AP&T: Analysis of the effect of ginger antiemetics on acute gastroenteritis in children

Vomiting is a common symptom in childhood .
There are many reasons.
The severity can be divided into self-limited vomiting to life-threatening vomiting
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Vomiting is the main symptom in 75% of children with acute gastroenteritis (AGE)

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a spice, but it has a long history as a traditional medicine for nausea and vomiting

Researchers conducted this double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial in outpatients from 1 to 10 years old with AGE-related vomiting.
All children were randomly assigned to the ginger treatment group or the placebo group
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The main observation is that ≥1 vomiting occurred after the first dose of treatment

A total of 75 children were randomly assigned to the ginger group and 75 children were randomly assigned to the placebo group
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Soon after randomization, 5 children in the ginger group and 4 children in the placebo group refused to participate in the study, 70 children in the ginger group and 71 children in the placebo group (N = 141)

Figure: The effect of ginger on vomiting

At the end of the study, the author said: Oral ginger can effectively and safely improve the vomiting symptoms of AGE children
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Original source:

Rita Nocerino.