What causes abdominal distension in children?

There are actually many reasons why children suffer from abdominal bloating. Common causes include swallowing too much air, indigestion, gastrointestinal motility disorders, etc. Parents can first feed their children some easily digestible food to help digestion. If abdominal distension persists, they should seek medical attention in time to avoid other diseases from causing damage to the body.

The main causes of abdominal distension in children are as follows:

1. Swallowing too much air.

When a child is bottle-fed, if he sucks too quickly, he may inhale too much air. If the nipple hole of the bottle is not of the appropriate size or the bottle is tilted, air may be inhaled into the child's stomach through the gap in the nipple. Excessive crying by the child may also lead to abdominal distension.

2. Indigestion.

The accumulation of feces in children's intestines causes the proliferation of gas-producing bad bacteria, or milk protein allergy, lactose intolerance, enteritis, etc., which lead to poor digestion and absorption, produce a large amount of gas, and thus cause abdominal distension.

3. Gastrointestinal motility disorders.

It is divided into purely functional intestinal obstruction, which is called "pseudo-intestinal obstruction", and congenital megacolon, which is a true lack of ganglia in the gastrointestinal tract. These problems vary in severity from chronic constipation and bloating to severe nausea and vomiting and can be temporary or lifelong.