2 year old, green vomit

[Stroan]

My 2 year old DC has been vomiting green liquid since about 2am. He goes floppy, starts to swallow rapidly and then it kind of dribbles out. There's no smell or solid lumps and it's got progressively brighter throughout the night. It's happened 6 times.

No temperature. He's tired and cuddly in between and has only slept for about half an hour. No crying or signs of obvious pain. He's had 2 small feeds

NHS website says to contact the GP, but other websites suggest it can be a bowel obstruction. I'm not sure whether to wait for the GP to open at 8.30 or to call 111 now?

111, green vomit isn't normal.

Hope he feels better soon.

Call 111

Green vomit is bile, green as in the colour of pea soup?

Only had it once and vast amounts of it a couple of days after my appendix op. I'd phone 111 now.

Thanks. On hold to 111.

Hope your LO is OK.

Go to your local children's A&E - has he got hold and eaten/swallowed anything dangerous? Button battery or part of a toy or lego?

Have a quick scan of his room if it started overnight - but if floppy and green vomit would get him seen ASAP - 2 is super young.

Hope it is just a virus and they give all clear -

Gosh yes! 111 hope he's ok

I hop he's ok.

I’ve just had a call back within 90 seconds using online booking. For general info, not you as it does say to call for under 5’s.

sounds like bile

Any update how is he, how are you?

Finally got through to someone on 111 at about 7.10 who sent us to A&E.

Long story short, he's probably got a viral stomach bug and we need to keep him hydrated. He was sick 3 times on the way there, and twice since we left. Obviously, he was bright as a button the whole time we were there.

The A and E doctor was not impressed.

The a&e dr can be as Un impressed as he likes. Kids compensate for a long time before becoming really unwell and small children can become quite unwell with a tummy bug so I don’t think getting them seen and checked is a bad thing. Often little ones come in with low blood sugar if they’ve been sick a lot which is something they need treated for sometimes iv fluids but usually we do a fluid challenge with sugary diluting juice as mot many kids tolerate dioralyte - so give 5 mls every 5 mins the small amounts help the tummy and hopefully it builds up so stop dehydration they can then get a sleep and start feeling better. Don’t worry about eating for a while if they are drinking plenty op. Avoid milk until much better too. Sometimes they’ll be better for a few days and slip back to being sick again, it’s horribly frustrating. Mine usually start with toast or rich tea biscuits or crackers. But fluid early on is your priority and go back if you’re still worried

@tinkerbellfluffyboots79 thank you, that's really helpful. He's a very thirsty child so stopping him from guzzling juice and water has been the challenge. He had a tiny bit of toast and is napping now.

I think the doctor wasn't happy that I'd gone to A&E instead of my GP, but calmed a little when I explained the timeline. Then he wasn't happy that 111 told me not to give him water. At that point I didn't want to tell him that the triage nurse said the same.

And thank you to everyone else, the early hours with a poorly wee one are very lonely, especially when mopping up bright green vomit!

Good to hear he's OK. You did the right thing, calling out of hours and taking guidance from there, have no doubt in your mind.
Not giving him water is bonkers, I definitely wouldn't give him milk though.

MN is amazing in the middle of the night when you need someone to help. And it's a fountain of knowledge.

How is he know @Stroan

Now! Not know

Unrelated to the vomiting but have you considered diabetes if he's drinking lots and lots?

@Tinkerbellfluffyboots79 perfect advice. My two (3 & 1 yo) have got over a tummy bug literally two days ago and my 1 yo was in hospital for low blood sugar & dehydration. Exactly as you describe!

@windowstothesoul thank you for asking. He's absolutely fine. Was trying to do roly polys on the bed earlier and racing round the house like there was nothing wrong.

@tablow he doesn't really drink to excess, its just that when he gets a cup he completely guzzles it down. I do worry about diabetes as I had GD in pregnancy but other than liking water, there's no other symptoms. They checked his sugars in hospital today and they were perfectly normal even after hours of vomiting and not eating/drinking.

When my son (as a newborn) had green vomit the midwife told me to go straight to A&E (suspected bowel obstruction - he was fine). You did the right thing!