Symptoms of baby's stomach pain, four major symptoms to remind you

Infants and young children do not have the ability to express themselves accurately. If they feel uncomfortable, they always express it by crying. But parents don’t know what’s going on. Now let’s take a look at some situations that can cause abdominal pain in infants and young children. Let you know how uncomfortable he is.

1. Indigestion Abdominal pain caused by indigestion is the most common symptom in young children. This pain often occurs in waves, without abdominal muscle tension, and the abdomen feels soft. This type of abdominal pain is usually accompanied by symptoms such as thick and greasy tongue coating and loss of appetite.

Doctors recommend taking digestive medicines such as chicken gizzard lining and pangolin when the pain is not severe. Antispasmodics can be used when symptoms are severe. Parents don't need to worry about this kind of abdominal pain, just pay attention to adjusting your child's diet. The amount and frequency of daily meals should be regular, do not overeat, and eat more vegetables and fruits.

2. Intestinal spasticity: Some infants and young children have not yet fully developed their autonomic nervous system regulation function. Once the function is disordered, the excitability of the vagus nerve increases, the intestinal peristalsis loses its normal rhythm, and the intestinal wall muscles will spasm, leading to intestinal colic, sometimes accompanied by nausea and vomiting. The symptom pain has no obvious relationship with eating and activity, often occurs suddenly and disappears quickly, with no regularity. The abdominal pain is mostly located around the umbilicus. Abdominal examination reveals only a slight sense of tension, active bowel sounds, no fixed tenderness, and no obvious tenderness around the umbilicus. Such children often have symptoms of autonomic nervous system disorders, such as drooling, nocturnal teeth grinding, excessive sweating or enuresis.

Doctors recommend that no special treatment is needed. Local hot compresses can be applied during an attack, and symptomatic treatments such as antispasmodics and analgesia can be given as appropriate.

3. Intestinal ascariasis Intestinal ascariasis can cause dull abdominal pain in young children. Symptoms: The pain is not fixed in the location, and is accompanied by symptoms such as weight loss, malnutrition and anemia. When the ascaris enters the bile duct, there will be severe colic under the right upper ribs, paleness, and even shock.

Doctors recommend that if you suspect your child has intestinal parasites, you should mainly check his stool. If worm eggs are found in the stool, comprehensive treatments such as deworming, sedation, and anti-allergy treatments should be carried out in a timely manner. The main thing for prevention is to develop a good habit of washing hands before meals and after going to the toilet.

4. Colon allergy Infants and young children who are prone to colon allergy generally have a tendency to constipation. Because the gastrocolic reflex can cause a strong sense of urge to defecate, the tense spasm of the colon causes food residues to accumulate in the colon, leading to colon expansion, which in turn causes abdominal pain. Symptoms The degree of abdominal pain varies from person to person. Some people experience abdominal discomfort, while others experience dull pain or even colic. Abdominal pain often occurs when waking up in the morning or before defecation, sometimes shortly after eating and can last for several minutes or hours, and may be accompanied by headache, dizziness, pale complexion, sweating, etc.

Doctors recommend that no special treatment is needed. Local hot compresses can be applied during an attack, and symptomatic treatments such as sedation and antispasmodics can also be given as appropriate.