Nasty cough making DS throw up

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As the title says really...

DS (18months) has a nasty cold at the moment and it's giving him a bad cough. But at least once a day now it's so bad it's making him throw up. Usually in the night or when he wake up (the lying to sitting motion causes a lot of coughing. It happened last night but he didn't stir enough to wake anyone so when I went in the morning him and his bed were covered in sick.

He's getting over the cold but this cough/throw up cycle has been going for over a week.

How long do I leave it before I speak to a gp/pharmacist? Is there anything that they can even do?

I would make an appointment with the GP. My daughter did this and it turned out it was a chest infection.

The antibiotics cleared it up in a few days and the coughing stopped which meant the puking ended!

My daughter always did this with a bad cough
She outgrew it about age 4.
Coughs are much more mild now when she does get them

Apparently It's normal .

I take it covid test was negative?
Covid can cause nausea and also reflux.
Could be whooping cough?
Is he refluxy?
Teething can make them sicky as they have more saliva.

My son had this recently ( he’s 4) i didn’t take him to the doctors as it got better within a few days, negative pcr test. Just the really bad cold that is going round. His would usually be whilst coughing at night in bed. I don’t think there is much they can do but if you are concerned definitely speak to your gp

Both my DC had this - basically, if they had a cold/cough they would vomit because basically the all the snot and phlegm would b e at the back of their throat and it would activate their gag reflex. I had more bedding for my toddlers than any normal person because the moment they had colds, I was constantly changing and washing bedding.

On the plus side, I was told my a few doctors that my children would be unlikely to choke on anything as their gag reflexes were so strong!!

I find children have different gag reflexes. They can't blow their nose so all snit it trickling down then back of the throat and swallow it and then makes them cough and causes them to gag and vomit.
My niece does this every time she gets a cough (still does age 6) My daughter the odd time.

My dd started like this last Tuesday, we called the dr on Friday and went for a pcr test. Dr gave her antibiotics of chest infection and pcr was negative. She's just getting back to herself now.
I wouldn't wait much longer, most GPs will sort an appointment for a poorly toddler

My toddler DS is the same. I have found propping him up on a pillow helps at night I tend to lie the pillow long ways and put him on that almost entirely so he is elevated which seems to help. I also Vicks his feet to help with the coughing. He gets this everytime he has a cold unfortunately it's his gag reflex.