What are the symptoms of antral gastritis in children?

Children's gastrointestinal function is very fragile. If they are stimulated by certain substances or invaded by bacteria, they may often experience varying degrees of pain. Sometimes they may also suffer from antral gastritis. Most patients with antral gastritis mainly show a significant weakening of the ability to digest food, and sometimes they may suffer from vomiting and diarrhea. There are many reasons for their picky eating, such as improper diet or cold, etc. Most of the time, they will show the following symptoms.

The symptoms of chronic gastritis in children are non-specific. Most of them have varying degrees of indigestion symptoms. The severity of the clinical manifestations is not consistent with the degree of gastric mucosal lesions, and the course of the disease is prolonged. The main symptom is recurrent abdominal pain with no obvious regularity, which usually worsens after eating. The location of pain is not specific, mostly around the navel.

Young children may only experience abdominal pain with restlessness and changes in normal eating behavior, while older children may have symptoms similar to those of adults, often complaining of upper abdominal pain, followed by belching, early satiety, nausea, upper abdominal discomfort, and heartburn. Eating hard, cold, spicy foods or catching a cold or when the temperature drops may trigger or aggravate symptoms. Some children may experience loss of appetite, fatigue, weight loss and dizziness, and those with gastric erosion may have black stools.

The physical signs are mostly not obvious, and the tenderness may be located in the upper and middle abdomen or around the navel, covering a wide range.

The treatment of chronic gastritis in children mainly adopts:

1. Correct bad eating habits: Children should develop good eating habits from an early age, not to exclude food, not to be picky eaters, not to be too hungry or too full; not to eat too much cold drinks; not to be constantly eating snacks or candies. Otherwise, it is easy to cause gastrointestinal dysfunction and decreased resistance of gastric mucosa, leading to chronic gastritis.

2. Drug treatment: Mainly targeting Helicobacter pylori, Dele Granules can be used. The treatment course is 6 weeks. Most patients’ abdominal pain disappears 2 to 15 days after taking the medicine, and the clinical symptoms basically disappear after one course of treatment. You can also take ampicillin or gentamicin orally, with a course of 3 weeks, which can also achieve good results.

For young children with antral gastritis, it is best to receive timely medical treatment, and pay attention to diet during treatment. Try to eat some liquid food that is easier to digest, such as vegetable porridge, millet porridge, soft noodles, etc. You should also pay attention to keeping your stomach warm to avoid worsening of the disease due to cold.