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70 years old father feeling vomit like
My 70 years old father feeling vomit like, energyless , feeling need of drip, Is it helpful? , how will he get energy? Kindly provide some energy medicine in drip to provide energy.
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Your 70-year-old father’s symptoms (feeling like vomiting, extreme lack of energy, demanding a drip) are serious at this age and should not be ignored or treated only at home.
Common causes in elderly people with this exact presentation include:
• Dehydration (most frequent reason people feel “need drip”)
• Low blood sugar / electrolyte imbalance
• Recent or ongoing viral/bacterial infection
• Heart / kidney / liver function issue
• Side-effect of medicines or sudden drop in BP
• Early sign of more serious condition (infection, stroke, heart problem, etc.)
Giving a drip at home without doctor examination is not safe and can be harmful (wrong fluid, wrong medicine, infection from IV line, overload of fluid in elderly heart/kidneys).
Drip is helpful only when doctor decides it is needed after checking BP, sugar, oxygen, heart, lungs, and blood tests.
Next Steps
1. Take him to hospital / doctor today (emergency if very weak or confused)
• Do not wait for tomorrow
• Go to nearest government/private hospital or clinic that has IV facility
• Tell doctor: age 70, vomit-like feeling, very low energy, demanding drip
2. Doctor will first do:
• Check BP, pulse, oxygen, temperature, sugar by finger-prick
• Examine chest, abdomen, neurological status
• Blood tests (CBC, sugar, electrolytes, kidney function, CRP)
• ECG if needed
3. Only after examination doctor will decide:
• Whether IV fluid (drip) is needed
• Which type of fluid (normal saline, DNS, Ringer lactate, etc.)
• Whether vitamins/energy injection should be added
Health Tips
Safe things you can do right now (before reaching hospital)
• Make him lie down with head slightly raised (2 pillows)
• Give small sips of oral rehydration solution (ORS) / Electral / WHO ORS packet every 5–10 minutes — do not force large amount at once
• If he can swallow, give 1–2 teaspoons sugar + pinch salt in water (temporary energy)
• Check finger-prick sugar if you have glucometer — if
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