Advice by age:
Give bottle-fed infants half-strength formula. If vomiting continues, offer oral rehydration solutions (ORS), such as Pedialyte, for eight hours.
For breast-fed infants, provide smaller amounts of breast milk.
Children over 1-year-old should be offered clear fluids such as water, ice chips, half-strength lemon-lime soda, or popsicles.
All children should receive small amounts of fluids every 10 minutes. After four hours of no vomiting, increase the amount. After eight hours, try bland foods, such as saltines, white bread, rice, etc. Return to a normal diet in 24-48 hours.
If your child is only experiencing diarrhea, increase fluid intake. Avoid fruit juice or high sugar drinks. Starchy foods are absorbed best, so give bread, pasta, cereal, rice, etc.
For young children, ORS may be needed. Probiotics may also be given to help lessen diarrhea.
Call or go to the ER if your child has blood in the vomit or stool, has no urine in over 8 hours, severe abdominal pain that lasts more than 4 hours, or starts acting very sick.