What causes pain above the child's belly button?

It is very common for children to have pain above the navel in clinical practice. Some parents will regard this symptom as caused by roundworms. In fact, there are many diseases that also show pain above the navel. Because children are relatively young and have very poor language expression ability, they cannot specifically tell the degree of pain, which makes many parents very anxious. So what is the reason for the pain above the child's navel?

First, what is the reason for the pain above the belly button in children? The pain around the belly button in children is mostly related to ascariasis, but chronic enteritis, gastric ulcer and irritable bowel syndrome can also often cause pain around the belly button. Its symptoms include: dull abdominal pain, diarrhea, pain at irregular times, and long-lasting pain.

Second, chronic enteritis: Chronic enteritis is mostly developed from incomplete treatment of acute enteritis, which can cause frequent pain around the umbilicus or lower abdomen, but the pain is not severe and there may be no diarrhea. Abdominal tension, difficulty in defecation (the number of bowel movements may increase), pain before and after defecation, etc. often occur. Sometimes it is also accompanied by loss of appetite, abdominal distension, fatigue, etc. Berberine or other drugs that inhibit intestinal inflammation can be taken for treatment. Chinese medicine such as regulating qi, strengthening the spleen, and reducing inflammation is also effective. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines include Lizhong Pills, Xianglian Pills, and Xiangsha Liujunzi Pills.

Third, gastric ulcer: Gastric ulcer pain is most common in the navel and under the sternum, often accompanied by belching or acid reflux, repeated vomiting, poor appetite, aggravated abdominal pain after eating, and sometimes vomiting blood or bloody stools. Gastric ulcers in children are mainly related to children's picky eating, uneven hunger and fullness during the three meals, and improper balance of hot and cold temperatures. In recent years, it has been found that academic stress, mental pressure and lack of outdoor activities are also important factors leading to this disease. If you have ulcer disease, in addition to taking anti-ulcer drugs as prescribed by the doctor, you should also pay attention to diet regulation, reduce mental burden, let your children participate in more extracurricular activities or physical exercise as much as possible, and ensure adequate sleep time. By scientifically adjusting children's diet and daily life, childhood ulcers can be prevented and easily cured.

What is the reason for pain above the belly button in children? Irritable bowel syndrome: Irritable bowel syndrome is a disease of gastrointestinal motility disorder, also known as "allergic colitis." The main symptoms are recurrent abdominal pain, which may be located around the navel or in the left lower abdomen, and alternating constipation and diarrhea may occur. Most of the time, the abdominal pain worsens before defecation and eases after defecation. Each bowel movement is small in volume and often contains mucus in a jelly-like state. This disease is often caused by mental factors, dietary discomfort or inability to adapt to the external environment.

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