand first to see what the 'proper' reaction is.

Original poster
BarryShitpeas · 06/01/2011 14:37

Thank you.

She last vomited about 11.30- there was blood in it.

She hasn't vomited since.

I have been spoon feeding her flat coke every 10 mins since then, she has kept it down small cheer.

She has done a big wee an hour ago, napped, woke up and is now chatting.

I am still making her have sips of coke every few minutes- she has started asking for water and I am giving tiny amounts.

Lenak- thank you will try that now.

OP posts:
beanlet · 06/01/2011 15:08

Flat coke is an AWESOME invention. Hate it otherwise, but there's nothing like it if you're sick.