When to call your doctor

Adult

See medical help if:

• Vomiting lasts more than two days.
• Diarrhea lasts more than several days.
• Diarrhea turns bloody.
• Fever is more than 102 Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celsius) or higher.
• You get lightheaded or faint when you stand.
• Confusion develops.
• Stomach pain develops.

Child

See medical help if your child:

• Becomes unusually drowsy.
• Vomits frequently or vomits blood.
• Has bloody diarrhea.
• Shows signs of dehydration, such as dry mouth and skin, marked thirst, sunken eyes, or crying without tears. In an infant, be alert to the soft spot on the top of the head becoming sunken and to diapers that remain dry for more than three hours.
• Is an infant and has a fever.
• Is older than 3 months of age and has a fever of 102 Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celsius) or more.