my 4 yr old son is suffing with travel sickness

[stan24]

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.

[stan24]

thanks a lot.

[Philip D Parks, MD, MPH, MOccH, FACOEM]

Hi.

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.

[stan24]

hello dr,
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

[Philip D Parks, MD, MPH, MOccH, FACOEM]

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.