What causes a child's stomach ache in the morning?

Stomach pain is a common occurrence in daily life. Many people or children always have stomach pain in the morning. First, consider whether they caught a cold at night and the wind blew into their stomachs. If they have stomach pain after getting up, if it is mild, you can drink some warm water to relieve the stomach pain. If the baby often has stomach pain in the morning, it is recommended that parents take the baby to the hospital for a comprehensive examination to find out the cause and receive timely treatment to avoid delaying the condition.

Question 1

enteritis. The main symptom is pain in the entire lower abdomen centered around the navel, accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea. The stomach feels soft and there is no fixed tender point. Enteritis is usually caused by eating unclean food. Just pay attention to food hygiene in daily life.

Question 2

appendicitis. The main symptom is pain in the right lower abdomen. Children aged 2 or 3 years old have abdominal pain and obvious abdominal distension, accompanied by vomiting. There is tenderness in the entire abdomen and they do not allow touching. They may have a fever of more than 38 degrees. Children aged 2 or 3 should pay more attention to it because it is easy to cause perforation and peritonitis. Children over 10 years old who suffer from appendicitis initially experience pain in the upper abdomen (or stomach pain), which shifts to the right lower abdominal pain after a few hours. Some children also have nausea and vomiting, and there is a very obvious tender spot in the right lower abdomen that does not allow to be touched. The pain may be accompanied by a low fever, ranging from 37 degrees to 38 degrees, or even up to 39 degrees.

Question 3

intussusception. If a child aged 6 months to 1 year old cries, parents should consider whether the child has a stomachache. If the child cries in bursts, every 10-20 minutes, each cry lasts for 5-6 minutes before returning to normal. This situation is most likely intussusception, where one intestinal tube protrudes into another, causing cramps and intermittent pain (curling the body), which is primary intussusception. Then vomiting followed, and a few hours later, blood in the stool (like red fruit jam or soybean curd soup). Changes in eating habits are one of the important causes of intussusception. Children aged 5 or 6 years old usually have a small tumor growing on the ileocecal region. The tumor becomes entangled with the intestines, causing intussusception, which is secondary intussusception. Careful parents can feel a mass on their child's stomach, which is like a sausage, about 4-6 cm in size. Over time, the intussusception also changes. It may start in the right upper abdomen, then the upper abdomen, and then the left lower abdomen. Some intussusceptions are very loose and can protrude from the anus.

Question 4

intestinal obstruction. Different ages have different intestinal obstructions. Children who have suffered from fetal peritonitis may also suffer from intestinal obstruction. Children who have undergone abdominal surgery may also develop adhesive intestinal obstruction. The symptoms are intermittent pain around the navel, accompanied by vomiting, vomiting undigested food, and small children vomiting milk curds and then vomiting bile-like substances. Sometimes, the child's intestines can be seen clearly in rows, and there are tender spots on the abdomen when touched (the pain is in an irregular position and is not allowed to be touched).