Exposure to dry weather or high altitudes, foreign bodies inserted into the nose or simply sneezing and blowing the nose can cause a nosebleed. If the child is lying down or sleeping during the nosebleed, blood flowing down the throat may be swallowed. This blood may irritate the child's stomach and cause them to vomit the blood. Swallowed blood may also cause the stool to be dark and have a tarry consistency. This can all be very frightening to the child as well as the parents.
Alternative medicine is an appropriate first step in the treatment of nosebleeds.
However, if the bleeding does not respond to natural therapies or occurs frequently, the intervention of a conventional health care provider is necessary. Frequent, spontaneous nosebleeds may signal an underlying medical condition and should be reported to your conventional medical health care provider. Herbal Medicine offers topical remedies to help heal the mucous membranes lining the inside of the nose. After a nosebleed has subsided, aloe vera gel or calendula ointment can be gently applied to the nasal membranes to promote healing. Homeopathic remedies are tailored to the individual child predicated on a variety of factors that must be considered before the appropriate treatment is selected.