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Just wondering if there's any others out there that have had a similar experience as this...
My 2.5 yr old wakes up vomiting once every 30-40 days. There's no signs or symptoms to let us know its going to happen. He will just wake up one day and start vomiting, nothing but bile. He will vomit every 10-15 min for about 5 hrs. He will then sleep for a couple hours and wakes completely normal, eating, running,playing and talking non stop. Has been happening on average every month now for just over a year. It's starts and finishes the same way every time and no-one else in the family has ever been sick around the same time. We've been to a specialist and had tests for food allergies, X-rays and scans on his tummy but they have no idea what might be causing it. Would just be interested to know if anyone else has had a similar experience and if they found out what was causing it???

This post has been edited by Looking for answer: 24/12/2012, 01:15 PM

[waawa17]

Do you mean that they haven't given you a possible diagnosis of any kind, or that they've labelled it "cyclic vomiting syndrome" and told you that the cause is not well understood?

CVS is a well described entity, possibly related to migraine.

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Do you mean that they haven't given you a possible diagnosis of any kind, or that they've labelled it "cyclic vomiting syndrome" and told you that the cause is not well understood?

CVS is a well described entity, possibly related to migraine.

No they haven't given any possible diagnosis. I have read about CVS online and have convinced myself that that is what it is, but neither GP or specialist have or seem to want to call it that. Was just interested to hear if others have experienced it or not.

[kazfromtas]

A good friend of mine's son had exactly the same problem, and he was diagnosed as cyclic vomiting syndrome. While it was nice to have a diagnosis as such, it really didn't help with the overall problem. After much insistence he was finally sent for a head CT and was ultimately diagnosed with migraines. Due to his age he couldn't properly explain the symptoms, but once they were aware of what to look for, they did notice that he would become very light sensitive, even covering his eyes if he was outside or in sunlight through a window, then he would become quite withdrawn and very irritable, and then the vomiting would follow.
As a chronic migraine sufferer since childhood, I often wake up with a migraine, so I don't get all of the lead in symptoms.
I'm certainly not a doctor, but maybe it's worth asking your doctor about, even if just to rule it out.
Best of luck, there is nothing worse than having a sick child and feeling helpless

Karen.