1 year 11 months puking

hi,
my girlfriend has a two year old that is puking up orange at night with a cough. we started giving him vitiams with extra vitiam c because he going to day care and getts sick every other week. we gave it tohim at 5 pm was fine the whole day and at 7 42am he woke up scraming because he pucked.  that whole day he was puking at lest 20 times would not eat had him drinking pida light. his dad came to pick him up the next day and tkeing him to his house for 2 days we gave her son a vitiam  befor he left and one to take with for next day. he was fine the rest of the day started eating then his dad said he started puking again at night. he also has a cough some times i can hear him cough and then scream because he pucked but its not all the time. we got him back tonight he has been very winey and some what out of it he is eating good and drinking. we put him to bed at 8 pm when to sleep after 30 mins then about at 1 am he woke up because he puked up orange votmit. i took care of him put him back to bed with ped light  and i heard him coughing on and off for 20 mins but is now sleeping. could it be that he is getting to much vitiame c. somone please help i been up for 6 hours looking for researching what could be doing his.

[louieforlaughs]

i would stop the vitamin and get him comfortable again before giving him anything but food and beverages. (he is probably cranky cause he's tired and hungry) he could be allergic to the vitamin. try another vitamin if its important he get a vitamin. perhaps its the dye in the vitamin since its tinted his stomach contents, just a thought. but if this persists you should really take him to the doctor.
hope he is feeling better soon.

[AnnieBrooke]

I think that whether it is the vitamin or not, the child should see the doctor.  That is too much throwing up, and a vitamin is not going to give a child a cough, even if he or she gets queasy from the vitamin.

I've also never heard that Vitamin C makes people sick.  Sometimes people get queasy on various B vitamins, but not C as far as I know.

See the doc, something else might be going on and the vitamin is simply coloring the vomit (that comes from a different issue).

[climbergirl]

Hi,
It seems like you need to stop the extra vitamin C, he has symptoms of a vitamin C overdose. Plus, there isn't any scientific evidence that vitamin C boosts the immune system and if given too much it can actually suppress it, for which there IS evidence.

It would probably be a good idea to take the kid to a dr just to make sure there isn't anything else going on. My kids' pediatrician actually told us not to give our kids vitamins, that they should be getting everything they need from their diet (idealistic given that a 1 and 3 year old often eat nothing more than air, but we try). There aren't enough studies done on children that prove they are useful in kids, but that we know the vitamins and minerals in their food are absorbed. My kids are in daycare and get sick a lot too. It's a huge hassle and I feel bad for them, but it's better than cleaning up puke regularly if you don't have to. Good luck!

BTW, I found this on the LiveStrong website:

"The Food and Nutrition Board at the Institute of Medicine sets recommendations for vitamins and minerals. Children ages 1 to 3 years need 15 mg daily.

Vitamin C Complications
An overdose of vitamin C can cause complications that, for the most part, may make your child feel unwell and uncomfortable, but will not put him in serious harm. Overdose side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, heartburn, abdominal cramps, headache and insomnia. A vitamin C overdose can also cause kidney stones. More likely are side effects of a vitamin C deficiency, which include a weakened immune system, slow wound healing, easy bruising, dry skin and hair, nosebleeds and bleeding and inflamed gums."

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/429861-can-kids-overdose-on-vitamin-c/#ixzz1liXYwvnx