5-year-old baby has stomach ache

A five-year-old baby’s stomachache may be caused by eating the wrong thing, or it may be caused by catching a cold. We must first determine which situation it is, and then choose to take medicine, because there are many reasons for diarrhea, and the disease cannot be cured without the right medicine. There are many reasons for babies' stomach pain, many of which are caused by gastrointestinal diseases. Mothers can check the gastrointestinal function.

What to do if your five-year-old baby has a stomachache

There are many reasons why children have stomach pain, diarrhea and intestinal cramps are the most common. Before you know what kind of abdominal pain your child has, you cannot give him or her medicine or take any measures, otherwise it will easily cover up the condition. It is recommended that parents take their children to the hospital for examination, check their children's stool routine, and treat the symptoms after diagnosis.

Causes of baby's stomach ache

1. Intestinal spasm. This is the most likely cause of stomach pain in children.

2. Acute pancreatitis. Symptoms include severe abdominal pain, vomiting, poor mental state, and gray complexion. If rescue is not timely, it can result in death. The first step in first aid for pancreatitis is fasting, followed by adjusting the liquid diet.

3. 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 tenderness point. Enteritis is usually caused by eating unclean food. Just pay attention to food hygiene in daily life.

4. Appendicitis. The main symptom is pain in the right lower abdomen, with obvious bloating, accompanied by vomiting, tenderness in the entire abdomen, and the patient does not allow touch. The patient may have a fever of over 38 degrees.

5. Intussusception. Intermittent abdominal pain, which is most likely caused by intussusception, where one intestine pushes into another, causing cramps

6. Intestinal obstruction. Different ages have different intestinal obstructions. Children who have suffered from fetal degeneration 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.

To sum up, these are some insights and suggestions on what to do if your five-year-old baby has a stomachache. I hope they can help everyone. A 5-year-old child can already express his or her own ideas. If the child has a stomachache, first ask the child what happened, determine the cause, and then give appropriate treatment. If the child has severe stomachache, take him or her to the hospital for examination in time.