Babys vomit smells like Faeces

[TopCat1]

My 20 mth year old refused her dinner yesterday and took nothing to eat before bed. She was quite restless throughout the night and then around 5.30 I went in and she started to vomit (it had obviously been sitting in her stomache annoying her all night), and the actual vomit wasn't like anything she had ever done before, it smelt vile (I know thats what vomit usually smells like) but this smelt like something you'd even go "ewe" at if it was found in a nappy. The colour was a grey/white and as far as I could see it was undigested food. And she was as right as rain after it.

Sorry if this is too much info, but I am abit worried, as I heard on Jamie Oliver that you can actually vomit up faeces if your eating the wrong types of food. I don't feed her anything but healthy food, but my mum who looks after her in the mornings while I work, does feed her sweets/biscuits against my will.

Does anyone think its anything to worry about?

[boobesque]

my little boy was ill recently and wouldnt rest (we still fed him cos he has a tummy tube) he was sick and it was undigested milk mixed with sputum (yuck) and that made it smell awful, he went to sleep straight after, my gp said it was the sputum that made it smell so bad, but i would go to your gp to be sure as all cases are different.

[Baronvhb]

could your baby be constipated? boobesques advice to go to your gp is good. it's what they are there for. hope your baby is right as rain asap!! x

[lissyl78]

Can't add to the other two answers as I agree with both but I think that no matter what the doctor says tell your mother that he/she said that it could be too much sugar! That should stop her from feeding your baby things against your will. Sorry but it's one of my pet hates - people undermining parents! Hope the little one is all better now xx

[Clanad]

Not to be an alarmist, but a common cause of the smell you describe is a bowel obstruction. this requires immediate attention, but at any rate, you've received the best advice available; see a physician as soon as possible...