I would be concerned too. Poor little guy. Somethings not right. Does he throw up at school? Is he an anxious boy? Does he feel better once he throws up? Did the acid reflux meds help?
I would want an endoscopy done too, see what's going on. I was in highschool & parents were divorcing & I had alot of stress. I would vomit green stuff. Your body creates more bile when upset. The md put me on an ulcer med & it cleared up. Also, my Dad had similar symptoms & his was caused by a bacteria which gave him ulcers. Not stress induced. He was put on an antibiotic & it cleared. Although he still takes Protonix(reflux drug). It was a lifesaver for him.
It does sound like reflux, but that's just an uneducated guess. Does laying down after meals make it worse for him? Does he get diarrhea? Sorry for all the questions. I think you're doing the right thing by getting a referral. Especially if this has been a problem for awhile. The good part is his height & weight are good. You might want to also check his teeth. Stomach acid is horrible on enamel. Keep us posted.

Yes, absolutely get him to a gastroenterologist. He may need an EGD (scope into the stomach) to check for ulcers. A thorough investigation by a specialist would be at the top of my list for the boy.

Good luck. I hope that he feels better.

That is definitely acid reflux. Its quite common in adults who eat heavy spices and fatty foods, andin pregnant woman ( the baby pressing up on the stomach) I had it when i was pregnant.
He's not lactose intolerant. I dont know which specialist said this to you but genetically this runs in my family and i am also lactose intolerant. With this, you would get moderate to severe bloating and then the cramps, sometimes violent, and ALOT OF DIARRHEA! This happens pretty quick and it ain't pretty:(
You still need to bring him to a gasto specialist , to make sure the esophagus has minimal damages from the vomit ( very acidic) As well for ulcers..( though i doubt he has ulcer cause milk would have relieved stomack aches. milk helps the lining of the stomach.. Check his teeth as well!!! another side symptom unfortunately.
He may have a valve problem. The acid reflux will only help him relieve the symptoms but not the actual problem. If it is a valve probelm,he will need surgery. Its a common problem that can be fixed. My friend was on acid reflux medicine until he could see a specialist....takes forever to make an appointment!!!!! the scoped him and realized the valve was so damaged they had to repair.
I would be worried too, get him an appointment as soon as possible and placing him on those meds in the meantime wont hurt him either.

My son was always throwing up too, bile, he was very nervous, stressed kid..In second grade he was hospitalized and had the scope after throwing up some blood in the bile.He had esophagitis and had to take Prilosic...He was stressed because some kids at his school found out he was adopted and told him they knew his real mom and she was a bum, and since he was only 7 at the time, he actually believed the kids...Constant teasing got him this upset... I transferred him to another school....Is your son stressed out about something? I hope not, but for sure I d check into a scope for him for your own peace of mind..Good luck

I knew it was a good idea to post on here, I still have not gotton a response on the parents forum. lol.

He is not really anxious, though he has had some issues with a bully at school this year and has thrown up at school quite a few times, which is why I had talked to him about throwing up. At first I thought maybe it was an issue with not wanting to stay at school. But the problem has really gone on longer than just this school year. He is a hyper kid and is always moving around. I do try to get him to sit and relax after eating because I thought that maybe he was throwing up after food because he would get up from the table and go run upstairs or downstairs and be playing.

The doctor had him on the acid reflux medicine for about a month and he did not throw up during that month, but he has gone months without throwing up in the past so I can't say for sure it was because of the meds he did not throw up. And I hate to have him on any unnecessary meds. As for his teeth, he has his 6 month dentist appt during spring break. But, he has always had good teeth. The doctor did blood tests to see if it was anything bacterial, but blood tests came out fine.

We do have the appt with the specialist soon so hopefully that will give us some answers. I just hope that it is something simple. Thanks for all your ideas.

One thought of mine that I don't think was mentioned by other posters...
How does he eat? Sometimes your eating methods can affect things...
Does he chew his food too little or too much? (swallowing a lot of saliva from overchewing can make some people puke, and sometimes stomachs will "reject" large hunks of food that seem to challenging to digest)
Does he "wash it down" with a lot of liquid? (my stepmom sometimes throws up if she has a lot of liquid with her meal and no one can quite figure out why)
Does he have regular snacks? (sometimes I feel quite ill after a meal if I go too long without eating before the meal)
Just a few ideas to think about...

My DD throws up easily. The doctor said some kids do this more than others. Ran tests. Fortunately my DD is so neet, she reaches the toilet first.

Food allergies often cause diarrhea. However, some can result in vomiting. Lactose intolerance, as someone else pointed out, tends towards the diarrhea/bloating. But I have a friend with a bivalve (clams, scallops, etc.) allergy who vomits only.

I'm just saying, I wouldn't rule out food allergies (or "intolerances"). Food intolerances can be very difficult to diagnose. It took my sister years of odd illnesses and wrong diagnoses to figure out she had celiac disease.

My oldest DD always threw up easily. She was born with an underdeveloped stomach valve. She threw up nearly every feeding for her first year and a half. Now at age 33, she can still throw up nearly at will. Ironically, she had the same disorder in her bladder. She ended up losing a kidney because her only symptom was throwing up. The doctor had never had another patient with such far-gone disease and no symptoms.

When my DD was 2 or 3, she would run for the toilet and throw up standing up. I felt so bad for her, but the doctor just said some people have weaker stomachs. I wish I were one. LOL.

Thanks for all your stories. I am hoping that my son is like KKNY's dd and just has a weaker stomach. We have gotton his asthma under control over the past few years and I hate to see him go through anything else medical! He is such an active kid, and like any parent I hate to see my "baby" sick!

