My 18 mth old son seems to have had food poisoining from possibly fish pie containing seafood following his tea. Been sick every hour through the night, now extremely tired, upset and dehydrated and wanting to drink lots of water. Shall I give it to him even if he can t keep it down, if not, is there anything else pls?
Hello, When an infant is doing much vomiting, he is not only losing water from his body but also essential salts. So water alone is not sufficient. I do not know where you are, but if your young boy is Chat Doctor.  A standard of care in the USA for an infant losing fluid is a salt containing liquid like Mediate or Analyte. There are others, but these are the ones most commonly used in the USA. Do not attempt to make this at home. The manufacturers have mixed in the right salts in the right concentrations for the infants body. These are available over the counter at a supermarket or pharmacy. If he continues to wet his diaper at usual frequency, makes tears when cries, has moist lips, tongue, and mouth then he is not severely deny