What are the emergency measures for children’s stomachache and vomiting?

Children are weak and easily troubled by diseases, which have adverse effects on their growth and development. Among them, children's gastrointestinal system function is most likely to have problems, causing symptoms such as abdominal pain and vomiting. In severe cases, children may go into shock and endanger their lives. Therefore, parents need to understand some necessary emergency measures. Let’s take a look at the emergency measures for children’s stomachache and vomiting.

1. Massage around the navel

Massaging the navel to relieve stomach pain is also a common method. You can use your fingertips to massage the area around the navel, first clockwise and then counterclockwise, for about 10 minutes. This will help improve local blood circulation, dredge the meridians, and effectively relieve stomach pain. In addition, you can also press the Zhongji point to relieve pain. The Zhongji point is located 2 inches below the navel. Be careful to be gentle with your movements.

2. Ginger and brown sugar water

Ginger and brown sugar water has the effects of relieving abdominal distension, expelling stomach cold and relieving pain. It is a good remedy for relieving stomach pain. You can boil ginger slices in water, add appropriate amount of brown sugar, and drink it while hot. It is especially effective for stomach pain caused by cold.

3. Apply hot compress to the abdomen to relieve pain

When a child has a stomachache, you can apply hot compress to the stomach to dispel the cold, dredge the meridians, and relieve stomach pain. The specific method is: use a hot towel to apply heat to the painful area, or put hot salt in a cloth bag and iron the painful area. After 5-10 minutes, replace the hot towel.

4. Drink milk to relieve pain

When a child has a stomachache, it is recommended that he drink a glass of warm milk instead of painkillers, because the calcium content in milk is very high, and calcium has a calming effect on the nerves and can relieve pain to a certain extent. It is recommended to drink 500 ml, the effect will be more obvious.

What causes stomach ache and vomiting in children?

1. Judging by age

Stomach pain in babies under one year old is mostly caused by intussusception. Stomach pain in babies around three years old is more likely to be caused by intestinal cramps. Stomach pain in preschool children is mostly caused by intestinal roundworms or autonomic nervous system dysfunction.

2. Judging by the degree of pain

Severe abdominal pain: lying still and not daring to move, mostly due to acute inflammation, such as acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, etc.; severe abdominal pain like colic, mostly due to ascariasis, urinary stones, etc.; tearing abdominal pain, common in visceral perforation, such as stomach and gallbladder perforation.