Throwing up is also called vomiting.

🫃Your stomach pushes what is inside up and out.

You often feel sick in your stomach. That is nausea.

🧒Most kids throw up sometimes. It usually does not last long.

Kids most often throw up from a stomach bug. Germs cause it.

🧼Washing your hands with soap and water helps stop germs.

It can protect you. It gets rid of what might hurt.

👩Feel sick? Tell a grown-up, like your mom or dad.

A grown-up can check on you.

🧑‍⚕️They can get a doctor if you need one.

Words to know

• nausea: feeling sick
• vomiting: throwing up
• germs: tiny sickness makers