Your child complains of stomachache? See a doctor in these cases!

Many children have experienced stomachache.

The children are suffering and the parents are anxious

There are many causes of abdominal pain

Different in degree and nature

Performance also varies

How should parents judge?

What is abdominal pain in children?

Abdominal pain is a common symptom in children and is very common in pediatric outpatient clinics. It refers to pain and discomfort in the abdomen, which is caused by a variety of reasons.

What are the types of abdominal pain in children? What are the common causes of each?

According to the duration of abdominal pain, it can be divided into acute abdominal pain and chronic abdominal pain :

● Acute abdominal pain: generally refers to abdominal pain that occurs within a week;

● Chronic abdominal pain: refers to abdominal pain that lasts for more than one month.

There are many causes of abdominal pain, which can be caused by medical reasons or surgical reasons that require surgical treatment.

Common acute abdominal pain includes acute gastroenteritis (in addition to abdominal pain, it is often accompanied by diarrhea), mesenteric lymphadenitis (mesenteric lymph node enlargement often secondary to bacterial or viral infection), acute appendicitis, intussusception, intestinal obstruction, etc. Common chronic abdominal pain includes inflammatory bowel disease and chronic intestinal obstruction in children. Hepatobiliary diseases can also cause abdominal pain, such as acute cholecystitis, liver abscess, pancreatitis, bile duct dilatation with infection, etc.

What impact will abdominal pain in children have on children?

Abdominal pain in children often affects their daily lives. If surgical acute abdomen is not treated in a timely manner, serious complications such as infectious and toxic shock may occur. Therefore, special attention should be paid to finding the cause of abdominal pain in children.

How can parents determine which types of abdominal pain can be observed or treated at home, and which types of abdominal pain require medical attention?

● Generally, if abdominal pain lasts for a long time (more than 3 hours) or is severe, you need to seek medical attention immediately;

● For patients with mild abdominal pain that occurs over long intervals and whose abdominal pain is relieved by pressing the abdomen, they can be temporarily observed at home.

Abdominal examination is very important for the diagnosis of abdominal pain, especially in children under 3 years old, who often do not clearly describe the location of their abdominal pain. School-age children are more accurate in describing the location of their abdominal pain.

Abdominal tenderness in different parts of the body often represents lesions in different abdominal organs. For example, acute appendicitis often manifests as fixed tenderness in the right lower abdomen.

How to prevent abdominal pain in children?

The key to treating abdominal pain in children is to find the cause in time and deal with it accordingly. Certain prevention measures can be taken for common abdominal pain such as intestinal spasm and gastroenteritis, mainly including regular and moderate diet, avoid overeating, eat less indigestible food, eat less raw, cold and irritating food, and avoid eating unhygienic food.