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Travel Medicine (Expert Forum)
my 4 yr old son is suffing with travel sickness
Answered by
Philip Parks, MD - Occupational Safety, Occupational Health, Travel Medicine, Environmental Health
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston - MA
Questions in the Travel Medicine forum are answered by Dr. Philip D Parks, affiliated with Harvard School of Public Health. Topics covered include disease prevention, finding a doctor abroad, food and water safety, illness and injury abroad, mosquito and tick protection, resources for travelers, traveling with children or pets, traveling with special needs, vaccinations and immunizations.
my 4 yr old son is suffing with travel sickness
by stan24, Apr 26, 2008 05:49AM
my son is 4 yr old, he having this problem for 2 yrs. he can not travel in bus, train, aircraft and not even in car.he feel nausuatic when he travels for longer time.we have to restrict him taking food before n while travelling because we have no other way to stop his vometing.
what can we do in this situation...please help.
what can we do in this situation...please help.
Doctor's Answer
by Philip Parks, MD, Apr 27, 2008 07:39PM
, Apr 27, 2008 07:39PM
To: stan24
Hello.
The problem that you describe is a challenging one.
Strategies that may help you are:
1. Try to arrange for small frequent meals on the day of traveling.
2. Consider discussing with your pediatrician options for medications to decrease the symptoms of nausea.
3. When traveling by car, you may consider stopping every hour or so to walk around for 3-5 minutes.
4. Have you tried allowing him to watch a DVD while he is traveling?
http://www.travelforkids.com/
http://www.kidscantravel.com/
I hope that this is helpful for you.
~•~ Dr. Parks
This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice. The information presented in this posting is for patients’ education only. As always, I encourage you to see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.
The problem that you describe is a challenging one.
Strategies that may help you are:
1. Try to arrange for small frequent meals on the day of traveling.
2. Consider discussing with your pediatrician options for medications to decrease the symptoms of nausea.
3. When traveling by car, you may consider stopping every hour or so to walk around for 3-5 minutes.
4. Have you tried allowing him to watch a DVD while he is traveling?
http://www.travelforkids.com/
http://www.kidscantravel.com/
I hope that this is helpful for you.
~•~ Dr. Parks
This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice. The information presented in this posting is for patients’ education only. As always, I encourage you to see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.
thanks for ur advice.i will keep all ur points in mind.
with refrence to our prior communication i want to tell u, that my family physician adviced me to give him 5 ml of metoclopramide hydrochloride syrup
half n hour before going any where.is it safe to use this drug frequently?
is this true that this travelling sickness will go itself when my son will grow up?
waiting for ur advice......plz help
Metoclopromide hydrochloride (Reglan is the trade name of the medication) may be used as an anti-nausea medication.
The pediatric dosing for the medication is based on how much your child weighs. The usual dosage is 0.1-0.2 mg/kg (milligrams per kilogram) four times daily. The medication is usually given 30 minutes prior to meals. The maximum amount of medication that should be given in a 24 hour period is 0.8 mg/kg/24 hours.
You should discuss the dosage of the medication with your doctor if you have additional questions. Also, you can read more about the medication and the pediatric dosage at: http://www.drugs.com/pro/metoclopramide.html
Many children do "grow out of" the types of symptoms that your child is experiencing.
~•~ Dr. Parks
This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice. The information presented in this posting is for patients’ education only. As always, I encourage you to see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.