Treatment

Seek immediate medical help if your child:

• Is unable to pass stool, especially with vomiting
• Is vomiting blood or has blood in his or her stool (especially if maroon or dark, tarry black)
• Has chest, neck or shoulder pain
• Has sudden, sharp abdominal pain
• Has pain in his or her shoulder blades with nausea
• Belly is rigid, hard and tender to touch

Call the doctor if your child has:

• Abdominal discomfort that lasts one week or longer
• Bloating that persists for more than two days
• Burning sensation when you urinate or frequent urination
• Diarrhea for more than five days, or if your infant or child has diarrhea for more than two days or vomiting for more than 12 hours (Call right away if a baby younger than three months has diarrhea or vomiting.)
• Fever over 100.4 degrees Farhenheit with pain
• Prolonged poor appetite
• Unexplained weight loss