What should I do if my 2-year-old baby accidentally ingests gout medicine

Normally, if a two-year-old baby accidentally eats a small amount of painkillers or uric acid-lowering drugs and does not show uncomfortable symptoms, no special treatment is generally needed. However, if there are obvious adverse reactions or physical abnormalities, it is necessary to seek medical treatment in time.

1. Observation: Because children are young and tend to be careless when eating, they may swallow the medicine taken by adults into their stomachs. At this time, parents can let them drink some water first, and then promote the metabolism and excretion function in the body by drinking water, which will help alleviate the condition;

2. Induce vomiting: After taking an overdose of drugs, you can also go to the hospital for gastric lavage or vomiting to help discharge the residues in the body, so as not to affect your health;

3. Other methods: If the baby is taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, such as ibuprofen suspension, etc., such drugs have antipyretic and analgesic effects, which can effectively improve the symptoms of pain. However, since the drug is a prescription drug, it is recommended that patients use it strictly according to the doctor's instructions and not blindly self-medicate. At the same time, people with allergies and pregnant women should use this medicine with caution to avoid serious side effects and harm to health.

If the baby has obvious abdominal distension after taking the above drugs, and there is also nausea and vomiting, it may be caused by gastrointestinal stimulation, which can be relieved by abdominal massage. If necessary, it can also be used with the doctor's oral stomach digestion tablets to recuperate, which can have the effect of aiding digestion and reducing the burden on the gastrointestinal tract.