10 month old vomitting profusely at least once a day

[CartyCater]

At the age of 8 months my baby boy got a bug and started to vomit c. once a day. this went on for three weeks. He vomited heavily - we had to change his clothes, our own etc.... He seemed perfectly cheerful afterwards.

The same thing seems to be happening again now. He vomits a great deal of milk and food at least once a day. It's sometimes but not always preceded by mild choking. He does not want to eat and turns his head away when presented with food. He wants milk and appears hungry much of the time. The constant sickness is getting me down and he is losing weight. He is teething but does not appear overly distressed except that he seems to suck his gums a lot. Is there an innocent explanation. Can reflux start at this age? Why is this going on for so long.

Speak with your gp, it may or may not be related to the bug he had, it could be he has sensitive gag reflex, it could be lots of things. Has he definatly lost weight? Has he started moving around a lot more as this can make lo's burn more calories and appear to lose weight.

Does the vomiting occur at a specific time of day? Or after eating a certain type of food. How much does he actually eat?

Is it posible that he could have something stuck in his throat? Not trying to scare you but have heard of this happening with a toddler before and so its worth considering...

These are the things that would go through my mind if he was my child iyswim? speak with your gp.

Thanks for your advice. Am taking him to be weighed again tomorrow and then to the GP (I hope) Tuesday. It certainly feels as if he may have some sort of irritation in his throat.

I sensitive gag reflex a known problem?

Sorry car, been offline, I know of several people whose ganglia (dangly in back of throat)swell every time they get a cold causing it to touch their throat and make them vomit / gag.

I hope by now you have seen gp and got some answers. x

Interesting - that fits exactly with my observations of what's going on. He is much more cheerful now and eating well. I could not get a GP appointment to fit with work committments and sicne he is now better ahve stopped worrying so much bu I will mention this when we next go. If this is the problem we just have to ride the sick storm each time it appears and wait till it's over!

My ds had this exact same problem and was seen by the consultant who said he had an over-sensitive gag reflex. He seemed to outgrow the problem at about 3 years old! I remember well all the changing of clothes and washing that went with it, along with the unpredictability which meant that he was often sick in the most embarrassing places - cafes, supermarkets etc. I despaired that it would ever improve but it did.

However he continued to gain weight, if he had been losing weight I would have gone back to the docs I think.

3yrs old. Heavens above, that's a lot of washing. My baby was sick at the school fair last week and the head master mopped it up - the embarrassment was acute.
He was sick whilst asleep in his cot last night and when I found him the sick was stuck to his face and his face had gone all red. I felt dreadful.
Will mention the gag reflex when I take him next to the GP.
thanks for the advice.