What are the symptoms of antral gastritis in children?

Speaking of antral gastritis, many friends think that this disease only occurs in adults. In fact, children nowadays are more picky eaters and do not know how to control their diet, so many children also suffer from antral gastritis. However, because many parents do not know what the symptoms of antral gastritis in children are, they are unable to detect the disease in time when their children are sick. To this end, this article will give a detailed introduction to the symptoms of antral gastritis in children, and I hope that parents can understand it in detail.

The most common symptom of antral gastritis in children is recurrent abdominal pain, which is mostly persistent dull pain or paroxysmal spasmodic abdominal pain. It can occur before or after meals, at night or without any regularity. The clinical manifestations of antral gastritis in children are non-specific, and the younger the age, the more atypical the symptoms. The vast majority of cases present with recurrent upper abdominal or periumbilical pain. In some children, the pain is not fixed in a fixed location and often occurs during or after meals. Mild cases present with intermittent dull pain or dull pain, while severe cases present with severe colic, often accompanied by vomiting. Other symptoms include upper abdominal fullness after eating, nausea, anorexia with acid reflux, heating, etc., and vomiting blood and black stools are rare.

Symptoms are often caused or aggravated by cold, hard, spicy or other irritating foods. Bleeding is also one of its symptoms, especially when combined with erosion, which can be repeated in small amounts or even heavy bleeding. Young infants may also suffer from chronic diarrhea and malnutrition. During the examination, there may be tenderness in the upper abdomen, or there may be no obvious signs. A few children have emaciation and anemia.

Children with gastritis are generally in good condition and may have less than 10 bowel movements a day. The stools are yellow or yellow-green in color, with a small amount of mucus or white soap blocks, and not much feces. Sometimes the stools are "egg drop soup-like". Nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, and sometimes vomiting of coffee-like substance. If hypokalemia occurs, there may be abdominal distension and symptoms of systemic poisoning; such as irregular low or high fever, irritability and subsequent lack of energy, confusion, and even coma.

After knowing the symptoms of antral gastritis in children, if your child shows the above symptoms, you must take your child to see a doctor in time to avoid antral gastritis causing more serious harm to your child. In addition, because the disease has an insidious onset and atypical symptoms, it is sometimes easy to misdiagnose. I hope parents can avoid this situation.