the first thing that came to my mind is "how long has this been going on for? " anytime i hear that children have been vomiting for some time or is starting to dry heave my first words are "call the pediatrician and go to the er"--the child is probably severely dehydrated and probably needs iv fluids. you should not give her pepto-bismol because it is not for vomiting and since this may be a virus you should not use pepto-bismol liquid because one of the ingredients is related to aspirin and is associated with reye's syndrome. pepto-bismol actually has a children’s formulation that contains calcium carbonate instead which is safe to use.
my 5 year-old was vomiting and it has turned into dry heaving. can i give her pepto bismol to halt the dry heaves?