What should I do if my child always gets a stitch in the side?

Children are different from adults. Some children cannot express their physical discomfort in words and can only express their pain by crying and making a fuss. When a child cries, parents should pay attention. It may be because the child cries too quickly, causing chest tightness, shortness of breath, rapid breathing, and the chest feels like it is being pressed by a stone. So, what should we do if children always get stitches in the side? What should parents do to relieve their children’s pain? Let’s find out below.

1. If you have a stitch in the side on the left side of your stomach, raise your left arm and stretch it to the right. Take a deep breath while stretching and hold your breath for a few seconds. When you recover, if you find that you are still not completely well, do it two more times. If the stitch occurs on the right side, take the same approach.

2. If a friend around you suddenly gets a stitch in the side, you can take advantage of the person's unpreparedness and pat or clap his back with your hands, usually on the back of the chest or lower back, with a loud sound, or shout at the same time to surprise the person, and the uncomfortable symptoms of the stitch in the side will subside.

3. When you have a stitch in the side, if conditions permit, you can drink a cup of hot water, which will significantly improve your condition. If you still feel pain, you can lie down and relax your body, and you will generally recover in a few minutes.

4. Children with stitches in the side should try to avoid and reduce crying, coughing, constipation, anger, strenuous exercise, etc.

Patients with stitches in the side should pay attention to rest. When falling, they should use their hands to gently push the stitch back into the abdominal cavity. Patients with stitches in the side should try to reduce running, standing or squatting for long periods of time, and should lie down and rest when appropriate. Patients with stitches in the side should increase their nutrition appropriately. They can eat some foods that have the effect of replenishing qi, such as lentils, yam, chicken, eggs, fish, meat, etc.

What should parents do if their children always get stitches in the side? After reading the above content, I believe parents will know what to do when they encounter this situation. In fact, parents do not need to worry too much when their children get a stitch in the side, but it is most distressing for parents to see their children suffering from such chest pain and tightness. In order to prevent children from experiencing symptoms of side stitches, parents are advised to take their children to exercise outdoors more often.