My DD is and was extremely active. The doctors said that most children in the US are welfed, and she was well nourished.

i put this is the the other forum you posted too but you should have him tested for Crohn's or Colitis.. DS threw up quite frequently and I finally found a specialist to run several tests and sure enough he had ulcers in his digestive tract and when they were tested it was clear he had Crohn's which is often misdiagnosed in kids. Stress makes it worse as does certain types of food.

my brother has ulcerate colitis (sp?), it was finally diagnosed when he had to be taken to the hospital by 911 after he was unable to take any food in and was almost comatose and delirious with pain and it turned out to be in such bad condition that he had to spend almost a week in the hospital, now he is on life long medication that has to be adjusted every few years.

prior to it being diagnosed all he heard from doctors was: watch what you eat (which he did anyways), it is just weak stomach etc. It turned out his guts were all covered with ulcers. And he always ate healthy, does not drink, exercises, is in a great shape. My brother was diagnosed in his 30s, but who knows how long he had it since it got to such a bad shape, he probably had it for a long time. so check your kid for that. or at least mention it to a doctor.

My little boy is nine years old. He has been diagnosed with acid reflux as well. He throws up far too often for my liking. However, when he does this, he has often eaten and then become active. At school he has breakfast and then P.E. where they have to run and exercise and all and he gets sick, throws up. He is average height and size for his ageÂpossibly just a little under weight, but if so really not much. He is active, and plays soccer and video games. He is really smart and knows that he would not get away with faking something this serious.

When I read this initial post it was so similar to what we are going through that I almost felt relieved myself. He has never been diagnosed with asthma, even tough I do have it. He was on acid reflux meds a few years back and it seemed to go away. He grew some more and all the sudden it is back? He is back on the meds just recently and they seem to help some, but he still throws up easily if he laughs too hard, or gets hot, or he said even sometimes if he yawns, that it just happens.

I am at the point of wondering should be get him tested and then I found your post. They seem so similar that I canÂt help but wonder if this is just something that happens? He is a picky eater. Anyway I know my story may not help you with a solution, but reading your story helped me feel a bit less apprehensive. Life is so different from when I was growing up, there are more chemicals and there is more stress on children than there used to be.

I guess what I am trying to say is you are not alone, and I look forward to finding out what you find out from the test. I also hope that your so will be fine.

Thanks for sharing your situation.

Poor guy! Let us know how your appt. with the gastro. goes.

My DD has had stomach/bowel issues since she potty-trained. She gets really constipated and then has something called encopresis--warning, this is really gross, but basically her poop builds up and then EXPLODES.

She now takes an adult dose of Miralax daily plus a medicine called Benefiber. This has helped tremendously. But we did have to see a gastroenterologist about a year ago for diagnostic tests---she had a rash on her butt and apparently that can go along with celiac disease.

It all turned out fine, she did NOT test + for celiac. She started on the benefiber last year, and the Miralax about a year and a half ago, and those have really gotten the situation under control.

Anyway, good luck and let us know how your appt. goes!

I have ulcers AND acid reflux. This sounds like acid reflux to me. I would throw up from time to time before getting a good dose of meds. Now, the reason I say it sounds like acid reflux is because ulcers are mega painful and don't usually cause vomiting...mostly a crap load of pain and at times mentally I brought myself to throwing up to get rid of the same of the pain I was feeling.

Does the pain go away after he throws up? An ulcer would still hurt for awhile.

My brother had a serious a nerve condition and threw up frequently when he was a child...but there was no stomach pain. Just vomiting. This told doctor's that his vomiting was nerve related. (When he was 6, our family had a HUGE surprise party for him. My aunt makes cakes and made him a "road cake" with toy cars all over it. He got so excited that he started throwing up.) Now, the most unfortunate issue here with my brother (who is 25) is that he has now struggled with anorexia athletica for more than 6 years. He has been hospitalized many times and refused to eat for long periods of time. Due to this, I would want to stress that ANY form of vomiting should be seriously investigated asap.

Pain right after eating that subsides soon after he throws up sounds like acid reflux to me. And acid reflux CAN lead to ulcers.

As for me, the bottom part of my esophagus which starts the digestive process, is paralyzed. Due to this, food will set on my stomach much longer than it should, causing HORRIBLE heart burn and sometimes vomiting. He should have a scope done to rule out acid reflux and ulcers.

I didn't have time to read all of the replies but wanted to suggest that you go on line and research the side effects of the meds he is taking. the ones that come with are not always complete. I do that to all of the meds I have to take which is not often thank goodness.

I know this is an old post but I just wanted to offer another suggestion that I didn't see mentioned (although I may have missed it.)
I have dealt with stomache problems off and on for years, and I agree that it does sound like acid reflux. It very well may have been caused by stress.
If it should happen to start up again- I would push for more thorough tests, including an endoscopy. It also sounds like a hiatal hernia. I have one and it gets pretty bad at times. A lot of the symptoms start just like acid reflux. And it can come and go.
I hope it doesn't come back and glad to hear he is doing better.

Oops!! I didn't notice that the post was older and missed the post explaining that he is doing better! That is great to hear!

Glad he's doing better. Didn't realize it was so old...

I just read an article on throwing up often. I'll link it here anyway, in case someone else comes upon this thread looking for help.

Here is a link that might be useful: When you can't stop throwing up...

My 9 year old daughter has just started doing this. She will seem fine, happy and playing and then just throw up and once she starts it doesnt stop. She will throw up every time she eats for days in a row. It doesnt bother her at all and she never feels sick. Its like her stomach just rejects it. Its so wierd. Taking her to the doctor monday. Would love to hear if you ever got an answer. Because its not stress for my daughter its gotta be something medical.