What causes pain near a child’s belly button?

Children will not lie. This is human nature and everyone knows it. Therefore, when parents see their children tell them where they are in pain, they must not be careless and must take their children to see a doctor as soon as possible. For example, some children may complain of pain around their belly button. What does this symptom mean clinically? At this time, parents can make a judgment based on the child's age and degree of pain.

Judging from age

Stomach pain in babies under one year old is mostly caused by intussusception. Stomach pain in babies around three years old is more likely to be caused by intestinal cramps. Stomach pain in preschool children is mostly caused by intestinal roundworms or autonomic nervous system dysfunction.

Determined by pain level

Severe abdominal pain: lying still and not daring to move, mostly due to acute inflammation, such as acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, etc.; severe abdominal pain like colic, mostly due to ascariasis, urinary stones, etc.; tearing abdominal pain, common in visceral perforation, such as stomach and gallbladder perforation.

Determined by the location of the pain

Pain in the upper and middle abdomen is often caused by stomach problems; pain in the right upper abdomen is often caused by liver and gallbladder diseases; pain in the lower and middle abdomen is often caused by intestinal diseases; overall abdominal pain is often caused by organ perforation or necrosis or bleeding of diseased tissue; pain around the umbilicus is often caused by small intestine diseases; pain in the right lower abdomen is often caused by appendicitis.

How to deal with it

When it comes to whether to take your baby to the hospital for stomachache, parents should be cautious. Because the hidden problems behind baby's stomach pain can be small or big, and if you don't pay attention, the disease will be delayed. Especially when the baby rolls on the ground in pain, or has any symptoms such as high fever, diarrhea or vomiting, he should be rushed to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment. Of course, some simple stomach pains may just be a false alarm. Even though some pains are quite severe and the baby keeps crying, the pain will disappear after being sent to the hospital. This is because the baby has intestinal spasm. Once the spasm is relieved, the pain is relieved immediately, so the baby starts jumping around again. However, when new parents are unable to distinguish the above situations, it is recommended to send the baby to the hospital for safety.