Hi All ,

My son is 20 mos old and is having indigestion since last week. I took him to doc last Saturday to check if he had any chest congestion etc and doc says no. He says it most probably stomach problem since he vomitted once and had a pasty stool with some watery stuff at the end. Anyway , he said whatever it is , it's clearing up so no antibiotics . I been giving him neopeptine before bfast to help settle his stomach . He's now developed a dry cough and sometimes it makes him throw up his food specially when he gets up from sleep. Today I've given him 3.5 ml domstal before food after talking to doc. My questions are :-


1) What might be causing this ? is it hygiene problem - chewing dirty things or not clean hands ? Or are we giving him too heavy food ( milk, chapati, banana, rice , toor dal , veggies like carrot, pumkin,tomato, beans, then sattu mavu kanji ( ragi , wheat and other cereals ) and dinner again rice, veggies and some milk ) My son is not fond of fruits other than banana.

2) Could the dry cough be due to acid reflux ? I mentioned the cough to doc and he prescribed tixylix cough syrup.

3) What food can i give ? Is curd or light moru ( chas ) good during this period ? How about veggies ?

Any information on this would be good. We are not able to figure out why this is happening.


Thanks,
Minka Aisha replied. try giving him food without OIL, and spicy food...because it increase the time food reamisn int he stomach.

Did a doctor ask for a stool sample i think that will figure out the exact problem (if in stomach) otherwise it' s something upper (reflux). if he has reflux try this:
-Elevate the head of the child' s bed
-Keep the child upright for at least two hours after eating
-Sleep with your head at least 8\" higher than your stomach to let gravity help keep stomach acids from coming up into your esophagus (u can raise his head side of the bed or crib higher by putting something underneath) also can put extra pillows.
-Serve several small meals throughout the day, rather than two or three large meals
-Don' t lie down until at least 3 hours after eating.
-No chocolate
-Limit foods and beverages that seem to worsen your child' s reflux these foods typically include acid-containing foods such as caffeinated beverages, citrus products, tomato products, chocolate and licorice

-Encourage your child to get regular exercise
-Avoid non-steroidal anti-inflammatory or aspirin-containing medications

don' t worry too much...he will be fine.
I also recommend to do a food allergy test(sometime the kids are allergic to certain foods, milk,gluten etc etc).
hope i didnt' confuse u and it helps.hope he feels better.
Trupti replied. hi minka,
it could be coz of the teething problem..try to give him pomegranate juice if possible.. yes curd also will help him.. khichdi/dahi-chaval...will also help him, give him lots of juices ,, water,, ORS , lots of fluids...avoid giving him solid food for themoment..
this is only because of the teething problem nothing else..don' t worry..
on the cough grounds...please check with the doc again.coz i have no idea in which are u are living...so can' t guide you much on this...
keep all the things on the top so that he' ll not be able to reach and chew... yes hygiene also plays a very important role..
whether he is fond of or not fond of fruits..you have to make him drink juices..avoid solid food..do let me know on the message board what happens thenafter...

regards
trupti